Patricia Ann Smith was 29 when she vanished from her home in Lumberton, North Carolina, in the summer of 1995. Her sister returned from a cookout on July 15 and found Patricia gone. At the time she was described as a Black / African American female, between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, 100 to 110 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a scar over her left eye. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and black shorts.

A missing persons report was filed with the Lumberton Police Department and the family has continued to seek answers as the investigation has carried on over the years. The circumstances of her disappearance from her own home remain unclear and unresolved.

If anyone knew Patricia, lived near Lumberton in 1995, or has information about that July day, please share what you know.