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Autumn Win Day, a 24-year-old woman from Newport News, Virginia, was last seen on July 24, 2003. She was spotted at approximately 7:00 p.m. at a Food Lion grocery store on Warwick Boulevard. The next day, her car was discovered abandoned in the grocery store's parking lot, but there were no signs of her at the scene.

Autumn’s disappearance has remained a mystery. Authorities initially treated it as a missing persons case, but no significant leads have emerged despite the passage ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 24, 2003

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2024

Autumn

Day

45

24

66 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 2003, a 24-year-old woman named Autumn Wind Day vanished from Newport News, Virginia. She was last seen on the evening of July 24, 2003, at a Food Lion grocery store located in the 10000 block of Warwick Boulevard. At the time of her disappearance, Autumn was described as a White female, 5'6" tall, and weighing around 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She had a pierced nose and was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt and gray sweatpants. The day after she was last seen, her car was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of the same Food Lion where she was last spotted. The discovery of Autumn's abandoned vehicle in the Food Lion parking lot the day after she was last seen raised immediate concerns for her safety and well-being. The Newport News Police Department launched an investigation into her disappearance, case number 03-57978. Despite their efforts, information regarding the circumstances surrounding her disappearance has remained scarce. Her case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as case number MP977. The lack of any significant leads or new information over the years has left her family, friends, and the community with unanswered questions. Over the years, the investigation into Autumn Day's disappearance has remained open, with the Newport News Police Department continuing to seek any information that could lead to a breakthrough. The case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who go missing each year, leaving behind a void in the lives of their loved ones. The circumstances of her last known moments at the Food Lion and the subsequent discovery of her car are the central, and most perplexing, elements of the case. The overview of this case is one of an abrupt and unexplained disappearance that has left a lasting impact on the community and a family still searching for answers.

Jul 24, 2003

Newport News

Virginia

Newport News City

6823

Newport News Police Department

Newport News

Virginia

Newport News City

23605

Carlos Nunez

Detective

9710 Jefferson Avenue, Virginia

7572472500

Local

Law Enforcement

03-57978

Newport News Police Department

5460

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/23/2026


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