Shannon Rippy Vannewkirk, 53, vanished from Wilmington, North Carolina after an evening out on April 5, 2014 — the day before her 54th birthday. She had spent the day preparing for birthday plans, including a new haircut and spray tan, and was last seen at a downtown bar called The Husk. When she failed to appear for her planned birthday lunch, family members found gifts left on her doorstep still untouched and reported her missing.

Her car remained at home and personal items were left as if she intended to return. Investigators focused on a coworker, James Opelton Bradley, after phone records showed multiple calls between them in the days before April 5 and then a sudden stop. Bradley’s account of their last interaction changed several times; he later said they argued and that Shannon jumped from his truck and ran off, a claim investigators found unsupported. While authorities searching land where Bradley had worked dug up a shallow grave with a wrapped body, that victim was identified as another missing woman, Elisha Tucker.

Bradley was arrested and charged in connection with Shannon’s disappearance, but Shannon’s body has not been found. Does anyone have information about Shannon’s movements on April 5, 2014, or her contacts in Wilmington in the days before she vanished?