Eighteen-year-old O’dina Jeanette Lucero traveled from California to Roswell, New Mexico, in the summer of 1979 to visit paternal grandparents and other family. Described as Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes, she was 5 feet 4 inches and about 100 pounds; a cap was reported on one of her canine teeth.

On August 10, 1979, O’dina left her grandparents’ home to go to a nearby convenience store and never returned. It is not publicly known whether she walked or drove, how far the store was, or if she reached it. Her family does not believe she would have disappeared voluntarily.

Investigations have involved authorities in New Mexico and California and her case has been compared to several unidentified decedents over the years, but no match or explanation has been reported.