Mellin, circa 1970.

Cindy Lee Mellin
Missing since January 20, 1970 from Ventura, Ventura County, California.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: December 3, 1950
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 19 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6" (168 cm.); 105 lbs. (48 kg.)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; blue eyes. Mellin wears contact lenses.
• Clothing/Jewelry: She was last seen wearing a navy blue dress with red buttons, a brown corduroy coat and blue shoes with gold buckles. She was also wearing a gold ring with a single pearl.
• Dentals: Not available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Mellin was employed by the Broadway Department Store in the Buenaventura Shopping Center. She left work shortly after closing on the night of January 20, 1970. She was last seen standing next to her car in the shopping center parking lot while an unidentified male changed her tire. When she failed to return home that night, her father went to the shopping center looking for her and found her car still up on a jack with the flat tire still attached.

The disappearance of Cindy Lee Mellin is a case with possible ties to the infamous Zodiac killer. But Ventura cold case detectives say the evidence points to another killer.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Ventura Police Department
805-339-4400

Agency Case Number: CR50785

NCIC Number: M-654977212
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
California Department of Justice
Ventura Police Department