On Mother's Day, May 14, 1989, 25-year-old Frankie Viola Hurst, a female from Anderson, South Carolina, made a phone call to her adopted mother that would be their last communication. At the time, Frankie, a mother of four, was in Kansas with a female friend, having traveled there from her home state. Her life was one of frequent travel; she was known to hitchhike and take buses and trains, often visiting states such as Florida, Virginia, Kansas, Ohio, and South Carolina.
There were even unconfirmed rumors that she might have ventured to California or Arizona at some point. Frankie was described as a white female with curly, thick, dark brown hair often worn at shoulder length, and green eyes. She had several distinguishing marks, including pierced ears, a scar on her neck from a pony bite as a child, a scar on her right wrist, and another on her stomach. She typically dressed in tight jeans, t-shirts, and tennis shoes, and wore a wedding ring.
The circumstances leading up to and following her last known contact are unsettlingly vague. After speaking with her mother, Frankie also called her brother in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to arrange a brief stay with him before she and her friend were to head back to South Carolina. They had been staying with a friend named Bob, a truck driver, in Kansas. When Frankie's mother later contacted Bob, he informed her that Frankie and her friend had already departed for South Carolina. However, Frankie never arrived and has not been seen or heard from by any family members since that day. The identity of the female friend she was traveling with remains unknown.
The years since Frankie's disappearance have yielded no substantial leads or validated information regarding her whereabouts. The investigation into her case has been hampered by a lack of details and the transient nature of her lifestyle. Her children, who were in South Carolina and Kansas, have also had no contact from their mother since her disappearance. The case of Frankie Viola Hurst is a poignant story of a young mother who vanished, leaving behind a family searching for answers. The lack of resolution and the many unanswered questions surrounding her disappearance highlight the painful ambiguity that families of the missing endure.Last Seen: May 14, 1989
