Suzanne Rene Richerson was 22 and a student at Texas A&M University when she was last seen working the overnight shift as a night clerk at Casa Del Mar Condominiums in Galveston, Texas, on October 7, 1988. Security guards last observed her at about 6:00 a.m. A co-worker staying in a room above the office reported hearing a scream, a car door slam, another scream and then a vehicle speeding away. A guest arriving at 6:30 a.m. found the office abandoned.

Suzanne’s purse and car remained at the scene and one shoe was recovered in the parking lot. Investigators noted a lack of struggle at the office and treated the circumstances as suspicious. Her disappearance has been linked to more than 20 other Galveston-area cases dating to the 1970s and prompted formation of Operation HALT (Homicide-Abduction Liaison Team). A man named Gabriel Soto was connected to Suzanne’s case but died in 2002 before charges were filed. A witness later suggested her remains may have been moved in 1992, but Suzanne has never been found.

Anyone who knew Suzanne, worked at Casa Del Mar in 1988, or has information about the vehicle seen leaving that morning is asked to come forward.