Kerry Patterson was 15 when she disappeared from Fullerton, California, after leaving home on June 26, 1980 to buy ice cream. Witnesses placed her in the neighborhood that day, but she never returned. Six months later, on December 27, 1980, an oil worker found her remains — a skull and several scattered bones — in a remote area of Tonner Canyon near Brea, about 10 miles from where she was last seen.

Police initially considered that she might have run away, but her family said she had no reason to leave voluntarily. The bones’ location suggested foul play, and investigators have long suspected abduction and murder; the case proved difficult because leads were scarce and unconfirmed sightings produced no evidence. A person of interest was later identified from a sketch released in 2021, but the case remains unsolved.

Does anyone remember Kerry or recall seeing something in Fullerton or Tonner Canyon around June 1980 that could help the investigation?