Anderson was employed as a legal secretary at the law offices of James Rabbit and Jay Feldstein in Toledo, Ohio in 1981. She was last seen at the business on August 4 of that year. Her employers discovered that unclaimed mail had been placed inside the front door handle and a romance novel Anderson was reading was opened on her desk. Her purse and car keys were missing, but her vehicle was in the parking lot outside of the office. She didn't leave a note on the door, which was her usual habit whenever she had to step out. Anderson had received disturbing calls at work in the weeks before her disappearance, leading her employers to install an emergency buzzer and keep the office doors locked. Her family reported that she also suffered from recurring nightmares about being attacked by a man. Despite several suspects being investigated, her case remains unsolved.