Darla Harper, 25, vanished from her Gravel Ridge, Arkansas, apartment on the night of March 4, 1986, leaving her two-year-old daughter alone and unharmed. A neighbor visited that evening and left around 9:30 p.m.; later that night the neighbor heard noises like furniture being moved between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. The next day Harper failed to appear for her IRS job, prompting a coworker to check her apartment. Blood was on the front door and Darla was gone.

Her car was found the following day in a commuter lot near Crystal Hill, about nine miles from home; it was muddy inside and contained a small amount of blood and unidentified fingerprints. The toddler told relatives that three men in funny hats had come in, that she had seen Mommy in a bag, and that Mommy’s feet were broke. A neighbor later claimed to have witnessed an abduction, but that account could not be verified.

Investigators have pursued leads over the years and suspicion has often focused on Darla’s ex-husband; in 1990 his then-wife told police he had said Darla was buried in his backyard. Bone fragments were recovered but were too small and degraded for positive identification. No closure has been reached; the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Darla, her movements that night, or has information about the ex-husband’s property, please come forward.