Betty Fran Smith, known to family as Fran, was 49 when she disappeared from her West Windsor, New Jersey home. The last known contact was a phone call she made to her daughter about 8:30 a.m. on October 4, 1991, from the residence she shared with her husband, John David Smith III. During that call she gave no indication anything was wrong; she was recovering from a broken hip with a pin in place and would have had great difficulty traveling on her own.

Betty is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 100 to 115 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Distinguishing marks include a scar on her left knee, a hysterectomy scar, breast implants, and no bone in her right little toe. Her husband suggested she had taken an unplanned trip, but her family doubted that and began their own inquiries.

Those inquiries revealed John had been married previously to Janice Hartman Smith, who vanished in Ohio in November 1974 after their divorce and whose remains later were identified. John was later convicted in Janice’s death; he was also indicted in November 2019 for Betty’s murder and found civilly liable for her wrongful death, but Betty’s body has never been found. The location of her remains and full circumstances of her disappearance remain unknown.

If anyone knew Betty, her routines, or saw her on or after October 4, 1991, please share what you remember.