Aida Ruth Calfee was 25 and working as a secretary in Atlanta when she disappeared on October 2, 1981. She had an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, Jim Pruitt, and in July 1981 she reported he had beaten, choked, and thrown her down stairs; she said a previous wrist break had been caused by him. Five days before Pruitt’s scheduled arraignment on those charges, Aida was last seen with him near Dahlonega, Georgia. Pruitt says they argued and she stepped out of his car near the town square, then was seen walking south on Highways 19 and 41 wearing a gray sweatshirt, jeans, and white sneakers. She was described as white, brown hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches, about 125 pounds, with a surgical pin in her left elbow.

There has been no contact, bank activity, or use of her credit cards since her disappearance. Pruitt was later convicted of misdemeanor battery and acknowledged wrapping his tie around her neck during the argument, saying he meant only to scare her. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office investigation remains open. Did anyone in Dahlonega or along Highway 19/41 see Aida that day or recall a gray sweatshirt and white sneakers?