Laura Ann Johnson, 24, was last seen in the early morning hours of May 5, 1990, after an evening that began when her husband, David Johnson, dropped her at the Billy Club in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She was later at the Hob Nob lounge in Palatine and was last observed about 4:00 AM walking toward the back of the Hob Nob parking lot with an unidentified white man described as mid-to-late twenties, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches, dark hair, mustache, speaking with a southern accent and saying he was a truck driver from Memphis, Tennessee. Laura was wearing a pink sweater, a blue jean mini-skirt, and pink high heels.

David reported Laura missing two days later, saying he had first believed she was with friends. The Johnsons had a history of marital troubles and police had been called to the home twice for domestic disturbances before Laura disappeared; investigators say there was no direct evidence linking David to her disappearance. Three months after she vanished, David relinquished custody of the couple’s two daughters to Laura’s mother. Laura’s family describe her as extroverted and devoted to her children and say it would have been out of character for her to abandon them.

The unidentified man from the Hob Nob remains unlocated and the case is an active missing person investigation. Did anyone who lived or worked near the Hob Nob in 1990 ever see a trucker fitting that description in the area?