Judy Ann Sylvester, known as Jai, was 22 when she disappeared from her Virginia Beach apartment in the winter of 1977. She failed to show up for a restaurant shift and never returned to collect a final paycheck after January 24, 1977; no one saw or heard from her after that day. Judy was described as petite, about five feet tall and 100 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She often rode a bicycle around the north end of Virginia Beach.

Accounts conflict about the bicycle’s whereabouts: some reports link it to her disappearance, while a comment attributed to her sister says the bicycle stayed in Judy’s apartment and was later taken by her boyfriend, who continued living there for a time. That boyfriend’s identity and any possible involvement are not publicly detailed. A 2011 theory suggested a possible connection to a suspected serial killer active locally in the 1970s–1980s, but no concrete evidence has tied Judy to any specific suspect or other crimes. The Virginia Beach Police Department lists the case as an open, long-standing cold case.

If anyone knew Judy, her movements around January 24, 1977, or saw her bicycle after she disappeared, please share what you remember.