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SALT LAKE CITY -- Stephanie Cook was 5 years old when her mother disappeared.
The year was 1994, two days after Christmas. Her mother dropped her off at a friend's house while she picked up her paycheck and a few groceries.
Now, 17 years later, she's never returned.
"Just imagine waking up one morning and your best friend in the whole world is gone," Cook said. "What would you do?"
In the months that followed Campbell's disappearance, there were several possible sightings. Her car was found near the Jordan River, unlocked with her purse and money inside.
After that the case went cold.
"Someone out there knows what happened to my mom and hopefully they'll see her picture and they'll come forward finally," Cook said.
Cook chooses Liberty Park as the spot to reach out to others about her mother's disappearance. The park holds special memories of their time together, and this Labor Day weekend she knew it would be full of people she could talk to.
"It never goes away. The thoughts are probably with her every single day and night--wondering where she is at, what happened to her--it's devastating," Mia Coprich, a park-goer said.
