Dedra Michelle Bracken was 18 when she disappeared from Folsom, Louisiana. On the night of July 13, 1992, she finished a shift at a Winn-Dixie in Covington and was driven back to her sister’s home on Lee Settlement Road, arriving about 11:00 p.m. She was seen entering her bedroom and was gone the next morning when the sister’s boyfriend checked on her around 6:00 a.m. Her wallet and her most recent paycheck were left behind, and no signs of struggle or forced entry were reported.

Family members say Dedra had been struggling emotionally at the time; she was a mother of two, had recently signed over parental rights to her newborn, had not finished high school, and worked at a job she reportedly did not enjoy. Early in the investigation there were unconfirmed local sightings but no substantiated leads. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office keeps the case open.

Did anyone in the Folsom or Covington area know Dedra’s movements that week or see something the initial inquiries missed?