Amber Crum was 2 years old when she disappeared from Dallas, Texas, on December 26, 1983. She had been left in the pickup truck belonging to her mother’s boyfriend, James Britt Monroe, while he briefly went into McDonald’s Grocery; when he returned minutes later Amber was gone and has not been seen since.

Initial investigation focused on Monroe and he was charged with Amber’s murder after evidence suggested prior abuse and witnesses reported seeing bruises on Amber in the weeks before she vanished. Amber’s mother, Stephanie Hughes, later recanted her statements and the charges against Monroe were dropped for lack of evidence. No one has ever been held accountable for her disappearance.

The case went cold until 2007, when convicted child murderer David Elliot Penton became a person of interest; investigators have not found direct evidence linking him to Amber. The case remains open and investigators and family continue to seek any information that could resolve what happened to Amber.

If anyone knew Amber, the people who loved her, or observed activity around McDonald’s Grocery on December 26, 1983, please share what was seen.