The person at the center of this case
Kristen Modafferi
Missing Person · Open - Unsolved
28 years waiting · since 1997
KRISTEN MODAFFERI
Justice for Kristen Modafferi — the trail went cold in 1997, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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evidence
Lead #1Green Jansport brand backpack with black mesh front pocket—was she carrying this when she left work?
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location
Lead #2Why was an 18-year-old living alone in Oakland while attending UC Berkeley summer school, and what was her routine between work and home?
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witness
Lead #3Did coworkers or customers at the Crocker Galleria coffee shop notice anything unusual about her behavior or interactions that day?
Kristen Modafferi, an 18-year-old college student, vanished on June 23, 1997, after her shift at a coffee shop in San Francisco's Crocker Galleria Mall. She had recently moved to the Bay Area from North Carolina to attend summer school at UC Berkeley and was living in Oakland. Nearly three decades later, her disappearance remains unsolved with no confirmed sightings or evidence of her fate.
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#239
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - San Francisco Field Office
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contact
Lead #4Were there any phone calls, messages, or contact attempts made by or to Kristen in the hours and days following her disappearance?
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Source Narrative
June 23, 1997 San Francisco, California Kristen Modafferi was last seen on the afternoon of June 23, 1997, at the coffee shop where she was working in the Crocker Galleria Mall in San Francisco, California. The then eighteen-year-old had completed her freshman year of college in North Carolina and had recently moved to the San Francisco area to attend summer school at the University of California at Berkeley.
She was living in Oakland. She has not been seen or heard from since.
Remarks: Kristen Modafferi has distinctive dimples on her face. She likes photography, painting, and other creative activities.
She was not known to own any vehicles and generally used public transportation. She may have been carrying a green Jansport brand backpack with a black mesh pocket in the front.
Timeline of Events
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1997-06-23
afternoonLast Sighting at Work
Kristen Modafferi was last seen at the coffee shop where she was working in the Crocker Galleria Mall in San Francisco. She had completed her shift and has not been seen or heard from since.
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Case Information
Incident:June 23, 1997 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:June 8, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 23, 1997 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:June 8, 2026