Eight-year-old Merrianna Virginia Royce was last seen with her mother, Marilyn Royce, on April 3, 1988, in Hoopa, California. Their maroon 1980 AMC Eagle station wagon was found abandoned on Onion Mountain Road near Fish Lake on April 16, 1988. A note left with the vehicle said they intended to return for it, but they never did; the car appeared to have become stuck in the snow.

The mother and daughter were reported missing on May 17, 1988. On July 11, 1988, Marilyn Royce’s remains were recovered in the Bluff Creek drainage area on Onion Mountain in Del Norte County, and her death was ruled to be from exposure. Despite extensive searches of the surrounding area, no trace of Merrianna has ever been found, and she remains listed as missing.

Are there any readers who remember seeing the Royce station wagon or who have information about Merrianna’s movements in April 1988?