On the evening of October 8, 1971, 30-year-old Marilyn Kay Pratt, a mother of five, disappeared from Spokane, Washington. She was last seen by her husband and friends at the Flame Lounge, where an argument with her husband reportedly prompted her to leave their table carrying only her purse. Her husband thought she had gone to the restroom, but she never returned. She was later seen at another nearby bar, where she had a beer and made a telephone call, then left and was not seen again.

At the time of her disappearance Marilyn was described as between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 6 inches, 160 to 170 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, a small chip on an upper front tooth and a scar on her abdomen from a hysterectomy. She was reportedly wearing a white or yellow pantsuit, a white sweater, sandals and a yellow gold wedding band. Family members said she’d had periods of depression after her hysterectomy, had briefly vanished twice earlier in the year and was seeing a counselor who did not believe she would abandon her children.

A missing persons report was filed a few days later.

If anyone knew Marilyn, her routines in Spokane, or has information about that night, please share what can help her family and investigators.