Linda Sohus, 28, and her husband John vanished from their San Marino, California home on February 8, 1985. The couple told friends and family they were traveling to Connecticut for a job opportunity, but they left behind pets and other belongings that friends described as uncharacteristic. The couple was not reported missing until April 8, 1985.

In the months after they disappeared, Linda’s sister was contacted by a kennel where Linda had boarded her cats; the animals were not retrieved even eight weeks later. Postcards postmarked from France were received by friends and family that some experts questioned. The Sohus’ tenant, identified as Christopher Chichester, gave conflicting accounts about the couple’s movements and then disappeared himself; neighbors later reported a foul odor from the guesthouse chimney and a large amount of blood inside the dwelling.

A dismembered skeleton found in May 1994 at the Sohus’ former backyard was identified as John Sohus. No trace of Linda was found at the property. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who had used the name Christopher Chichester, was later charged and convicted in connection with John’s death, but Linda remains missing and is believed to have met with foul play. If anyone knew Linda’s routines, friends, or places she frequented in 1985, please share information with investigators.