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Amber Shawnell Hoopes, 20, vanished from her grandparents’ Idaho Falls home on the night of September 14, 2001. She was last seen around 10:30 p.m. reading in her bedroom; by 1:00 a.m. her grandmother noticed she was gone even though Amber’s television and lights were still on. Personal items including a paycheck and her computer remained at the house.

Amber worked at her grandparents’ auto body shop next door. Investigators believe she may have left to use the shop computer; that night a shop pickup also went missing and was later found abandoned nearby with extra miles on it. Authorities concluded there was no sign Amber left voluntarily and treated the case as an abduction.

A key suspect, Keith Glenn Hescock, had ties to the family and the shop and became a focus after a 2002 kidnapping he committed and his later death during a police standoff. Despite extensive searches, Amber’s body has never been found and the case remains unsolved. Does anyone who knew Amber or remembers that night have information that could help?