Jovanna Stacey Crawford was 21 months old when she vanished from her home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on June 5, 1981. That morning her mother left for work and left Jovanna in the care of her mother’s then-boyfriend, Ronald Garrett, who said a boy of about 10 or 11 with small braids came to the door claiming Jovanna’s great‑grandmother had sent him to pick her up. Garrett says he recognized the boy and handed Jovanna to him. The great‑grandmother denied sending anyone, and no neighbors verified the boy’s existence.

Garrett was arrested four days later and convicted of risk of injury to a minor; he served about ten months and has maintained his account. The case is classified as a non‑family abduction and remains Bridgeport’s oldest active missing persons case. If anyone knew Jovanna, the family would like to hear from you.