Janice J. Donohue, 36, was last seen at her Wicks Road home in Brentwood, New York, on the evening of December 16, 1983. Her disappearance went unnoticed for weeks; her husband, Richard Donohue, reported her missing on January 5, 1984, saying he had come home late, slept, and then found their four-year-old son Chad crying and saying Mommy left. Janice had missed a job interview on December 19 that she had been excited about, and her ex-husband contacted police before Richard did.

Investigators and family uncovered a history of domestic violence. Janice left a note with a friend saying she feared Richard had threatened to tamper with her car to cause a fatal accident and that he should be considered responsible if anything happened to her. Richard was treated as the primary suspect but was never charged. In 1998 Richard’s brother Edward died by suicide in the backyard of Richard’s home; Janice’s son Chad has said he believes Edward carried guilty knowledge. Richard Donohue died of cancer in 2000. A ground-penetrating radar search of the Wicks Road property took place in December 2019 and found no evidence.

What information might help locate Janice or explain what happened the night she vanished?