10-17-2012, 04:34 PM
This story was released only an hour ago, but I believe this information has already been reported.
http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index....st_13.html
Gresham Police released new information on a missing woman who disappeared under suspicious circumstances Tuesday.
Whitney Heichel, 21, missed the start of her 7 a.m. shift... after leaving her nearby home at about 6:45 a.m.
Police said Heichel's ATM card was used at a Troutdale gas station near Southeast Stark Street and Southwest 257th Avenue at about 9:15 a.m. Her 1999 black Ford Explorer was found abandoned at about 1 p.m., at a Wal-Mart...
Police are interested in speaking to anybody who might have seen Heichel's car between 9:15 and 11:47 a.m., in particular in the areas between Walmart and the gas station....
Gresham police spokesman Lt. Claudio Grandjean said investigators believe the SUV may have been seen east of Gresham and possibly into Sandy between 6:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Grandjean said 24 detectives from the East County Major Crimes Team are investigating Heichel's disappearance...
Interesting blog post about Whitney's disappearance:
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/1...missing_in
Whitney Heichel had the kind of drive to work that commuters dream about. It would normally take the missing Starbucks barista two minutes to drive from the Oregon apartment she shared with her husband to work. ...
... In two minutes she disappeared. It's so strange that it's downright chilling.
Something doesn't feel right. How does someone just up and disappear in two minutes? From their car?
Think about how you gauge your own safety. You stand at the door of the mall at night and think, "OK, it's just a quick dash to the car." You tell your kids they can walk to the neighbor's house because it will only take a few seconds...
Whitney's husband said she left for work around 6:45 a.m. for a 7 a.m. shift. Her boss called him around 8:15 to ask why Whitney hadn't shown up. An hour and a half later -- after reportedly calling Whitney's cellphone, calling her parents, then driving around looking for her -- Clint Heichel called the cops and reported his wife missing.
Her car has since been found, abandoned at a Wal-Mart with a window smashed out. Cops also say her debit card was used at a gas station where surveillance video also shows her car (although it's too grainy to tell if Whitney was behind the wheel or not).
...I hate to say it, but if it happened in that short a time span, it had to be something pretty darn bad. It means someone was moving quick. It means someone knew what they were doing....
http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index....st_13.html
Gresham Police released new information on a missing woman who disappeared under suspicious circumstances Tuesday.
Whitney Heichel, 21, missed the start of her 7 a.m. shift... after leaving her nearby home at about 6:45 a.m.
Police said Heichel's ATM card was used at a Troutdale gas station near Southeast Stark Street and Southwest 257th Avenue at about 9:15 a.m. Her 1999 black Ford Explorer was found abandoned at about 1 p.m., at a Wal-Mart...
Police are interested in speaking to anybody who might have seen Heichel's car between 9:15 and 11:47 a.m., in particular in the areas between Walmart and the gas station....
Gresham police spokesman Lt. Claudio Grandjean said investigators believe the SUV may have been seen east of Gresham and possibly into Sandy between 6:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Grandjean said 24 detectives from the East County Major Crimes Team are investigating Heichel's disappearance...
Interesting blog post about Whitney's disappearance:
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/1...missing_in
Whitney Heichel had the kind of drive to work that commuters dream about. It would normally take the missing Starbucks barista two minutes to drive from the Oregon apartment she shared with her husband to work. ...
... In two minutes she disappeared. It's so strange that it's downright chilling.
Something doesn't feel right. How does someone just up and disappear in two minutes? From their car?
Think about how you gauge your own safety. You stand at the door of the mall at night and think, "OK, it's just a quick dash to the car." You tell your kids they can walk to the neighbor's house because it will only take a few seconds...
Whitney's husband said she left for work around 6:45 a.m. for a 7 a.m. shift. Her boss called him around 8:15 to ask why Whitney hadn't shown up. An hour and a half later -- after reportedly calling Whitney's cellphone, calling her parents, then driving around looking for her -- Clint Heichel called the cops and reported his wife missing.
Her car has since been found, abandoned at a Wal-Mart with a window smashed out. Cops also say her debit card was used at a gas station where surveillance video also shows her car (although it's too grainy to tell if Whitney was behind the wheel or not).
...I hate to say it, but if it happened in that short a time span, it had to be something pretty darn bad. It means someone was moving quick. It means someone knew what they were doing....