Cindy Song
Real Name: Hyun Jong Song
Nicknames: Cindy
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Date: November 1, 2001
Bio
Occupation: College Student
Date of Birth: February 25, 1980
Height: 5'1
Weight: 110 lbs
Marital Status: Single
Characteristics: Asian female. Long black hair, brown eyes. She was last wearing a white tennis skirt, pink t-shirt with a bunny logo, brown knee-high boots, and a red hooded parka. She has pierced ears and a pierced navel.
Case
Details: On Halloween 2001, Pennsylvania State University senior Cindy Song went to a party at Player's Nite Club with two close friends, Stacy Paik and Lisa Kim. She was dressed as a Playboy Bunny for the costume party. All three friends partied until 2 am the next morning, when they then left and stopped off at a friend's apartment. Then, at 4 am that morning the trio left the mutual friend's house and dropped Cindy off at her apartment.
A search of Cindy's apartment found no signs of a struggle or forced entry. Her false eyelashes which she had worn to the party were there, along with her backpack and cell phone. The only things that were missing were her purse that contained her driver's license and credit cards. Police believe she was wearing her Playboy Bunny costume when she vanished, and they found that she had not made or received any calls after she was dropped off. Authorities don't believe that she ran off on her own. Her friends and family do not believe that she was the type of person to just disappear or commit suicide. No activity was reported on her credit card in the time after her disappearance.
A composite of a suspect
Authorities believe that she left her apartment to go to a 24-hour supermarket and that she was abducted there or as she walked there. Another theory was that she left the apartment with someone that she knew and then was killed by them. A few days after she disappeared, a woman matching her description was seen in Philadelphia being forced into a vehicle by an unidentified man. Police do not know who the man was or if the woman was her, but they would like to question him.
A $27,000 reward is still available for this unsolved case.
Suspects: A possible suspect in the case was an unidentified man who was seen trying to force a woman matching Cindy's description into a car. She was "screaming, crying for help" and the man yelled at the witness to leave. The incident occurred in Philadelphia's Chinatown district, 200 miles from her apartment. The man is wanted only for questioning, and is described as an Asian male with olive to light-brown complexion and medium length hair. He has never been identified.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the September 18, 2002 episode.
Results: Unsolved
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