Victoria Marie Salisz, known as Vicky, vanished from her DeNise Road home in Boyne Valley Township (near Boyne Falls, Michigan) in mid-April 1988. She was last reliably seen on April 15, 1988, after working a shift at Pippin’s Restaurant in Boyne City; a brother-in-law reported seeing her walking in the yard later that day. She never returned to work and did not contact friends or family.

When deputies checked her house they found her car parked at the residence, and inside the home her purse, driver’s license, health-insurance card and other personal papers were left behind. Some accounts say her car keys remained in the ignition. She was described as a white woman about 5 feet 5 inches and 165 pounds with graying brown hair, brown eyes, eyeglasses, missing several teeth and dental fillings.

Investigators focused attention on her son, Stephen Salisz Jr., who reportedly had been camping in woods behind the family property around the time Vicky disappeared. Stephen later refused a grand jury subpoena, vanished, and was arrested after an armed standoff in early 1991; he and a companion were convicted on charges unrelated to the disappearance and reportedly never provided information about Vicky. The FBI joined the investigation in October 2020 and a reward was offered for information. The case remains unresolved; does anyone who knew Vicky or her family have information that could help explain what happened?