Ellen Beth Sloan, 52, of Polson, Montana, has been missing since April 16, 2005. She was last seen at her home near the 3000 block of South Shore Route and vanished before her son’s college graduation, an event family say she would not have missed. At the time Sloan faced federal tax evasion charges but was cooperating with authorities and had been released on her own recognizance.

On April 28, 2005, Sloan’s silver 2002 Toyota Tundra was found abandoned in a Missoula shopping center near the airport. The truck contained personal belongings, while her passport and substantial funds remained in her bank accounts, making an intentional flight less likely. Her boyfriend, William Gholson, who had lived with her and for whom she recently posted bail, used her name to obtain credit cards; he was ordered out of the house by her son ten days after Sloan was last seen and then disappeared for a period. Investigators consider Gholson a person of interest but have not charged him in connection with Sloan’s disappearance.

Does anyone have information about Ellen’s movements in Polson or Missoula in April 2005, or about contacts she had with William Gholson around that time?