Gayla Christine Schaper, age 28, was last seen on June 29, 1979, in Moscow, Idaho. On that day, her husband dropped her off at a pasture near their dairy farm on Lenville Road so she could feed their horses. He left to run errands and planned to return in about 45 minutes, but when he did, Gayla was gone. Initially assuming she had gone to visit her parents nearby, her husband searched the farm and surrounding areas before reporting her missing at midnight.
Some of Gayla's clothing was later discovered in a nearby meadow, but she was never located.
In the months before her disappearance, Gayla and her husband had received strange, anonymous phone calls, and even a threatening note that read, "You have sold out to Satan." Two months after she vanished, Gayla's mother received phone calls where a woman asked for help but hung up before she could respond. Despite suspicions that Gayla may have been abducted, no solid evidence has ever been found to determine her fate.
Suspicion briefly fell on Gayla's husband, but he passed a polygraph test years later and was cleared. Another suspect, Larry Hagedorn, who lived nearby, was also investigated, but no evidence was found to connect him to the case. Gayla's disappearance remains unsolved, and authorities believe foul play was likely involved.
Despite ongoing efforts, her case remains one of Idaho's enduring mysteries.Last Seen: Jun 29, 1979
