On the morning of May 17, 1996, 29-year-old Andrea N. Robinson was last seen by her husband at their residence in Hamburg, New York. Later that day, she was scheduled to pick up her child from school. However, she called a friend and explained that her car had broken down, asking if the friend could pick up her child instead. This phone call was the last time anyone is known to have heard from Andrea. Her friend picked up the child from school, but Andrea never made contact again.
The circumstances surrounding her failure to pick up her child and subsequent silence initiated a mystery that has endured for decades.
The investigation into Andrea's disappearance began when her personal belongings were discovered at a picnic table at Dufferin Islands in Ontario, Canada, near Niagara Falls. This discovery across the border added a perplexing international dimension to the case. Adding to the mystery, Andrea's vehicle was later found in a parking ramp on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the United States and Canada. The separate locations of her personal effects and her car have left investigators and her family with a number of unanswered questions about the sequence of events that transpired after she was last heard from. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with short, curly brown hair and green eyes. She had scars on both of her knees from previous surgeries and a birthmark on her lower left leg. She was reportedly wearing beige pants and a pink and white t-shirt.
Despite the passage of time, Andrea Robinson's case remains an active and open investigation. The Village of Hamburg Police Department continues to seek information that could lead to a resolution. The unusual circumstances of her disappearance, with her possessions found in one country and her vehicle in another, have fueled speculation but have not led to any definitive conclusions. The lack of any further contact or sightings of Andrea has left her family in a state of prolonged uncertainty. The case is an overview of a life interrupted, a family left without answers, and a community still hopeful for a break that might finally explain what happened to Andrea Robinson.Last Seen: May 17, 1996
