Minassian was last seen by relatives in Bourne on June 30, 1996. She and her family were vacationing on Cape Cod when she drove off in their minivan and left a 15-page letter stating the family would be better off without her but did not indicate suicide. The minivan she was driving was found in a Wellfleet restaurant parking lot where she and her husband had gone on their first date 18 years ago.