Carolyn Elaine Pruyser was 18 and home from the University of Alberta when she vanished from Peace River, Alberta, on the night of May 17–18, 1984. She was last seen just after midnight at a Mohawk service station after dropping a friend off, driving a blue 1978 Ford Fairmont. The next morning her car was found on a steep embankment on Kaufman Hill Road with the driver’s side window down, doors unlocked, and Carolyn’s keys and purse inside. A single boot print was noted on the driver’s side door; no other immediate signs of struggle were reported.

Searches by police and locals turned up nothing. Two hunters later reported finding what looked like a fresh grave in a remote area northeast of Manning, about 167 kilometres from Peace River, and told the RCMP repeatedly over the years, but it is unclear whether that site was ever fully examined. A man has been named as a person of interest; no charges have been filed. Law enforcement’s official view is that Carolyn was abducted and murdered, though her remains have not been found.

If anyone knew Carolyn, her movements that night, or has information about the grave reported northeast of Manning, please share what is known.