On a Wednesday evening in St. Louis, Missouri, 44-year-old Ann P. Hay was last seen and has not been heard from since. The date was June 8, 2005, when the Filipino mother and wife, who resided in Granite City, Illinois, visited a store in the Laclede’s Landing area on business. Ann made a living by selling purses and other merchandise, and her stop at the shop in the 600 block of North Second Street was part of her regular work.
The store's owner confirmed she had been there, and an acquaintance saw her there around 5:00 p.m. She was wearing a light green sweatshirt featuring the cartoon character Mickey Mouse, blue jeans, and gold wire-framed eyeglasses.
At the time of her disappearance, Ann was separated from her husband of 23 years. It was her husband who reported her missing on June 23, more than two weeks after she was last seen. Ann was described as a woman without any known health issues or history of mental illness. Her family, with relatives in both California and Texas, stated that she did not use illegal drugs. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department took on the case, but investigators were met with a lack of immediate leads to explain her sudden vanishing.
The years have passed without any resolution in the disappearance of Ann Hay. Her case is categorized as an endangered missing person, and her personal details, including a scar on her knee and her various aliases—Ann Mecayar, Ann Melayar, and Ann Portalegre—are part of the public record in the hopes that someone might come forward with information. The official investigation remains open, a lingering question for law enforcement and a source of unending uncertainty for her loved ones. The overview of this case paints a sorrowful picture of a woman engaged in her daily work who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a family searching for answers.Last Seen: Jun 8, 2005
