Janet Gail March, a 33-year-old children’s book illustrator, was last seen at her suburban Nashville home on August 15, 1996. Her husband, attorney Perry March, told police she packed bags and left after an argument, saying she was taking a 12-day vacation. Family reported her missing on August 29 when she had not been heard from.

About a week after the missing-person report, Janet’s car was found abandoned at a nearby apartment complex with personal items, including her passport, still inside. Police obtained a search warrant for the couple’s home after Perry refused requests for interviews and denied access; searches of the residence and surrounding woods and lakes turned up no sign of Janet. The family computer hard drive, which Perry said contained a to-do list Janet had typed, was missing.

Authorities later reclassified the case as a homicide with Perry the primary suspect. Janet was declared legally dead in 2000. Cold-case work led to a secret indictment and later arrest of Perry; his father, Arthur March, would later tell prosecutors he helped move Janet’s remains to Kentucky but could not pinpoint a location. Janet’s body has not been found. If anyone knew Janet, her routines, or saw her car after August 15, 1996, please share what you remember.