Wilson was last seen in Whitehall, Ohio on April 18, 2005. She called a rental store and asked them to pick up the 61-inch television set she'd rented. By the time store employees arrived at Wilson's apartment, she was gone and so was the TV and her pet cat. She has never been heard from again. She left behind all her belongings, including her car and all her money, and she never picked up her last paycheck from the Wendy's restaurant where she worked. There was no sign of forced entry to her apartment and everything was in place inside. Wilson's coworkers at Wendy's describe her as a hardworking and dependable employee who wouldn't have left her job without notifying the manager.