Judie Wilding was last seen at her home on Arrow Head Drive in Montgomery, Alabama, on the afternoon of April 1, 2000. Her van was found the next morning abandoned behind the AniMall, the pet store she owned on Vaughn Road, and there was no sign of her at that location. Employees reported she failed to show up for work on April 2, 2000, and said they had seen frequent arguments and incidents of rage involving her husband, Albert Leonard Wilding.

Albert initially told investigators Judie had left after an argument and taken personal items, but many of those items—driver’s license, credit cards, family photos and wedding rings—were later found hidden in the couple’s home. He continued paying premiums on four of her life insurance policies and, after Judie was declared dead in 2004, collected about $815,000. The marriage had been troubled, Judie had expressed a desire to divorce, and their pet store was in financial difficulty.

Judie’s brothers pushed the case for years, leading the Alabama Attorney General’s office to take over the investigation in 2008 and Albert’s arrest and indictment for murder that August.

Did anyone in Montgomery or near Lake Martin have information in 2000 about Judie’s movements or sightings after April 1?