Patricia Jean Schneider, aged 25, went missing on July 31, 1982, from Pedley, California, after finishing her shift as a cocktail waitress at the Palomino Station in Indian Hills. At around 3:45 a.m., Patricia made a phone call from a Circle K market, reporting that her car had broken down. A clerk at the store noticed two men with sandy hair in the parking lot at the time she made the call, though their connection to her disappearance remains unclear.
A few hours later, between 5 and 6 a.m., a Riverside County Sheriff's deputy discovered Patricia's car—a brown and white 1974 Toyota Celica—on fire near the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and Doolittle Avenue. The fire had been deliberately set, but there were no signs of Patricia at the scene, and she has not been heard from since. Foul play is strongly suspected, but her case remains unsolved despite ongoing investigations by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
Last Seen: Jul 31, 1982
