Benita Desiree Long, a 40-year-old Native American woman, was last seen on March 26, 2022, when a relative dropped her off at the El Corral Motel off Highway 97 in Toppenish, Washington. That day she was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and carrying a black backpack. She later spoke with her sister and said she was in the Yakima area; no contact followed.

Benita is 5 feet 3 inches and about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Distinctive markings include the letters NLP on her forearm, the word BORN across the knuckles of one hand and SINR across the knuckles of the other, a scar on her chin and a large burn scar on her leg. Family members say she relied on monthly Yakama Nation payments that went untouched for two months after she disappeared, and that her case is being handled by the Yakama Nation Tribal Police but has produced few public details.

Those who knew her remember Benita as confident and outgoing despite struggles with addiction and periods of homelessness. Does anyone in the Yakima–Toppenish area have information about Benita’s whereabouts or the day she vanished?