Carolyn Ruth Banks was 33 when she vanished from an apartment complex in Dalton, Georgia, on July 2, 1987. Multiple witnesses say they saw a man forcibly drag her into his pickup and drive off; those witnesses never saw or heard from her again.

Hours later the same man returned alone, with blood on him and scratches that suggested a recent struggle. He told a witness Carolyn had jumped out of his truck and walked away. Two days later, on July 4, 1987, that man reported her missing to the Dalton Police. Carolyn was described as a Black female, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall, about 120 to 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and brown sandals.

The reported forcible abduction, the man’s injured and bloody appearance, and his later account leave key questions about what actually happened that day. Does anyone have memories from that apartment complex or information on Carolyn’s last known movements?