The Humboldt Five: “So Many Missing From Such a Small Area”

Humboldt missing five

To raise awareness of local women who’ve disappeared under suspicious circumstances, a new graphic was recently released.

Today, hoping to get answers for the families of five Humboldt women that disappeared under suspicious circumstances, missing person activists launched a social media campaign. The campaign includes a Facebook page for the five missing women, share-able graphics (see image above,) a hashtag (#‎HumboldtMissingFive‬) and an interactive map (see photo below) of where the women disappeared. So-Cal Advocates For The Missing and their partners urge community members to share these images and this story in hopes that clues to the whereabouts of the women might emerge.

Heather Miller, a family advocate for NorCal Alliance for the Missing, designed the map. She said she was asked by a colleague to create it and was surprised by how much she learned in the process. “I was already familiar with the cases from research I had done on …Humboldt and the surrounding counties….I think [this] gives a new perspective, by combining their information and photos with a map showing you the locations that they are missing from.”

“As I was making it,” she said, “I feel it gave me a bigger picture…[The women] are more than just a name and photo on a missing person flyer. These are real people, who are missing from real places….Someone loves them and is searching for them.”

Humboldt 5

For the interactive map, click this link.

Who Are the Missing Women:

A spokesperson for the Humboldt Missing Five page said she found it curious that “so many were missing from such a small area.” She had recently formed a successful campaign around five men who had vanished in the Bay Area and has hopes that grouping the women together will help the community think about the disappearances in new ways–ways which might lead to uncovering what happened to them.

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Christine Walters: A week before she vanished on November 14th, 2008, a naked, scratched and bleeding Christine asked for help at a home on Tompkins Hill Road. She said she was being followed. After being taken to the hospital, Christine made plans to return to her Wisconsin family. She never made it.She was last seen at a copy store in Eureka. A recent post about her on Facebook was shared over 7000 times. Consequently there has been a renewed excitement about the case. A spokesperson for So-Cal Advocates for the Missing said several people have called in with possible sightings this last week in the Eureka area.

Last seen: Nov 14, 2008

Where: Eureka, CA

Description when last seen: White female, 5’1″, a little over 100 pounds. Red hair, green eyes. A tattoo on her neck and another on her hip.

sheilaSheila Franks- Sheila Franks and Danielle Bertolini disappeared within a week of each other. Family members claim they were both last seen with the same man. Learn more about Sheila here.

Last seen: 2 Feb 2014

Where: Rio Dell

Description when last seen:  White female, 37 years old, 5’5” tall and approximately 120 lbs., strawberry blond hair, blue eyes. 

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Danielle Bertolini– The disappearance of Danielle Bertolini and Sheila Franks has received extensive coverage locally and nationally. The two women knew each other. Family members are convinced their cases are connected. See more information on Danielle here.

Last seen:  February 9, 2014

Where: Swain’s Flat

Description when last seen: White female, 23 years old, 5’2″, 105 pounds, blond hair, blue eyes.

karen

Karen Mitchell- Karen’s case received national attention this month when her disappearance was linked to millionaire and multiple murder suspect Robert Durst. Durst lived in Trinidad at the time.

Last seen: November 25, 1997

Where: Karen was last seen on Broadway in Eureka

Description when last seen: White female,16 years old, 5’5″, 130 pounds, sandy hair, blue/green eyes.

jade

Jennifer “Jade” Wilmer: Technically, Jade was living in Trinity County when she disappeared but she was last seen hitchhiking to Willow Creek and had previously lived in Eureka.

After her daughter’s disappearance, Jade’s mother, Susan, helped push through Jennifer’s Law which required states “to report information concerning unidentified bodies into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. This procedure provides easier cross-referencing of missing persons and unidentified victims in the US.” (Information from here.)

Last seen: September 13, 1993

Where: hitchhiking between Hawkins Bar and Willow Creek.

Description when last seen: Brown hair, blue eyes. 5’2″ 100 pounds. Dreads. Left eyebrow has faint scar.

More on the Missing:

Jeff JosephHeather Miller says that there are several missing men in the area, too. One, Jeff Joseph, disappeared last June. There is a $10,000 reward in his case. Miller urges people to share the information about the women and Joseph. “He is deeply missed and his family is actively searching everyday,” she said. “For families like these support from the local communities is so important! I believe that when people come together and help one another, amazing things can happen!”

If you have any information on any of these missing person cases, please contact Humboldt Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251. Or report information anonymously on the Sheriff’s Tipline 707-268-2539.

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Victoria
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Victoria
8 years ago

Kym,

Is there a way to share this post? My aunty was head of the missing persons department for SF PD and is recently retired….I would like to see if she has any advice/insight.

Heather
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Heather
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym I have a question how do we get louie taylor added to the mizzing five can u help

Penny Cordova
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Penny Cordova
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

My sister has been missing since 1991 her name Andrea “Chick” White

Delmar Allen
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Delmar Allen
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Not sure why, but it sure seems that Kim you know there is a reason why our school and childhood friend Andrea “chick” White needs more attention regardless of time, as children born in a small town we all are aware of the fear of who you can trust, can we trust you to reach out to Penny and see her face to face and add Andrea to the list of five and make it six or do something of a story and start a list of minority missing persons have no fear our community will stand by you. Andrea and the whole community needs your help ,if you just research and create your own story, as your real compassion is being a reporter is to write of all race, we trust in you. thank you

April Walters
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April Walters
5 years ago
Reply to  Heather

Charlene Rosser disappeared from Eureka in April of ‘98, found murdered in 2003 in a different county, and finally identified through DNA around 5 years ago. It should have been The Missing 6. Her daughter was left with no answers and it seems to me that the Sheriff’s Department has done nothing to find out what happened to her. They did very little to search for her when she went missing! I hope you add her to your list of the people that have disappeared from Humboldt County.

Rainbow Sky
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Rainbow Sky
8 years ago
Reply to  Victoria
Kehala Williams
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Kehala Williams
8 years ago

What about sumi juan missing from hoopa? This is the third article that has focused on missing persons of Humboldt county but not one has mentioned her. I really hope it isn’t because she is native American?

Heather McCovey
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Heather McCovey
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Thank you Kim! I think this a great idea to try and find out what has happened to these girls and men. But, I know several Missing Native Women from Humboldt that aren’t listed just as Sumi. It would be nice if they were included.

julie
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julie
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

I’m reposting all the links on my Facebook page. I live in Willow Creek

Constance
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Constance
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Any news about Hanah from Petrolia?

KaylaraOwl
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6 years ago

I know this is an old post, but could you send me the names of the missing Native American women from Humbolt Co. ? I’m working on getting them entered into Namus.

Nicole
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8 years ago

Also chick white from hoopa ca

Penny Cordova
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Penny Cordova
8 years ago
Reply to  Nicole

Thanks I was just gonna say that. Andrea “Chick”White, my younger sister has been missing since July 31, 1991 she has four beautiful children and now has to grandbabies.

Penny Cordova. Email me and I can provide you with info on her. My email is [email protected]
My cell Number is 530.623.7016

Humboldt County Sherriffs detective has all the information

nines
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8 years ago

Holding my head….

Guest
Guest
Guest
8 years ago

My niece, Charlene Rosser, was missing since 1998. Her remains were found in 2012 around the Turlock area, however, she went missing from Eureka.

I wonder how many more there are that aren’t mentioned on here.

Sarah
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Sarah
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

I have heard they heard they have found remains of one of the missing five.. Please don’t dismiss, the find of this woman’s remains, and still consider the other girl missing…

Brenda Condon
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8 years ago
Reply to  Guest

She is still listed as a missing person , why is that , do you know .

Vikki Joseph
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Vikki Joseph
8 years ago

Thank you Kym!

Diane Crockett
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Diane Crockett
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

First off so good to see your still working locally as reporter!! Thanks so much for this new article. We just simply CAN NOT let these people be forgotten and swept under the rug as way to much stuff in Humboldt usually is. Sadly the saying “if you want to murder someone and get away with it,do it in Humboldt”,just keeps proving to be true

Trisha B.
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Trisha B.
8 years ago

Hello,
I am Shawn Dickerson`s mom ~ He is one of the California 5 .. I `m glad to see and think its a good idea to group these you women together. There`s power in numbers and prayer .
God bless your heart
Trish

Trisha B.
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Trisha B.
8 years ago

thank you for sharing ..

friend of Eric Day!
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friend of Eric Day!
8 years ago

Eric Day isn’t mentioned!! Hes been missing since 96-97 please add him to it!

Heather
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8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

I was thinking about making one of those Kym. I will start working on it and I will send you a copy! Send me any info you think would help since they are not all entered into NamUs! I dont want to leave anyone out!

Brenda Condon
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8 years ago
Reply to  Heather

Heather , it would be great if we just keep adding the missing women to the map we have , what do you think ?

Mariahgirl
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6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Missing on 530 or 530 missing out facebook has some people from numerous counties listed including Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta and Butte among others.

josh
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josh
8 years ago

Any leads on Eric Day?

Cheryl
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Cheryl
8 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kathy Day is his mom. She is on FB.

KaylaraOwl
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6 years ago

I don’t know if you’re going to see this, so long after it was originally posted, but I may have found Eric Day, alive, but in jail. There’s a picture of him here, so if you see this, and this is not him, please let me know. I’m not seeing *any* reports of Eric Day being missing anywhere except from your comments. So there might not be a missing persons report filed for him, and he’s definitely not in Namus.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/courts/man-in-armed-standoff-sentenced-to-years-in-prison/article_b6b375a7-223c-5d6a-9e94-7ea7521b6ca9.html

KATHY DAY
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KATHY DAY
4 years ago
Reply to  KaylaraOwl

This is not him. I have a photo of my son I can post, but think I sent one already?

Tabetha Connell
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Tabetha Connell
8 years ago

I’m happy to see that people take this sort of time. But, as it has been over 20 years now since the disappearance of my mother (Hannah Jane Rowell missing since 1993) I wonder what my family has done wrong. It is a cold case with no new evidence and no recognition.

Constance
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Constance
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Any news about Hanah from Petrolia?

Anastasia Conlin
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Anastasia Conlin
8 years ago

You are doing a good thing. Keep looking. Talk, talk, talk to the people who knew the missing women and men. Someone always knows something.

Cami Vasquez
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Cami Vasquez
8 years ago

Call me over paranoid, but I noticed a pattern in all the missing females you shared; they are all white, 5’5 to 5’1, 100-120 lbs, and light brown to blonde in hair color. This is either the creepiest Redwood Curtain coincidence, or there might be a serial killer in Humboldt.

Kevin
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Kevin
8 years ago
Reply to  Cami Vasquez

I noticed the same thing, and sadly I don’t think it’s a coincidence. I had a friend who was going to school for criminology focused on profiling serial killers. What she told me she learned from her professor was there is a staggering number of these killers out there. The problem though is they can’t tell the public for fear of more murders due to the publicity, as well as copycats, and mass public fear. It’s very scary to think. My thoughts and prayers are with all who are affected by the disappearance of they’re loved ones.

Debra
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Debra
8 years ago
Reply to  Cami Vasquez

I noticed the same thing right away. Robert Durst may have been living in Trinidad, but there are planes that go both ways back and forth from Trinidad. I sure am hopeful that the police prove he wasn’t only just living in Trinidad, but can prove he was in Trinidad the day these woman went missing. If you look at pictures of Robert Durst’s wife who is also “missing”, they all look so similar in all characteristics.

Christine Walters, Karen Mitchell, and Jennifer Wilmer similarities are so close; Height, weight, complexion and hair color.

Christine Walters is a Wisconsinite and I pray for her family always. Christine Walters also shares both of my daughters middle name Christine and Lindsey.

Stacy
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Stacy
7 years ago
Reply to  Cami Vasquez

I’ve noticed the same thing

Veterans friend
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Veterans friend
7 years ago
Reply to  Cami Vasquez

That would be ANOTHER serial killer…there have been several in the 45 years I have been here. It is devastating how much damage all of us suffer at the hands of a few.

Pamlyn Millsap
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Pamlyn Millsap
8 years ago

Kym,

Another female is missing and should be added to this group. Her name is Sumi Juan and she was from Hoopa CA. I can’t give you the dates that she went missing but that would be easy to find for whomever is tracking these girls.

I can give you the following information. She was someone who mattered a great deal to many people including me. She was sweet, kind, thoughtful and smart. She also trusted people. She has three daughters who would love to know what happened to their mother. She was young when she went missing, around 30 years old.

Most of the folks who know her believe that she was murdered. I remember talking with her daughter who was about 5 years old a few days after she was missing. When I asked when she had last seen her mother, she said, “She is gone now Pamlyn. She had on white pants, a pink sweatshirt and white tennis shoes. Can you find her for me?” She then handed me a post it note that says “Charlene Love Pamlyn” that I have hanging in my kitchen and will cherish forever. It wasn’t that she “loved me” it was that she loved that I cared that her mother was missing and that I would try to look for her.

I got a search party together that included folks from the Valley and the Coast. We walked and walked that river. I told everyone the clothing description that Charlene had given me so they could be on the lookout for pink and white clothing. Lynne Soderberg, the Chief at HSU PD turned to me and said, ” We are looking for bones Pamlyn” I think that was when I got that Sumi might not be coming home to her three girls.

We didn’t find her and there have been stories about who did what to her. She is missing to this day. I was hopeful last week when they found bones up in the Valley that it would be Sumi so we could have closure for her kids and some sort of remembrance for Sumi Jaun. She mattered to many of us and she should be one of the missing. Make that six Kym. Thank you- Pamlyn

Brenda Adams Condon
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8 years ago
Reply to  Pamlyn Millsap

Pamlyn , We have a Facebook page set up where we started with the five and we are adding the other women we find that are missing in Humboldt County . We added her information yesterday on the page . This is so incredible for all of us to hear your story . Please like the page and send us photos of her .
facebook.com/HUMBOLDTMISSINGWOMEN

Pamlyn Millsap
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Pamlyn Millsap
8 years ago

Thank you Kym. I probably have photo’s of her somewhere if they are needed.

Spinnerholm
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Spinnerholm
8 years ago

Wow. It is stories like yours, Pamlyn, that will keep the light shining on these missing girls/women and men.

April Bertolini
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April Bertolini
8 years ago

Thank you for all you’ve done Kym. We pray that people will come forward that have some knowledge of where our missing loved ones are – and what happened to them! Think about the hearts that are breaking and need closure on this part of their loved one’s life. Put yourself in their position for a minute and do the right thing.

Jeremy
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Jeremy
8 years ago

Great work Kym, but it might be needful to alter the campaign to cover more ground and less gender. #humboldtdisappeared

kristi
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8 years ago

I hope these women et the justce they deserve

unknown
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unknown
8 years ago

It sounds like it might be someone everyone trusted possibly a cop and that could be why no one is looking. I’m just saying, who’s the person in charge in that county. Wouldn’t you be looking for these people if you where in charge of everyone’s saftey. I know i would. It Looks a little Suspicious to me.

unknown
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unknown
8 years ago

It sounds like it might be someone everyone trusted possibly a cop and that could be why no one is looking. I’m just saying, who’s the person in charge in that county. Wouldn’t you be looking for these people if you where in charge of everyone’s saftey. I know i would. It Looks a little Suspicious to me. Possibly chp

Tara burbank
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Tara burbank
8 years ago

every one should check into the missing and found women and men in Shasta county

pamela risling
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pamela risling
8 years ago

There are two beautiful young women from Hoopa who should be on that list.
Sumi Juan and Chick White……Please add there information. Both of their cases are listed as suspicious and they too are from Humboldt County.

Liz
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Liz
8 years ago

Mendocino Co. Sheriff’s web page has a section just for missing people. They list 11 men and 5 women as missing. One goes back to 1976, the most recent missing one year ago this month. http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/missing/index.html

I am wondering why Humboldt Co. Sheriff doesn’t offer this information. Why do Humboldt Co. and Shasta Co. families have to create web pages for their missing? Trinity Co. Sheriff’s web page list one person missing.

misty taylor
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misty taylor
8 years ago

My brother Louie Taylor should be put on here he was murdered in 08 in Xenia can..and no one will do anything

Stephen Wilmer
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Stephen Wilmer
8 years ago

Kym,
Thank you for including my sister and not allowing this very real problem, of missing persons, to be ignored. Good bless you!

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Allie
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Allie
8 years ago

Sumi Juan is still missing. Missing since September. I hope the organizers and your readers see this and add her. Thanks!

http://www.tworiverstribune.com/2012/04/search-for-sumi/

I'd rather not say
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I'd rather not say
8 years ago

Charlene Rosser went missing on Mother’s Day in 1998. Her body was found a few years later in some brush on the side of the road near Truckee.

Her disappearance and murder has never been solved. She went missing from Eureka.

Toni
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Toni
8 years ago

Kym,
My 27yr old daughter Jessalyn Dean has been missing since the end of September 2015. She was last known to be in the Humboldt County area.
I would like to know how I can get her added to this list as well as help with finding her. Please contact me.
Toni

Layla B
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Layla B
4 years ago
Reply to  Toni

Please read my post and contact me –
714-274-3017
[email protected]

I’m creating a podcast surrounding these issues hoping to bring national attention to these missing persons-

I would love to speak with you

Kindest,

L

Concerned Citizen
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Concerned Citizen
7 years ago

Have you made progress on the list of missing persons?

Kelly
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Kelly
7 years ago

Danielle Bertolini was identified when a skull was found on the banks of the Van Duzen around the Grizzly Creek area in the past year or two.

Jan
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Jan
7 years ago
Jessica
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Jessica
7 years ago

This sounds a lot like the Ohio missing women….

Farce
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Farce
7 years ago

What ever happened with that skeleton found next to the Eel River on Halloween? Down by Piercy. Any identification on that yet?

Vera
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Vera
7 years ago

Omg, I’m reading all the missing in Humboldt and the surrounding area; Where is the FBI? This list goes on and on and why isn’t their more news coverage. This is why I watch Crime watch daily, they just don’t report high profile cases. They give a voice for the low proflie cases all over.

Up allnight
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Up allnight
7 years ago
Reply to  Vera

Rick carrington is responsible for the death of louie taylor but since he is a informant they do nothing

Hillenburg
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Hillenburg
7 years ago

I know this post was from 2015 but i live in Siskiyou county and you stuff gets shared alot when things happen around HWY 96, a lot of people use you page for news! and well I have been watching Crime watch daily here and there and well on their webpage Humboldt Missing five is on the top of the solve this crime tab.. I watching the 2 videos and read the article and well in the video this (your) article is on it ( I noticed the redhead blackbelt )and i thought it was cool and you would like to know or see it so here is the link

https://crimewatchdaily.com/2016/10/04/humboldt-mysteries-are-5-missing-women-in-a-california-county-connected/

Patricia Shanks
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Patricia Shanks
6 years ago

I think it is terrible that there are all these murdered and missing people being ignored and not Police or FBI is doing anything to find out their case profiles and look into their disappearances etc, i think it is shame for there families.Somebody needs to do something to investigate how and why these poor people went missing and give their families some closure.There is a serial killer running about killing people out there and until he is caught he is going to keep doing it. Somebody has got to put a stop to this NOW.

KATHY DAY
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KATHY DAY
4 years ago

This is not him. I have a photo of my son I can post, but think I sent one already?

Layla B
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Layla B
4 years ago

Hello all,

My name is Layla I studied psych and journalism in my undergrad years. I recently had a best friend move to Eureka back in 2017 – I was appalled to learn about all of the missing people men AND women! I’m going to be devoting my time to creating a podcast specifically about the missing people who have vanished it seems almost into thin air – as I’m doing my research regarding this the list of missing people never seems to end. When I visited my friend up north I remember seeing countless photos and pictures regarding the missing individuals

I really need as much help as I can shedding light on these individuals and their cases.

Please reach out to me
[email protected]

Im putting my podcast together as Im writing this I need as much information as I can -when I’m able too I’m going to try to go up north and speak with sheriffs department help me help you bring awareness to this issue!!

Kindest,

L

anon
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anon
3 years ago

4-5 women with a similar description have gone missing in southern Oregon, around Grants Pass Valley. Could be related to these missing cases near Eureka since it is nearby?

Copy and paste the whole link to see the missing persons reports.

https://www.oregon.gov/osp/missing/pages/missingpersons.aspx?wp1936=f:{o:0,a:{o:0,a:{c:65637,o:{t:0,v:%22F%22}},b:{c:4809,o:{t:0,v:%22Josephine%22}}},b:{c:57765,o:{t:0,v:%22BLOND%22}}}