Brenda Schmalfeldt was 45 when she disappeared from Las Vegas on January 13, 2007. She was described as a white woman with blonde hair, about 5 feet 2 inches tall and 225 pounds. At the time she worked as a cocktail waitress at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino and was a regular at Zodies Bar on Flamingo Road near Eastern Avenue.

Brenda was last seen leaving Zodies around 3:00 p.m. after being cut off by the bartender; she left with an acquaintance, Raven Navajo. Within a week Navajo confessed to killing Brenda, saying an argument over alleged missing money escalated and that Brenda was beaten to death. Investigators found Brenda’s blood in Navajo’s garage, on the hood of Navajo’s 1996 Chrysler Sebring, and in a dumpster, and Brenda’s jewelry was recovered from Navajo’s apartment. Authorities searched a section of the Apex landfill extensively but were unable to recover Brenda’s remains.

Navajo was tried and convicted of second-degree murder in February 2008 and sentenced in April 2008 to 10 years to life. Brenda’s family remembered her as generous and said she had been preparing care packages for troops; friends left pink roses near the landfill area. Does anyone have memories of Brenda around Zodies Bar or information about her last day?