Eileen Neuberger was 40 when she disappeared from Manhattan on November 9, 1986. She was a mother of two and was last seen wearing a black blouse, black pants, black shoes and gold leaf earrings. She is described as 5 feet 4 inches, 119 pounds, with black hair and black eyes, and a scar on her abdomen. She missed a scheduled psychiatrist appointment that day and did not return home, leaving behind clothing, jewelry, money and other personal effects. Her husband reported her missing three days later on November 12, 1986.

The marriage was in the early stages of divorce at the time. Her husband’s lawyer characterized her as having fragile emotional stability and struggles with alcohol and drugs, but later developments in his life raised troubling questions. In 1988 Fred Neuberger was charged in connection with his business and, at trial, evidence surfaced that he owned an unlicensed handgun and allegedly said someone should take care of his wife because she knew too much about his activities and her psychiatric treatment was too costly. Investigators also briefly reviewed the gun death of his first wife from twelve years earlier, which had been ruled self-inflicted.

No resolution has been reached and the New York City Police Department Missing Persons Squad continues to list the case as open. Did anyone who knew Eileen or her family notice anything unusual in the days before November 9, 1986?