Opal Darlene Fleshman, who used her middle name Darlene, was 42 when she left her Union, West Virginia, home on or around September 15, 2012, and traveled to Roanoke, Virginia, reportedly to sell her purple 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier. She was last seen in southwest Roanoke in the company of a man identified as Michael Eisman. After that meeting she was never heard from again.

Darlene is described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 115 pounds. Distinguishing marks include extensive freckles on her face and upper arms, a birthmark on her forehead, a four-inch scar below her navel, and multiple ear, nose and navel piercings. She has diabetes and seizures.

Her purple Chevrolet Cavalier was found abandoned in Roanoke in December 2012. Eisman acknowledged being with Darlene, said he intended to buy the car, bought her a phone at Walmart, returned to his apartment with her, and later drove the vehicle to drop her at the Apple Valley Motel before leaving with it. The Roanoke Police Department and West Virginia State Police continue to investigate and the family seeks answers.

Did anyone in Roanoke or Monroe County know Darlene’s routines or recognize her car that winter?