04/06/2026
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SUNY ALBANY
MARCH 2, 1998
Suzanne Gloria Lyall was 19 years old when she vanished from the SUNY Albany campus. She was quiet, intelligent, routine driven, and deeply focused. A computer science student. A poet. Someone who did not just disappear.
Suzanne was born April 6, 1978 and raised in Ballston Spa, New York. She was described by her family as incredibly smart and reserved, someone who built computers from scratch and held herself to high standards. After graduating high school with honors, she attended SUNY Oneonta but transferred to SUNY Albany because the program was not challenging enough. While attending school full time, she worked two part time jobs, one at a computer company in Troy and one at Babbageโs inside Crossgates Mall.
On March 2, 1998, Suzanne attended her classes and took a midterm exam she had been anxious about. That afternoon, she took a CDTA bus to Crossgates Mall for her evening shift at Babbageโs. She left work at approximately 9:20 pm and boarded a CDTA bus heading back to campus. The bus arrived at SUNY Albany between 9:40 and 9:45 pm. A witness saw Suzanne walking toward her dorm. That is the last confirmed sighting of her.
Suzanne never returned to her dorm room. Her roommates did not hear her keys, something they said they would have noticed. She never made the routine phone call to her boyfriend to say she was home. She never showed up to class again and missed another midterm exam. This behavior was immediately out of character. Suzanne lived by routine and was not known to take risks.
Shortly after her disappearance, twenty dollars was withdrawn from Suzanneโs bank account at an ATM approximately two and a half miles from campus. The correct PIN was entered. It has never been publicly confirmed who made that withdrawal. Entering the correct PIN does not prove identity, only access.
Two months later, Suzanneโs Babbageโs name tag was found near the Collins Circle bus stop area on campus. The tag appeared weather exposed, making it unclear whether it was dropped the night she disappeared or earlier. No other confirmed physical evidence has ever been publicly released.
Suzanne had told her manager at Babbageโs that she believed she was being stalked. There are no public details about who she meant, how long this had been going on, or whether it was ever investigated further. The statement exists. The context does not.
Campus police initially suggested that Suzanne may have gone off the grid temporarily, a response her parents immediately pushed back against. New York State Police later became involved, but Suzanne Lyall has never been found.
Suzanneโs disappearance helped lead to changes in how missing college students are handled. In 2008, the Suzanne Lyall Campus Safety Act was signed, requiring colleges and universities to have clearer procedures when students go missing. Change came. Answers did not.
Suzanne was 5'3" with long reddish brown hair and blue eyes, weighing approximately 165 to 175 pounds. She had a mole beneath her left ear and a brown birthmark on her left calf. She may have worn glasses or contacts. She was last seen wearing a black trench coat, black shirt, jeans, and carrying a black bag. She wore distinctive jewelry, including a gold vow ring and a black cord necklace.
Someone knows something. Suzanne did not vanish into thin air. Time does not erase responsibility. If you have information about Suzanne Lyall, contact New York State Police. Share her name. Keep this case alive.
