Shannon Denise Melendi was a 19-year-old Emory University sophomore who vanished on March 26, 1994, after working a morning shift as a scorekeeper at the Softball Country Club in Atlanta. After her shift she was seen buying a soft drink at a Citgo and then taking her lunch break; she never returned to her dorm. On March 27 her black Nissan 280SX was found abandoned in the Citgo parking lot, unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

An anonymous call nearly two weeks later led investigators to a payphone in Rex, Georgia, where they found a ring belonging to Shannon wrapped in a bag with masking tape. Attention turned to Colvin Butch Hinton III, an umpire at the softball club with a prior conviction for abducting and molesting a teenage girl; teammates recalled Hinton focusing on Shannon the day she disappeared. Searches of Hinton’s property turned up buried women’s clothing and other items but initially no direct link to Shannon.

Years later Hinton was charged, tried and convicted for Shannon’s abduction and murder; he later confessed, saying he raped and strangled her and burned her body. Shannon’s remains have not been recovered. If anyone knew Shannon’s routines, the people she spent time with, or saw anything around the Citgo on March 26, 1994, please share what could help fill gaps in the timeline.