Carla Anderson

Carla Anderson (born on January 15, 1964) is a 23-year-old American woman who disappeared on November 13, 1987 from Wadena, Minnesota.

Background
Carla is a mildly mentally disabled woman; however, she tried to live a normal life and was proud of being independent. Her loved ones stated that local people would sometimes harass Carla or tried to take advantage of her. She also had a boyfriend who resided in Lake Park, Illinois.

At the time of her disapperance, Carla worked at a Hardee's restaurant.

Disappearance
Carla went out to dinner with her mother and stepfather at a Taco John's restaurant to celebrate Carla being named "Employee of the Month" at work.

Afterwards, Carla's parents picked up some videos for her to watch and dropped her off at her apartment. Carla was carrying a cup of soda when she was dropped off at her apartment.

The next day, Carla failed to show up for her morning work shift and has not been seen since. Her cup of soda (which was empty) was found in her apartment and one of the videos she had gotten to watch the night before was in her VCR. 

The only thing missing from Carla's apartment was her Hardee's jacket and her keys. The apartment door was locked from the outside. The building itself had a security door, but the door had been propped open that night by other tenants who were moving in.

Investigation
The night of Carla's disappearance, there was a fire burning in a swamp on the outskirts of Wadena, Minnesota and she would've been able to see it from her window. 

Authorities suspected that Carla left home to look at the fire upclose and was attacked by somebody; however, there is no evidence to support that theory.

A suspected serial killer named Floyd Todd Tapson was considered a possible suspect in Carla's disappearance, but he was cleared after he was interviewed by investigators.