On Halloween night 24 years ago, Penn State student Hyun Jong Song, known to friends as Cindy, joined the throngs of students for a night of partying and revelry.

Donning a bunny costume, she and her friends went to Player’s Night Club, now The Basement, on West College Avenue, where they danced, drank, and enjoyed the holiday. After the club, the girls reportedly went to a friend’s house to play video games for a few hours.

At 4 a.m. on November 1, 2001, the girls made their way home. Song’s roommate, Stacy Paik, left Song at her apartment on Blue Course Drive. That was the last time she, or anyone, would see Song alive.

The next morning, friends began noticing Song’s absence. Song was an independent girl who often went off on her own, so they didn’t think much of it until she was reported to have missed a shift at the Korean restaurant where she worked.

Song was born in South Korea, attended high school in Virginia, and came to Penn State to study integrative arts. On campus, she was involved in the Korean Undergraduate Student Association, the Red Cross, and an advertising club. People close to her agreed she would not up and leave for good without telling anyone.

Ferguson Township opened the investigation due to Song’s apartment being out of State College’s jurisdiction. Detective Brian Sprinkle ran point on the case.

The search of Song’s apartment left more questions than answers. There were no signs of struggle, and her false eyelashes she had worn that night had been taken off and left there, indicating that Song made it into the residence unharmed.

Paik claimed that her backpack she had worn earlier that night was also in the residence, along with her phone, which, like most young adults, Song always had with her. However, the bunny costume and Song’s ID and credit cards were never located.

A tip in December 2001 reignited the case when a woman of Song’s description was seen reportedly being abducted by a man in Philadelphia. The witness was interviewed at length for all possible information, but the tip was eventually deemed incorrect.

Another theory that has yet to be proven correct or incorrect says that Song’s disappearance is connected to Hugo Selenski, a Pennsylvanian serial killer. According to WNEP 16, Selenski’s co-conspirator Paul Weakley brought forward the lead that Selenksi was involved in her kidnapping.

Multiple bodies were uncovered on Selenski’s property in 2003, but Song’s remains were not discovered. While many still believe he had a hand in the crime, no further evidence has come forward to tie him to Song.

Song’s case remains open with the Ferguson police, and her family has not given up hope that she will return home unharmed one day.

If you know anything about Cindy Song’s disappearance, you can contact Ferguson Township Police at (814) 237-1172.