Peggy A. Davis, a 36-year-old mother from Murphysboro, Illinois, went missing on the evening of August 9, 1995, after an outing that began at Gene’s Tavern. That night she was seen drinking with two local men and later went with them to a coworker’s house in nearby DeSoto, where she reportedly continued to drink until passing out. One of the men claimed he offered to drive Peggy home; he says she woke in the car, asked for food, and they stopped at a Hardee’s in Murphysboro. He said she then left the vehicle to join a friend, taking her purse and appearing heavily intoxicated and barely able to walk.

Timelines provided by the three men conflict. The driver said he returned to Gene’s Tavern between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m., while his companions recall him coming back between 12:30 and 1:00 a.m. Police have described the man last with Peggy as the primary suspect. The next morning a purse identified as Peggy’s was found abandoned on the ground in a parking area; a witness had earlier seen a long-haired man sitting in an older car nearby who matched the description of the man last seen with her. No charges have been filed, and authorities consider her disappearance likely a homicide but the case remains unsolved.

Anyone who remembers Peggy, saw her that night, or has information about the men she was with is asked to come forward.