Missing from: Whatcom County, Washington
Missing: March 9, 2000
Date Of Birth: July 23, 1976
Age at disappearance: 23
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Sandy Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female. Surgical scar on right hip. Metal rod inside the entire length of one of her femurs as the result of previous automobile accident injuries. Beauty mark above the upper corner of right lip. Pierced ears. Speaks fluent Spanish. Strong southern accent. Leah’s hometown: Durham, North Carolina
Details of Disappearance: Leah left her hometown on March 9, 2000. She did not advise anyone of her destination. She left in a white 1993 Jeep Cherokee, North Carolina Lic# JVP-2881. The vehicle was found abandoned on a logging road in Whatcom County on Saturday, March 18, 2000. Receipts in the vehicle show gasoline was purchased in Brooks, Oregon in the early morning hours of Monday, March 13, 2000. A ticket was purchased from the theater at Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham on March 13, 2000 at 2:10 pm for the movie, American Beauty. Cat food was found in the car which leads investigators to suspect that she may have taken her small kitten with her. Extensive searches of the area around her wreck provided few clues in her disappearance.
Investigating Agency: Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Det. Mark Joseph (360) 676-6650
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