Anne Fitzsimonds, 47, was reported missing after leaving a gathering at a friend’s farmstead four miles north of Petersburg, North Dakota, in the early hours of October 4, 2020. She was last seen about 1:30 a.m., wearing a leather jacket, jeans, and cowboy boots in 29-degree weather. Anne is 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 155 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes. Her family reported she never returned to her home in Inkster, about 26 miles away.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office searched the area, interviewed people who attended the party, and used cadaver dogs and aerial searches but found no significant leads. Reports say alcohol and possibly drugs were at the gathering, and accounts differ about how Anne left. Her brother George Niece said Anne had been involved in an extramarital relationship with a man identified only as Brad, who reportedly drove her truck home the night she vanished. The family has posted a $5,000 reward and set up a GoFundMe to support her children, Valerie and John. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.