Tara Suzette Breckenridge, 23, was last seen in the early hours of August 4, 1992, after finishing a shift as a waitress at The Men’s Club, an adult nightclub on Sage Road in Houston. Witnesses say she volunteered to leave early that night, which was reportedly out of character. A security guard escorted her to her red 1986 Pontiac Fiero and she drove off; she never reached her apartment.

The Fiero was recovered locked and abandoned on the West Loop North Freeway about three miles from the club. Investigators found no obvious signs of a struggle, though the alternator belt was missing and her can of mace remained inside. Live-in boyfriend Wayne Hecker became a person of interest because of a strained relationship and inconsistent accounts about his whereabouts; witnesses at the pool hall he named suggested he left around the same time Tara disappeared. No charges were filed and the case remains unsolved. It is unknown whether her disappearance is connected to other similar cases from that period.

If anyone knew Tara, her routines, or saw her car on the West Loop North Freeway that night, please share what you remember.