Dail Dinwiddie, a 23-year-old art student from Columbia, South Carolina, went missing after a night out on September 24, 1992. She had attended a U2 concert and later went to Jungle Jim’s in the Five Points area. According to the timeline, she became separated from friends in the nightclub and was last seen by a bouncer between about 1:15 and 1:30 a.m., walking north on Harden Street. She left without her purse, which contained her asthma medication.

Dail was described as petite, about five feet tall and 98 pounds, wearing a forest green pullover and blue jeans the night she disappeared. Her bedroom lights and radio were found on later that morning and her bed was untouched. The Columbia Police Department treated the case as a kidnapping from the start; hundreds of leads were pursued and the investigation has explored multiple theories and potential suspects but produced no definitive answers.

The case remains active and cold at the same time, a lasting mystery for family, friends, and investigators. If anyone who was in Five Points that night or who knew Dail’s routines or social circle has information, please come forward.