The person at the center of this case
Christine Marie Eastin
Missing Person · Open - Unsolved
55 years waiting · since 1971
CHRISTINE MARIE EASTIN
Justice for Christine Marie Eastin — the trail went cold in 1971, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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vehicle
Lead #1Why was Christine's vehicle left at the car wash with her purse still locked inside? Did she leave voluntarily or was she taken?
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witness
Lead #2Did anyone at the car wash or Jack in the Box restaurant see Christine that night? Were there any suspicious persons or vehicles in the area?
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timeline
Lead #3What is the exact timeline between when Christine left home and when her vehicle was discovered? How long passed before someone noticed?
Christine Marie Eastin, a 19-year-old blonde woman, disappeared from Hayward, California on January 18, 1971, after leaving home at 10:00 p.m. to visit a car wash and pick up a friend at a local Jack in the Box restaurant. Her vehicle was found abandoned at the car wash with her purse still locked inside, but Christine was never found. Over 50 years later, her fate remains unknown, and investigators continue to seek information about what happened to her that night.
Case
#177
Hayward Police Department / FBI San Francisco Field Office
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More leads to consider
Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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clue
Lead #4The locked purse in the vehicle suggests Christine did not plan to abandon it. What does this indicate about the circumstances of her disappearance?
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person
Lead #5Who was the friend Christine was supposed to pick up at Jack in the Box? What did they see or know about that evening?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
January 18, 1971 Hayward, California Christine Marie Eastin went missing from Hayward, California, on January 18, 1971. She left her home at 10:00 p.m.
to go to the car wash and then pick up her friend at the local Jack in the Box restaurant. She never arrived to pick up her friend.
The vehicle she drove was found at a car wash located at 25400 Mission Boulevard in Hayward. Her purse was locked inside the vehicle.
Christine was last seen wearing a black/brown leather coat, black boots, blue slacks, a red, white, and blue pinstriped tunic, and a bluish gold scarf.
Timeline of Events
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1971-01-18
22:00Christine leaves home
Christine Marie Eastin left her home at 10:00 p.m. to go to the car wash and pick up her friend at Jack in the Box restaurant
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1971-01-18
Vehicle found abandoned
Her vehicle was discovered at the car wash located at 25400 Mission Boulevard in Hayward with her purse locked inside
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Case Information
Incident:January 18, 1971 at 10:00 PM
Last Updated:September 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 18, 1971 at 10:00 PM
Last Updated:September 10, 2026