Missing Diane Augat

 Augat was last observed departing her abode in the 1000 block of Chesapeake Drive in Odessa, Florida, circa 11:00 a.m. on April 10, 1998. A witness noted Augat proceeding northward on U.S. 19 near New York Avenue in Hudson, Florida, on April 11, the subsequent day following her departure. Since then, she has vanished without a trace. Augat ventured out without her prescribed medication.

On April 13, three days post her disappearance, Augat's mother received a distressing phone call from her daughter. Unfortunately, no one was present to answer the call, and the answering machine captured the distressing message.

Augat's voice beseeched, "Help, help, let me out," amid background noises suggesting a struggle for the phone. Augat was heard insisting, "Hey, gimme that," before the call abruptly concluded. Caller identification indicated that the call originated from a locale named Starlight in the vicinity of Odessa. Despite efforts to redial, no response was elicited.

The severed tip of Augat's right middle finger, adorned with red nail polish, was discovered on the roadside in the U.S. 19/New York Avenue area on April 15, 1998. It was found in the vicinity where Augat was last sighted. Although a second finger was reported, only one was recovered by law enforcement. Two weeks subsequent to her disappearance, a bag containing Augat's neatly folded garments was found in an outdoor freezer at a convenience store in Odessa.

In 2000, a day subsequent to the publication of Augat's disappearance in the St. Petersburg Times, another bag surfaced at a Circle K convenience store in Pasco, Florida. Discovered by Augat's brother's girlfriend, the bag bore the label "Diane" and contained cosmetic items such as black eyeliner, Taboo perfume, and a tube of vivid pink lipstick, alongside a generic toothpaste tube.

Augat's mother identified the makeup and perfume as items her daughter commonly possessed. Additionally, the toothpaste tube resembled the one issued to her upon release from a mental institution weeks prior to her disappearance. Nonetheless, authorities have yet to authenticate the bag or its contents as Augat's possessions.

According to Augat's mother, her daughter assumed the role of a homemaker during the 1970s and early 1980s. However, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the late 1980s and sporadically adhered to her prescribed medication. Consequently, her three children were removed from her custody in 1988, preceding her divorce from her husband in 1991.

Augat faced multiple arrests for minor infractions in the ensuing years. Her mother disclosed that Augat had been subjected to involuntary psychiatric evaluations under Florida's Baker Act on at least 32 occasions.

One of the last known locations Augat frequented before her disappearance was the Coral Sands Motel, managed by Gary Robert Evers and his companion. In 2001, Evers faced charges of murder following an altercation during which he purportedly shot and killed an individual. Despite having no prior criminal record in Florida, Evers is regarded as a potential suspect in Augat's disappearance, although no formal charges have been filed against him in connection with the case.

Augat received treatment at a mental health institution several weeks before her disappearance in April 1998. Her mother contends that she was not fit for release and necessitated prolonged institutional care. To date, her case remains unresolved, with authorities positing foul play as a probable scenario in her disappearance.

Certain agencies assert that Augat's abode was situated in the 12000 block of Cobblestone Drive in Hudson, Florida, during the year 1998.