Ruth Doss, 73, was last seen the morning of June 18, 1999, leaving her Phoenix home about 6:00 a.m. She was dressed in a purple shirt and blue-green slacks and carrying a gray purse. Ruth planned to meet two acquaintances for breakfast at the Denny’s at West Indian School Road and West 51st Avenue; her white 1997 Dodge Dakota extended cab pickup was found abandoned in that restaurant’s parking lot later the same day.

Family members say Ruth was in regular contact with her son and that failing to answer pages or return calls was out of character. There were no immediate signs of a struggle at the truck, and it is unclear whether she ever entered the restaurant. Two people were named in connection with the planned meeting: a man identified as George R. Bogart, who was located and questioned after checking into a treatment program, and an unidentified chaplain. Bogart was not arrested.

Ruth was described as Caucasian, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches, 105 to 115 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, eyeglasses and surgical scars on both legs below the knees. The Phoenix Police Department continues to list her as missing. If anyone knew Ruth, her movements that morning, or the people she planned to meet, please come forward with information.