Rae Meichelle Tener, 36, was last seen at her trailer on Drexel Road in West Palm Beach on August 25, 2004; her 13-year-old son woke the next morning to find her gone and the family reported her missing on August 29. She maintained daily phone contact with her mother that stopped abruptly. At home she left her new car, driver’s license, jewelry, money, and never collected a final paycheck from Maid USA in Delray Beach. Her son found her lighter and cigarettes on the ground outside the home.

Investigators focused on neighbor Mark Barrow after Peggy LaSalle said Barrow confessed details of a violent confrontation and disposal of Tener’s body. Forensic testing found three small bloodstains in Barrow’s van that matched Tener. LaSalle testified at trial that Barrow admitted beating Tener with a rock and a sledgehammer, tightening a zip-tie around her throat, bagging the body and dumping it in a nearby canal; authorities believe subsequent hurricane-related flushing of that canal may explain why no remains were recovered.

Barrow was convicted and sentenced to life in prison; the conviction was later overturned and he was retried. Although remains have never been found, authorities suspect foul play. Does anyone have information about Tener’s movements in late August 2004 or recall seeing her car in the West Palm Beach area?