Ernestine Covington, 33, was last seen in the early morning hours of May 16, 1986, at about 2:30 a.m. She had been at Caspar’s Cafe near 49th and Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia with her boyfriend. Ernestine is a Black female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. That night she wore red slacks, a black jacket and black shoes and planned to drive her boyfriend to his home in Yeadon, Delaware County, then take a weekend trip to New York the next morning with a friend and co-worker from the cafe.

Her blue 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier with a single red stripe and Pennsylvania plate GKD-398 was found abandoned on December 2, 1986, near 41st and Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The vehicle’s recovery came nearly seven months after she was last seen and produced no immediate public clues about her whereabouts. The Philadelphia Police Department lists the matter as an active missing person investigation. Few details are known about what happened after she left the cafe.

If anyone knew Ernestine, saw her car in 1986, or has information about her movements that night, please share what is known with investigators.