MUS-2026-0052
Archive card
MUS-2026-0052
Missing person
- Incident
- 1997
- Indexed
- Oct 3, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- San Francisco CA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Kristen Modafferi, 18, an NC State sophomore, vanished on June 23, 1997 after finishing her coffee-shop shift at the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco. Bloodhounds traced her scent onto a bus and to Land's End, where the trail went cold. No body was ever found, no arrests were ever made, and no suspect was ever charged; the FBI cleared her housemates and closed its side. A 2000 federal law funding missing-adult searches, Kristen's Law, was named for her. As of 2025 the case remained unsolved. The investigating agency is not clearly established in public coverage.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1997
Kristen Modafferi, 18, vanishes after her coffee-shop shift in San Francisco on June 23.
- 1997
Bloodhounds trace her scent to a bus and to Land's End, where the trail goes cold.
- 2000
Kristen's Law, funding missing-adult searches, is enacted in her name.
- 2025
Nearly three decades on, the case remains unsolved with no suspect ever charged.
Key people
The people in the file.
18, of San Francisco, California. Vanished after her coffee-shop shift on June 23, 1997.
No single agency is clearly established in public coverage.
Investigating agency
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The investigating agency is not clearly established in public coverage; sources cite the San Francisco Police Department, Oakland PD, and FBI San Francisco. If you know which department holds the file, say something to them. For public-record leads for our researchers, use the tip line on any open file.
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