Last January, Pam Biggers, who was 52, traveled to Panama City Beach in the Florida Panhandle. A resident of Hueytown, Alabama, Biggers was there for a business conference and accompanied by a colleage. Both were staying at the La Quinta Inn.
She checked into the hotel upon arrival and had a phone conversation with her husband at about 5:30 in the afternoon, telling him she had arrived safely. Biggers mentioned her plans to dine with the colleague, which she apparently did shortly after getting off the phone. The two women returned to their rooms at around 7:00 p.m.
What happened after that is still a mystery. Biggers has not been seen since she returned from dinner with her friend. Law enforcement officials believe Biggers read in bed, due to the placement of her reading glasses and a book on the bed. Still, she did not change into her pajamas for the night and wherever she went, she did not take her car keys, her cell phone, purse, or the key to her hotel room with her.
Biggers suffered some problems and had recently gone off of her medication. According to her husband, "We think she may have initially wandered off on her own," Don Biggers said. "She had some episodes . . . voices in her head and paranoia." He had not wanted her to go on the trip to the Panhandle due to his concerns.
Her car remained in the hotel parking lot and it is not clear whether she wandered off on her own accord or was the victim of a crime. Possibly, both could have happened. She was particularly distressed about her son's impending deployment to Afghanistan, a factor which could have exacerbated her fragile mental state.
She checked into the hotel upon arrival and had a phone conversation with her husband at about 5:30 in the afternoon, telling him she had arrived safely. Biggers mentioned her plans to dine with the colleague, which she apparently did shortly after getting off the phone. The two women returned to their rooms at around 7:00 p.m.
What happened after that is still a mystery. Biggers has not been seen since she returned from dinner with her friend. Law enforcement officials believe Biggers read in bed, due to the placement of her reading glasses and a book on the bed. Still, she did not change into her pajamas for the night and wherever she went, she did not take her car keys, her cell phone, purse, or the key to her hotel room with her.
Biggers suffered some problems and had recently gone off of her medication. According to her husband, "We think she may have initially wandered off on her own," Don Biggers said. "She had some episodes . . . voices in her head and paranoia." He had not wanted her to go on the trip to the Panhandle due to his concerns.
Her car remained in the hotel parking lot and it is not clear whether she wandered off on her own accord or was the victim of a crime. Possibly, both could have happened. She was particularly distressed about her son's impending deployment to Afghanistan, a factor which could have exacerbated her fragile mental state.
