Unsolved Mysteries: Who is Cindy Song? Details of the 2001 disappearance case, explored

Unsolved Mysteries, which features some most chilling cases of mysterious deaths, disappearances, and supernatural activity, recently explored the case of Cindy Song, which happened in 2021. It was Halloween night, and Cindy was attending a party dressed as a bunny with two more friends at Player's Nite Club in Pennsylvania. She mysteriously disappeared after the night. The authorities found no clues or a crime scene to follow, and it appeared as if she vanished without a trace.

Cindy was around 21 years old at the time of her disappearance. She attended high school in the US and was a senior at Pennsylvania State University, majoring in integrative arts. Despite some intriguing evidence, like her costume and purse missing, police had no concrete leads or suspects, and the case remains unsolved even after years. Read on to learn more about the case of Cindy Song, featured in Unsolved Mysteries.

Unsolved Mysteries: Who is Cindy Song?

Cindy was born on February 25, 1980, in South Korea and was studying at Pennsylvania State University at the time of the incident. Her real Korean name was Hyun Jong Song, while Cindy was her American name. She had moved to Virginia in 1995 to grow up with her aunt and uncle, and then she attended school in the US.

On the day of the disappearance, she attended a party dressed as a bunny and danced until 2 am. After partying and playing video games at a friend’s apartment, she was dropped off at her apartment in State College, Pennsylvania, around 4 a.m. on Nov 1. She was never seen again after that moment.

Cindy is described as bright, hardworking, and responsible, as per the interviews shown in Unsolved Mysteries. After the incident, her friends were baffled, especially because Cindy was known to be cautious and not someone who would disappear on a whim.

Here are the details of the 2001 disappearance case as shown in Unsolved Mysteries.

When the investigation took place, the authorities found no signs of forced entry or struggle. Her fake eyelashes, which she used in the Halloween part, were on the counter, suggesting that she had entered the apartment. The backpack she carried and the cell phone were inside. Although her purse, ID, credit cards, and bunny costume were missing. This can suggest one thing—she did come to the house, but again left in a hurry with the costumes on.

However, the authorities had no clear crime scene and no eyewitnesses, which made the case difficult to solve.

"We have no body, we have no crime scene, and we have no actual crime. So it’s been very frustrating without any of those pieces of the puzzle. And because of that, it seems like she just vanished in thin air,” said Detective Brian Sprinkle from the Ferguson Township Police Department in Unsolved Mysteries.

The case remained unsolved as the detectives couldn't find a single transaction happening from the credit cards or any record of the phone call.

“There was no activity on her credit cards. And there were no e-mails or any activity on her e-mail accounts that gave us any clue as to her disappearance.”

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In 2003, Paul Weakley, a criminal informant, claimed that Hugo Selenski and Michael Kerkowski abducted a woman matching Cindy’s description, mistaking her for a sex worker. According to their story, she was held in a vault and died at Selenski's house. The authority combed his house and found several other bodies, but not Cindy's. This keeps the case status intact.

It’s believed she may have left home again briefly, possibly to a store, but was abducted. Speculation has connected her case to other crimes, including serial killers, but nothing has been proven, as shown in Unsolved Mysteries.

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