Linda Louise Kerr was 15 when she vanished from Orlando, Florida. She left her Dawley Street home around 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 1976, intending to visit a boyfriend who lived three blocks away but never arrived. Her purse and shoes were left behind, and the family says that led them to believe something was seriously wrong.

Police initially considered the possibility she had run away, but the family suspected foul play. Ten days after the disappearance a couple tried to extort money from her father by claiming they were holding her; the scheme proved to be a hoax and the couple was arrested, though they were not linked to the disappearance. Unconfirmed sightings followed, including one placing her in a Jacksonville bar frequented by members of a motorcycle gang, prompting speculation she might have left with them. In 1982 Linda’s brother Keith Kerr was convicted of murdering his sister-in-law, which revived suspicion, but investigators never found direct evidence tying him to Linda’s disappearance.

The case remains unsolved and her whereabouts are unknown. If anyone knew Linda, saw her around February 1976, or has information about the people she may have been with, please come forward.