Stacie Madison was 17 when she and her best friend, Susan Smalley, were last seen on March 20, 1988. The girls, both seniors at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, left Susan’s house after midnight in Stacie’s green and gold 1967 Mustang convertible. They stopped at a 7-11 and later were seen at the Steak and Ale where Susan worked; that restaurant sighting is the last confirmed one.

Two days later Stacie’s Mustang was recovered abandoned in a Dallas parking lot; the car appeared undisturbed but neither girl has been seen since. Stacie’s then-boyfriend, Kevin Elrod, was investigated after reports of controlling behavior and an alleged confession, but he passed a polygraph and a search of the area he named produced no evidence. Families and investigators conducted extensive searches, including a private investigator hired by Stacie’s family, but the case remains open.