Maria Giovanna Evangelista, 36, left Montreal in late January 1997 saying she wanted to find work in California and that she would be back in February. On January 27 she spoke with her mother from Saint-Léonard and later traveled to Toronto, then flew to San Francisco. She was last seen at a San Francisco hotel on January 28, 1997.

Ten days after that sighting, on February 7, her luggage and personal belongings were found in the hotel room. There has been no communication from her since and it is not public who reported her missing or exactly when. She is described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 2 inches, 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Both the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal and the San Francisco Police Department list her as missing and continue to have the case open.

If anyone knew Maria, saw her in San Francisco in late January 1997, or has information about her travel or hotel stay, please come forward.