
27/09/2025
She set out alone on a hike and disappeared without a trace.
On August 1, 2018, Samantha Sayers headed up the Sunrise Mine Trail toward Vesper Peak in Washington’s North Cascades her usual route. That evening, she failed to make a routine call home. When her boyfriend went searching, all he found was her parked car, empty of any clues about her whereabouts.
Samantha was bald due to alopecia and wore a tattoo of stars and vines on her scalp, features that made her stand out. She carried only a few snacks and water, but no heavy gear for rough terrain or nighttime. The search that followed massive and nationwide turned up nothing.
Some have speculated she slipped, got lost, or was targeted by someone with ill intent. Her case remains unresolved, the forest holding secrets that even time hasn’t revealed.