After a challenging year in which Darian suffered a miscarriage, a breakup, and the loss of her beloved dog, Darian explains to her mom Stephanie that she is going to enroll in nursing school, and to save money, would like to move back home to Wichita, KS. Stephanie agrees.

Darian Hudson's duplex apartment in Stillwater, OK

Darian - who is usually reliable - does not show up for her job as a server at Chili's on Perkins Road in Stillwater, OK.

Chili's on Perkins Road (Approx. Location)

Her best friend from Barton Community College, Monhollon says that she last FaceTimed with Darian on October 24, which was also the date of her last Twitter retweet.

Darian's friends begin to "blow up" Stephanie Hudson's phone with calls and texts that Darian did not show up for work and cannot be located.

Stephanie is informed she must wait 48 hours to file a report since Darian is an adult.

City of Stillwater Police Department

Stephanie decides to do her own investigation and drives to Darian's duplex apartment on the 500 block of West Fifth Street in Stillwater, OK. There she finds the door open, a light on, dishes in the sink, and Darian's cell phone left behind. There is no sign of forced entry or foul play.

Darian Hudson's duplex apartment in Stillwater, OK

Reconstructed after December 2: Construction workers at a construction site report seeing a woman matching Darian's description sitting down on a tree log. When they approached to see if she was okay, she was unresponsive and stared blankly.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Construction Site

Reconstructed after December 2: A man who lived on the property adjoining the church tells police he had seen Darian later that day talking with his grandchildren. According to Det. Kellison, the man stated his grandson got off the school bus and saw a female matching Darian’s description come up out of the creek, through his electrified fence, onto his property, and walk up to his grandchildren. By the time he got there, Darian was gone. He says that Darian was headed north to McElroy and then west toward Country Club.

Wooded area near construction site (Approx. Location)

Reconstructed after December 2: This is the last reported sighting of Darian. A witness reports seeing a woman matching her description sitting on a piece of construction equipment wearing blue jeans, a white tee-shirt, and (possibly) a dark coat. It looks like she may have been waiting for a ride.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Construction Site

48 hours after Stephanie reported her daughter missing to Stillwater Police Department, the official investigation begins. Police interview those close to Darian, but all are cleared as having no involvement. They also check public transit, as Darian does not own a vehicle, but find no record of her using public transportation.

City of Stillwater Police Department

Darian's information is submitted to NamUs and her Missing Persons case is created.

This is the first big break in the case, over a month after the last sighting of Darian. A man claims he found an unattended purse sitting on a concrete drainage pipe at the construction site around St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church at the intersection of McElroy and Country Club Roads, and took the purse and her debit card. After this break, law enforcement interview construction workers who were there are the time and are able to reconstruct/trace Darian's actions through October 26, which was the last known sighting of Darian.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Construction Site

Stillwater Police bring in drones and cadaver dogs to search the area. Darian’s hooded sweatshirt and wallet with credit cards are found, but there is no trace of Darian.

Wooded area near construction site (Approx. Location)