In early 1979, Rebecca Jean Dunn, a 21-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, embarked on a trip to California with at least one female friend. At the time, Dunn was known to use aliases such as Babette Powers and Sandy Long. The journey to San Diego, a drive of roughly five and a half hours, was undertaken with a plan for the women to engage in sex work. They were accompanied by two men, one of whom was identified as their pimp.
This trip would be the last time Rebecca was seen by her family and the last time her life had any verifiable trace.
Sometime in April of 1979, Rebecca vanished without a trace. Her female companion later returned to Las Vegas, but Rebecca was not with her. Details surrounding the circumstances of her disappearance are scarce, but it is believed that she went missing from San Diego, California. The lack of information and the nature of the activities she was involved in have led authorities to consider her disappearance suspicious, with foul play being a strong possibility. Despite the passage of time, her case remains an active investigation, a silent testament to a life interrupted.
Rebecca is described as a Caucasian female with strawberry blonde hair and blue or green eyes. A distinct physical characteristic is a large bump on the bridge of her nose. At the time she went missing, she was between 5'8' and 5'9' tall and weighed between 150 and 179 pounds. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officially reported her missing on July 19, 1997, many years after she was last seen. Her case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who disappear under questionable circumstances, leaving behind families with unanswered questions and a void that never truly heals. The investigation into what happened to Rebecca Jean Dunn continues.Last Seen: May 10, 1979
