Jane Elizabeth Bui, 36, was last seen on October 16, 1997, in Charlotte, North Carolina, around 4:00 p.m., in the area of the 9500 block of Albemarle Road. A Lincolnton resident and mother described as friendly and kind-hearted, she had asked her daughter to come to her home to help paint; the daughter couldn’t make it that day and Jane never showed up for a planned family function. Her disappearance was out of character and immediately worrying to relatives.

At the time she went missing Jane was living with a boyfriend. He later presented a check to her insurance company claiming she was in a mental institution, a statement for which there was no evidence.

Jane is described as a Caucasian female, 5 feet 5 inches, about 170 pounds, with light brown hair, blue eyes, pierced ears, a gold tooth, a surgical scar on her abdomen from a spleen operation, and a tear in one ear from a past earring injury. The case remains unsolved and her children continue to seek answers. If anyone knew Jane, her movements that day, or how her vehicle ended up in Catawba County, please come forward with information.