Rau was last seen on Campbell Street near Fenton Road and Atherton Road in Flint, Michigan on August 14, 2017. She has never been heard from again. Her mother reported her missing on August 18. Rau left behind three daughters, one of whom was an infant at the time of her disappearance. The children live with her mother. She has the following tattoos: stars on her groin, a name on the inside of her left wrist, a cross with initials on the inside of her lower left leg, a rabbit head with letters underneath on her arm, and a butterfly and the cartoon character Stitch on the back of her shoulders. Rau's nose was previously pierced, her ears are pierced, and she may have a scar on her eyebrow where she had to get stitches. She has a chip in her upper front tooth.