April Grisanti was 20 when she disappeared from Norwalk, Connecticut, in the early morning hours of February 1, 1985. The night before she had been at Binki’s Cafe with her 33-year-old boyfriend, James Aaron Jr., known as Purple; witnesses said the two argued and Aaron was seen forcing her into his car. Later at Anthony’s Cafe on Main Street, April was visibly upset, crying and showing a mark on her neck. She used a phone at the bar to call police and left an emotional message for a named officer. About a half-hour before she vanished, officers spoke with her and she told them Aaron had assaulted her and one finger was bleeding, but she declined to press charges.

Shortly after midnight April crossed the street to a payphone and witnesses reported Aaron followed, shoved her head down and forced her into his light blue Cadillac El Dorado as she yelled for help. The car drove off north on Main Street and onto New Canaan Avenue; April was seen kicking and screaming inside and was never seen again. Her wallet was found about a month later near a local school, and her car was recovered submerged in the Norwalk River near Ann Street.

Are there witnesses or local memories from that night who can help fill remaining gaps about April’s last movements?