Lewis left her residence in the 400 block of Moorehouse Drive in New Castle, Delaware and went to visit a friend in the 200 block of west Pulaski Highway in Elkton, Maryland. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on January 21, 2006, she called home and stated she was on her way back there. She never arrived and has not been seen since. Her vehicle was found abandoned in Newark, Delaware on October 17, 2006. Lewis has not been in contact with either of her two children since she went missing. Her cellular phone remains activated but has not been used. She may use the alias first names Colleen and/or Melanie, or the nickname Rish.