Disappearance of Anthonette Cayedito

Anthonette Christine Cayedito is an American girl who disappeared from her home in Gallup, New Mexico in the early morning hours of April 6, 1986. Background: Cayedito was born on December 25, 1976, to Penny Cayedito, a Navajo Native American, and Anthony Montoya, a caucasian father of Italian descent. After her parents' separation, Anthonette and her younger sister, Wendy, were raised by their mother in Gallup, New Mexico. Disappearance: Cayedito disappeared from her home on U.S. Route 66 in Gallup, New Mexico in the early morning hours of April 6, 1986. That evening, Cayedito's mother, Penny, had been out with friends at a local bar, and Anthonette along with her younger sister, Wendy, were with a babysitter. Penny arrived home around midnight and sent the babysitter home. According to Wendy, there had been a knock at the door around 3 a.m.; both of the girls were still awake, and Anthonette believed the person at the door to be her uncle, Joe. The following morning, when Penny awoke to prepare the girls for Bible school, she realized Anthonette was not in her bedroom. After inquiring with the neighbors to see if Anthonette had been seen outside that morning, she phoned police. Alleged sightings: One year after Cayedito's disappearance, the Gallup Police Department received a frantic phone call in which a young girl claimed to be Anthonette Cayedito; in the call, she said she was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The phone call cut off before a man's voice was heard saying: "Who said you could use the phone?" followed by a scream and scuffle. Cayedito's mother, Penny, believed the voice to be her daughter's. Four years later, in 1991, a waitress at a restaurant in Carson City, Nevada encountered a teenage girl matching Cayedito's description who continually knocked her utensils to the floor, seemingly attempting to get the waitress's attention. According to the waitress, the girl grabbed her hand when she went to pick up the utensils. The girl was in the company of a younger couple. After they left, the waitress found a napkin left on the table that had the phrase: "Help me! Call the police" written on it. Theories: According to investigators, Cayedito is believed to be deceased, though her whereabouts remain unknown as of 2016. Her mother, Penny, died on April 16, 1999; it was reported in 2016 that police believed Penny may have had more information than she'd given concerning her daughter's disappearance. Anthonette's estranged father, Anthony, died on August 17, 2012. Media depictions: Cayedito's disappearance was featured on Unsolved Mysteries in December 1992.