Sharon Shechter, 35, was last seen on December 9, 2001, in Perinton, New York. She was a few days into a contentious divorce and had obtained a protective order against her estranged husband, Alan Shechter, the year before. A friend saw her about 5:00 p.m. at her home on Nettlecreek Road; she went inside to activate holiday lights and was due to pick up her three children from Alan’s residence later that day but never arrived.

Her red 1992 Dodge Caravan turned up abandoned on December 12 in the parking lot of a Days Inn motel in Gates. Investigators found blood inside the vehicle, but it has not been publicly confirmed whether that blood was Sharon’s. No motel staff recalled seeing her or any record of her registering as a guest. Authorities questioned a person of interest with a criminal history, yet the disappearance remains unsolved and is officially classed as suspicious.

Does anyone have information about Sharon’s movements on December 9, 2001, or about the Caravan being at the Gates Days Inn that weekend?