She disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin 62 years ago after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis.

Audrey Backeberg was 20, living in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, when she disappeared in July 1962. A renewed investigation resulted in quite a surprise. She was still alive — and went missing on purpose.

Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she was reported missing. An investigation found her " disappearance was by her own choice."