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Feb 17, 2008 4:41 pm US/Eastern

Where Is Judy Engelmann?

Reporting
Pablo Guzman
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (CBS) ― You can tell by her sisters' eyes just how rough this week has been for them. For Karen Hall and Susan Morales. The sisters of Judy Engelmann, 48, a North Plainfield, New Jersey woman who has been missing from her home since Thursday evening, February 8th.

"She had a lunch appointment the next day with a friend who flew in from Montana, and never showed," Karen told me. "That is not like Judy, to not even call. One of her twin sons came to the house. And saw her car outside. Unlocked. The door to the house was unlocked. Her keys and cell phone were inside. Her pocketbook was out back."

North Plainfield police got on it right away. Chief William Parenti: "We had a dog do a search. The trail went right outside and stopped. A volunteer search and rescue team came out with four dogs. Same thing. The family has a home in upstate New York. We checked that. She has a friend just outside Boston. Police in that jurisdiction were very cooperative, they went right out. Nothing."

You can see Karen is trying to remain calm as she talks to me, not wanting to lose composure, trying to make sure the message about her sister gets out. That someone will see this, and see Judy's pictures, and call police. Or that maybe Judy herself will see, and make the call. Susan is standing nearby as Karen and I talk in front of a camera. Susan knew she could not go on without breaking down.

The flier police have been circulating mentions that Judy Engelmann has been treated for depression; Chief Parenti says her anxiety medication was found at the house, so she is now not on it. Karen and Susan say their sister recently expressed fears that someone may have been following her recently, but the sisters believe it's possible this may have grown out of Judy's rising anxiety. "Still," Karen told me, "could her anxiety have led her to think she had to get away for a while? We just don't know. She's never done anything like this. She always calls."

"Please," she begs her sister, "please: there are people who love you who are worried. Please --- call."

If you have seen Judy Engelmann or know anything about her disappearance, police and her family ask that you please call the North Plainfield Police Department at 908-769-2937. 

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