Daphne Philisia Jones was 26 when she vanished from New Orleans in the winter of 1999. On January 3 she was last seen when her grandmother dropped her off at her apartment. A student at the University of New Orleans, she had moved out of the dorms after learning she was two months pregnant and had plans to return to the Washington, D.C. area to live with her mother; she held a plane ticket for January 9.

She was scheduled to work as a hostess at Brennan’s Restaurant at 3:00 p.m. on the day she disappeared but never arrived. Around the time her shift should have started she made a disturbing phone call to a cousin. The next day her apartment suggested a hasty departure: lights were off but the television, heater, and an iron were left on, food was left out, and her backpack containing identification remained inside.

Her family believes she was the victim of foul play and considers her likely deceased. The New Orleans Police Department continues to list her as a missing person. If anyone has information about Daphne’s last day in New Orleans or remembers seeing her between January 3 and January 9, please come forward.