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Cindy Song.

MUS-2026-0551

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MUS-2026-0551

Missing person

Incident
2001
Indexed
Oct 30, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Ferguson Township Police Department
Location
State College PA

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Hyun Jong Song, known as Cindy, was a 21 year old senior at Pennsylvania State University majoring in integrative arts and set to graduate in May 2002. She had moved to the United States from Seoul, South Korea, in 1995 and lived with relatives in Virginia before college. On Halloween night, October 31, 2001, she attended a party at Players Nite Club in a bunny costume with friends Stacy Paik and Lisa Kim, then visited a friend's apartment before Paik dropped her off at her State College Park Apartments home at about 4:00 a.m. on November 1. Her false eyelashes, backpack, and cell phone were later found in the apartment, but her purse and costume were missing, and there was no sign of forced entry or a struggle. Her credit cards, bank account, and phone records showed no activity afterward, and no one has been charged in her disappearance.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. November 1, 2001

    Song is dropped off at her apartment at about 4:00 a.m. after a Halloween party and is never seen again.

  2. November 4, 2001

    Friends report her missing after she misses work.

  3. 2003

    An informant claim linking the case to Hugo Selenski is investigated. Remains found on his property are tested, none are Song, and he is never charged in her case.

Key people

The people in the file.

MissingCindy Song

21, a Penn State integrative arts senior from Seoul, South Korea. Last seen at her State College Park Apartments home at about 4:00 a.m. on November 1, 2001.

FamilyBansoon Song

Her mother, who traveled from Seoul after the disappearance and campaigned publicly for answers.

Investigating agencyFerguson Township Police Department

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