When a young legal secretary disappears after being haunted by recurring dreams of abduction and murder, her unsolved case becomes—and still is—one of the most mysterious in the state of Ohio. An array of compelling possibilities are explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Sources used to research this episode:

Woman’s Disappearance a Mystery After 30 Years (Toledo Blade)

Dad Clings to Hope for Daughter Who Disappeared in ’81 (Toledo Blade)

Cynthia Anderson (Unsolved Mysteries)

Stalking (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

Supreme Court Disbars Toledo and Fostoria Attorneys, Suspends Two (Supreme Court of Ohio)

Judge Allows Release of Man Who Confessed to 3 Killings (AP News)

Crime in Ohio 1980 (Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation)

Anthony and Nathaniel Cook (Murderpedia)

Toledo’s Most Prolific Serial Killer Faces Parole: Families of Victims, Prosecutor Speak Out (Brian Dugger / WTOL11 News)

Killer Goes Free: Nathaniel Cook Released from Prison (Jennifer Feehan / Toledo Blade)

United States v. Rodriguez, 50 F. Supp. 2d 717 (N.D. Ohio 1999)

Lawyer Suspect in Killing (The News-Messenger via newspapers.com)

TOLEDO BAR ASSOCIATION v. NELLER (2003) (Ohio Supreme Court via FindLaw.com)

If you know anything about the disappearance of Cynthia Anderson, please contact the Toledo Crime Stoppers at (419) 255-1111.