In the spring of 1983, 22-year-old Pamela Lynne Neal was living a quiet life in Englewood, Colorado. A graduate of Cherry Creek High School, she had attended Western State College and spent a year in Alaska before returning to Colorado. She worked as a bank teller at Key Savings and Loan, a job she enjoyed, and lived in a third-floor apartment just across the street from her workplace with a roommate who was also a coworker. Described as a sweet and friendly young woman, Pamela did not own a car and typically walked wherever she needed to go. She was in regular contact with her parents, who lived in Maine, and had a steady boyfriend. Her life was seemingly ordinary, with no indication of the unsettling events that were about to unfold.
On March 31, 1983, Pamela left her job at Key Savings and Loan for her lunch break at approximately 1:30 or 2:00 p.m.
She was last seen wearing a light green dress with a white print and lace collar, a tan-colored hip-length leather jacket, and a turquoise bracelet and ring. Her lunchtime errands were routine; she walked two blocks to another bank to cash a check for several hundred dollars, then stopped at a Safeway grocery store. There, she purchased a lottery ticket, a pack of cigarettes, and a to-go meal of fried chicken and macaroni and cheese. Her roommate, from her own teller window at the bank, watched as Pamela entered their apartment building across the street. This was the last time anyone is known to have seen her. When Pamela failed to return to work, her roommate eventually went to check on her and found their apartment door slightly ajar.
Inside the apartment, the scene was both mundane and deeply disturbing. Pamela's recently purchased lunch sat unopened on the table, and her purse, containing her wallet and the unscratched lottery ticket, was nearby. Her shoes were found under the coffee table, and her keys were on the floor. The cash she had received from the bank and her leather jacket were missing. There were no signs of a struggle in the apartment, yet Pamela was gone. Investigators were left with a perplexing scene that suggested she had made it home but vanished before she could even eat her lunch. Despite an extensive search and investigation, Pamela Neal has never been found. Foul play is strongly suspected in her disappearance, and her case is now considered a homicide. The circumstances surrounding her vanishing remain a mystery, leaving her family and the community with unanswered questions about what happened to the young woman who disappeared during her lunch break.Last Seen: Mar 31, 1983
