According to the Namus.gov website, 600,000 individuals disappear every year. However, not all these cases involve foul play. Some people intentionally leave for various reasons. However, I find the case of Cynthia Anderson disturbing. She vanished in 1981 and hasn’t been seen again. I don’t think she voluntarily walked away from her life. So who was Cynthia Anderson?

Marc Hoover.

Cynthia was a 20-year-old woman who worked as a secretary for the law office of James Rabbit and Jay Feldstein in Toledo, Ohio. Cynthia was an ambitious young woman within two weeks away from attending a Christian college with her boyfriend.

She didn’t take part in any illegal activities or live a dangerous life. She lived at home with her parents, worked and was transitioning into life as a college student. But something happened to her on August 4, 1981. She was last seen around 9:45 a.m. that morning. Calls to the law office around 10 a.m. went unanswered.

Co-workers arrived at the office and found no one there. Cynthia had taken her purse and keys, but her white 1980 Chevrolet Citation remained parked outside. So how did she leave? She also didn’t leave a note or place a hold on the phones. Also, the air conditioner, a radio and the lights were on. Police suspected someone may have abducted Cynthia. She had also become concerned after someone spray painted the words “”I Love You Cindy – By GW” on a wall outside the law office. Later on, a man admitted to spraying the message. However, the message was meant for a different Cynthia, and not Cynthia Adams.

The only clue to Cynthia’s whereabouts was a novel she was reading. There was a part in the story about a character being abducted. Her book was opened to that page. The office was locked from the inside so it didn’t appear as if anyone had used force to enter the office. According to Cynthia’s sister, Christine Savidge, she overheard Cynthia tell her mother about some disturbing dreams. Cynthia thought the dreams might have been a premonition of danger.

An office colleague also reported that Cynthia had received disturbing phone calls. The colleague said he witnessed Cynthia’s reaction to a disturbing phone call a day before she disappeared. He said Cynthia appeared distraught about the call. She didn’t provide her colleague with any details.

Cynthia vanished nearly forty years ago. Today, no one has seen her or offered any information about her whereabouts. There are several theories, but none of them have led to any substantial developments in the case.

Did Cynthia walk away from her family? This is a possibility, but why would she leave? She didn’t have any reasons for walking away from her life. Cynthia also cared about her siblings. Would she abandon her entire family? It seems unlikely.

Authorities also monitored her banking information. Cynthia appeared to be a thrifty young lady who had saved her money. She never accessed her money or used her social security number after disappearing.

Also, a week after Cynthia disappeared, Toledo police received a disturbing phone call from an anonymous woman. She appeared nervous and claimed someone had abducted Cynthia and kept her in a basement. The caller didn’t provide an address or any useful information leading to Cynthia.

Another theory involves an attorney named Richard Neller, who worked in the law office. Neller and a client named Jose Rodriguez Jr. were both charged with drug-related crimes and sent to prison. The American Bar Association also disbarred Neller. Did Adams know something about Neller’s illegal drug activity? If so, did it lead to her disappearance? This appears to be a popular theory among true crime aficionados. While alive, Cynthia’s parents both hoped to find out what happened to her. Unfortunately, both of Cynthia’s parents are deceased. Neither received any answers about their daughter’s disappearance.

If you have any information about Cynthia Anderson’s disappearance, please contact the Toledo Police Department at (419) 245-3340.

Marc is a longtime resident of Clermont County and an avid reader. Contact him through his website at www.themarcabe.com or through Facebook: www.Facebook.com/themarcabe or his Twitter account @themarcabe. Marc also has a podcast called Catch my Killer where he interviews family members seeking justice for their murdered loved ones. You can listen at www.catchmykiller.com.