Real Crime/Paranormal/Conspiracy Theories Book III

Stalked: The Disappearance of Cynthia Jane Anderson

Real Name: Cynthia Jane Anderson

Nicknames: Cindy

Location: Toledo, Ohio

Date: August 4, 1981

Bio

Occupation: Legal Secretary

Date of Birth: February 4, 1961

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 115 lbs

Marital Status: Dating

Characteristics: Caucasian female.Brown hair, brown eyes.

Case

Details: In 1980, twenty-year-old CindyAnderson was plagued by several bizarre and frightening dreams inwhich she was abducted from her home and murdered by a stranger. Shetold her mother about her dreams, but the mother did not take themseriously. The nightmares plagued her for the next year.

On August 4, 1981, Cindy arrived at thelegal office where she worked as a secretary. During the mornings,she normally worked alone, so she always kept the door locked. At12PM, two of her coworkers arrived to find the office empty. Thedoors were locked, mail was in the door, and a radio, the lights, andthe air conditioner were all on. One coworker was surprised to findthat the book she was reading was opened to the only violent part,and found other evidence that suggested that she met with foul play.It appeared that she had been abducted, despite having all of thedoors to the office locked and an alarm to alert the store next door.

Cindy's family found no reason for herto disappear, especially because she was raised in a strict religiousenvironment. Also, she was planning on quitting her job in two weeksand going to a Bible college with her boyfriend. Her father, however,noticed that she had been dieting and focusing more on her appearancearound the time of her disappearance.

When investigating the case, policefound that the only items missing were Cindy's car keys and purse,and that there was no evidence of forced entry or struggle in theoffice. Based on the fact that no calls were answered by Cindy after10AM, it is believed that she was abducted around that time. Foulplay is suspected in her disappearance, and she has never been found.

Suspects: A client of Cindy's, LarryMullins, claimed that the day before she vanished, she received astrange call from an unidentified person and that she was apparentlyupset or scared by the caller. The caller phoned the office twicewhile he was there. He asked her if there was something wrong, andshe stated that they had been receiving several similar phone calls.However, she did not say what they were about. It is unknown if theyare connected to the case.

Another lead police had was about anunidentified man writing "I Love You Cindy - By GW" on a wall near Cindy's office. She had first noticed it ten monthsbefore her disappearance. It had been visible for six months beforeit was covered up. She was disturbed when, just a few weeks later, itappeared again. Police were uncertain if it had anything to do withher disappearance. They questioned several people with the initialsGW, including a maintenance man who happened to have keys to thelegal office. However, there was no evidence that could directly tiehim to her disappearance.

In September 1981, a month after Cindyvanished, police received an anonymous tip that claimed that she wasbeing held against her will. The tipster appeared nervous and refusedto give the investigator her name. She claimed that Cindy was beingheld in the basement of a white house and that there were two housesside-by-side that were owned by the same family. Apparently, theywere out of town, but their son was home and he was the one holdingher captive. However, the tipster did not give the address. When theinvestigator tried to ask her for more information, the call ended. Afew minutes later, she called back. When another investigator triedto listen on the extension, she hung up again. She has not calledback since, and it is unknown if her information is legitimate.

After Cindy vanished, nine people wereindicted on drug-trafficking charges, and many suspected that sheknew one of them and was killed because she knew too much about thedrugs. None of these theories have been confirmed, however.

Extra Notes: This case first aired onthe January 3, 1990 episode.

Results: Unresolved. The person whowrote the message has since been identified and is not believed tohave any connection with the case.

Jose Rodriguez Jr. is a suspect in thecase and was one of the nine people indicted on the drug charges. Hehad connections to Cindy's office; in fact, her employer, RichardNeller, had previously represented him. In 1995, while he was ontrial for the drug charges, a witness testified that he had confessedto killing her. He allegedly did so to "send a message" to Neller because he did not adequately represent him at hisprevious trial. However, police could not confirm this confession andher case still remains officially unsolved. Both Neller and Rodriguezare currently serving prison sentences for drug trafficking andremain suspects in it.

Cindy's father has since passed away in2008. Her mother passed away in 1982, prior to the broadcast.