Friends seek public help locating legendary singer Linda Perhacs after eight months missing from care.

Perhacs’ circle has reportedly retained a private investigator to help locate her.
Public disclosure about guardianship remains unclear; Laurel Stearns says she is trying to locate Perhacs, but the identity of her legal guardian has not been publicly clarified.
Jessica Hundley claimed Perhacs had been living in the care facility for several years and was dealing with dementia.
The missing-person plea was issued via an Instagram post that included a photo of Perhacs, with the message written by Mark “Frosty” McNeill.
Verified-information contact for the case is lstearns@primarywave.com, publicly circulated by Stearns in relation to locating Perhacs.
Linda Perhacs, the 82-year-old psychedelic folk singer behind the 1970 cult classic *Parallelograms*, has been missing for eight months, according to Stereogum. She was discharged from a residential care facility under the supervision of her legal guardian, but friends and collaborators have been unable to reach her or confirm she is safe.
A public plea was posted to Instagram by Mark "Frosty" McNeill, co-founder of music platform Dublab, on behalf of Perhacs' inner circle. The group includes former manager Laurel Stearns, musician Julia Holter, and author Jessica Hundley. They are urging anyone with information to come forward, according to Brooklyn Vegan.
McNeill wrote the missing-person message and included a photo of Perhacs in the post. The plea was amplified across music communities online. Stearns publicly circulated a contact email — lstearns@primarywave.com — asking anyone with knowledge of Perhacs' whereabouts to reach out, according to US Magazine.
The group says it is not alleging wrongdoing by anyone involved. Their stated concern is simple: eight months have passed with no contact and no confirmation that Perhacs is safe or receiving proper care.
Hundley said Perhacs had been living in the care facility for several years before her discharge. She also said Perhacs had been dealing with dementia, according to Brooklyn Vegan. The identity of her legal guardian has not been publicly clarified by any party involved.
The discharge placed Perhacs under her guardian's supervision. But friends say all attempts to contact the guardian have gone unanswered. The prolonged silence is what pushed the group to go public, according to Stereogum.
Perhacs' circle has reportedly retained a private investigator to help find her, according to US Magazine. The move signals a significant escalation beyond social media outreach. No public update has confirmed her location as of the time of reporting.
Perhacs recorded *Parallelograms* in 1970. It sold poorly at first but became a beloved artifact of psychedelic folk music over the following decades. She released a follow-up album, *The Soul of All Natural Things*, in 2014 — more than 40 years later — to wide acclaim, according to Head Topics.
Her influence on artists like Holter helped spark a resurgence of interest in her work. That deep connection between Perhacs and the music community is exactly why this disappearance has resonated so widely. Anyone with information is asked to contact lstearns@primarywave.com.
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