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The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Mystery after mom and daughter vanish during a routine trip home: ‘I'm desperate to find my daughter'
A California mom and her baby daughter have vanished during a routine trip home leaving family desperate to find them. Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen nearly two weeks ago on July 15, according to police. 'I'm desperate to find my daughter and her baby,' Owen's mother, Vickie Torres, told CNN. Owen, from Elk Grove in Sacramento County, was in Fresno for a routine checkup for her daughter, Torres said. She had left in the evening and hoped to get home before dark, her mother said, but she never returned. 'It's like she vanished into thin air,' Torres said. Owen's brother, Richard, fears his sister may have had a medical emergency as her family told CNN she suffers from high blood pressure. 'My fear is that maybe there was a medical emergency behind the wheel, and maybe she had veered off the road,' Richard told the outlet. 'I can't help but to feel like something horrible has happened.' Torres said, 'Everything is good in her life right now. There's no reason for her to have taken off.' Police told CNN there is nothing to suggest foul play is involved in Owen's disappearance. Owen has three other children: a 17-year-old, an 8-year-old, and a 3-year-old. Richard says the children are 'all devastated wanting to know if and when they will see their mother again.' Timeline of Owen's disappearance Owen had an 8:30 a.m. doctor's appointment for her daughter on Tuesday, July 15. Before the checkup, she visited her mother's house, where she changed and fed her daughter. After the appointment, she visited her brother's house. Richard said he last saw his sister at around 2:45 p.m. local time. Owen then went back to her mother's house to eat lunch and play with the baby, according to her mother. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Owen and her daughter had left the city at around 5 p.m. A traffic camera last captured her 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer just after 8 p.m. in Atwater, about an hour-and-a-half drive southeast of Elk Grove and around an hour northwest of Fresno, police say. The Fresno Police Department told CNN they believe Owen and her daughter are not in the Fresno area. Owen's partner didn't realize she was missing until Saturday, Richard said. Her partner thought Owen had stayed to help her mother clean up a house she had recently purchased, according to Richard.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old baby haven't been seen in nearly 2 weeks, alarming loved ones
Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter, Sandra McCarty, had visited family in Fresno and were heading home when they disappeared. A Northern California mom and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days after driving between Fresno County and Sacramento County earlier this month, family and authorities say. Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen driving in a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer on July 15, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a July 23 Facebook post. Owen's family insists she did not 'run away,' but they speculate that she may have suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel. The sheriff's office post includes photos of Owen and Sandra, as well as traffic camera photos of their car in Atwater, Calif., from around 8 p.m. PT on July 15 when they were 'supposed to be heading home to Elk Grove,' a city in Sacramento County. Atwater is less than halfway between Fresno and Elk Grove. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has turned over the case to the Fresno Police Department, since Owen's last location was in the latter's jurisdiction. The Fresno Police Department does not believe Owen and Sandra are in the Fresno area and does not believe foul play is involved, a spokesperson told Yahoo. Why were the mom and child in Fresno County? Owen, who lives in Elk Grove, had taken Sandra to Fresno for a routine checkup, Owen's mom, Vickie Torres, told CNN. Before going to the doctor's office, Owen stopped by Torres's house in Fresno to change and feed the baby before leaving for the 8:30 a.m. doctor's appointment. After the appointment, Owen visited her brother, Richard Owen, at his house in Fresno. Richard confirmed to CNN that the three were together around 2:45 p.m. on July 15. Owen then reportedly returned to Torres's house for the rest of the afternoon and told her mom she wanted to leave around 5 p.m. to get to Elk Grove before dark. Torres told CBS Sacramento that Owen had mentioned she needed to make a stop on her way home to pick up more baby formula. Mom and child weren't reported missing until days later Four days after Owen was last seen, her partner, Robert McCarty, contacted her family to report that she hadn't come home and he hadn't heard from her. Initially, McCarty assumed Owen had stayed a few extra days because it was common for her to do so when she visited family in Fresno, McCarty told Fox affiliate KMPH. Owen's brother, Richard, told CNN that it was not unusual not to hear from Owen for stretches at a time because she did not have a working phone, noting that the family usually got hold of her by contacting McCarty. After McCarty contacted the family last week, Torres reported Owen and Sandra missing to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. What police have said The Fresno Police Department has not publicly shared any new information on the case. The Fresno Police Department's Missing Persons Unit, which has been handling the case, is also working with the Sacramento Police Department and the Atwater Police Department, since that is where Owen's car was last seen, a spokesperson told Yahoo. California Highway Patrol also issued an Endangered Missing Advisory alert on July 21. Friends and family worry that 'something horrible has happened' The family's main concern is that Owen may have undergone a medical emergency while driving home. She had been suffering from high blood pressure that had worsened after she gave birth to Sandra, her family told CNN. 'My fear is that maybe there was a medical emergency behind the wheel,' Richard said. 'I can't help but to feel like something horrible has happened.' 'We haven't heard anything about it since, and we haven't heard from her,' Tiffany Machado, a close friend of Owen's, told KMPH. 'Her phone just goes straight to voicemail. We're really concerned about the baby. She's only 8 months old.' Both Richard and Torres said that they do not think Owen intentionally disappeared, noting that she has three other children in addition to Sandra: A 17-year-old from a previous relationship, and an 8- and a 3-year-old with McCarty. 'We, as a family, know she didn't leave on her own,' Torres told CNN. 'Everything is good in her life right now. There's no reason for her to have taken off.' Richard Owen added he had been sleeping in his car while searching the surrounding area where his sister and niece were last seen. 'At this point, I'm not ruling out anything,' Richard told CNN. 'I'm trying to find her in any way possible.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old baby haven't been seen in nearly 2 weeks, alarming loved ones
Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, had visited family in Fresno and were heading home when they disappeared. A Northern California mom and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days after driving between Fresno County and Sacramento County earlier this month, family and authorities say. Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, Sandra McCarty, were last seen driving in a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer on July 15, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a July 23 Facebook post. Owen's family insists she did not 'run away,' but they speculate that she may have suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel. The sheriff's office post includes photos of Owen and Sandra, as well as traffic camera photos of their car in Atwater, Calif., from around 8 p.m. PT on July 15 when they were 'supposed to be heading home to Elk Grove,' a city in Sacramento County. Atwater is less than halfway between Fresno and Elk Grove. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has turned over the case to the Fresno Police Department, since Owen's last location was in the latter's jurisdiction. The Fresno Police Department does not believe Owen and Sandra are in the Fresno area and does not believe foul play is involved, a spokesperson told Yahoo. Why were the mom and child in Fresno County? Owen, who lives in Elk Grove, had taken Sandra to Fresno for a routine checkup, Owen's mom, Vickie Torres, told CNN. Before going to the doctor's office, Owen stopped by Torres's house in Fresno to change and feed the baby before leaving for the 8:30 a.m. doctor's appointment. After the appointment, Owen visited her brother, Richard Owen, at his house in Fresno. Richard confirmed to CNN that the three were together around 2:45 p.m. on July 15. Owen then reportedly returned to Torres's house for the rest of the afternoon and told her mom she wanted to leave around 5 p.m. to get to Elk Grove before dark. Torres told CBS Sacramento that Owen had mentioned she needed to make a stop on her way home to pick up more baby formula. Mom and child weren't reported missing until days later Four days after Owen was last seen, her partner, Robert McCarty, contacted her family to report that she hadn't come home and he hadn't heard from her. Initially, McCarty assumed Owen had stayed a few extra days because it was common for her to do so when she visited family in Fresno, McCarty told Fox affiliate KMPH. Owen's brother, Richard, told CNN that it was not unusual not to hear from Owen for stretches at a time because she did not have a working phone, noting that the family usually got hold of her by contacting McCarty. After McCarty contacted the family last week, Torres reported Owen and Sandra missing to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. What police have said The Fresno Police Department has not publicly shared any new information on the case. The Fresno Police Department's Missing Persons Unit, which has been handling the case, is also working with the Sacramento Police Department and the Atwater Police Department, since that is where Owen's car was last seen, a spokesperson told Yahoo. California Highway Patrol also issued an Endangered Missing Advisory alert on July 21. Friends and family worry that 'something horrible has happened' The family's main concern is that Owen may have undergone a medical emergency while driving home. She had been suffering from high blood pressure that had worsened after she gave birth to Sandra, her family told CNN. 'My fear is that maybe there was a medical emergency behind the wheel,' Richard said. 'I can't help but to feel like something horrible has happened.' 'We haven't heard anything about it since, and we haven't heard from her,' Tiffany Machado, a close friend of Owen's, told KMPH. 'Her phone just goes straight to voicemail. We're really concerned about the baby. She's only 8 months old.' Both Richard and Torres said that they do not think Owen intentionally disappeared, noting that she has three other children in addition to Sandra: A 17-year-old from a previous relationship, and an 8- and a 3-year-old with McCarty. 'We, as a family, know she didn't leave on her own,' Torres told CNN. 'Everything is good in her life right now. There's no reason for her to have taken off.' Richard Owen added he had been sleeping in his car while searching the surrounding area where his sister and niece were last seen. 'At this point, I'm not ruling out anything,' Richard told CNN. 'I'm trying to find her in any way possible.' Solve the daily Crossword
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Mom of four & her baby still missing 10 days after vanishing on way to buy formula – traffic footage offers final clue
A MOTHER and her baby shockingly vanished on their way to go buy formula ten days ago sparking an urgent search. The pair have been missing for almost two weeks as the family has been searching for answers. 4 4 Whisper Owen, 36, and her daughter, 8-month-old Sandra McCarty, suddenly disappeared after a doctor's appointment, their family said. The child and her mother were expected at home by their family after leaving Fresno, California, but they never arrived. The last time they were seen was on a traffic camera in Atwater, California, on July 15 in a 2006 silver Chevrolet Trailblazer. "No information has been discovered to explain their disappearance," the Fresno County Sheriff's Department shared in a statement. "They were driving from Fresno to go back home to Elk Grove and haven't been seen since." Family members said that they did not realize Owen was missing for three days due to a miscommunication, according to CNN. The mother hadn't had a working phone for around a year. According to the outlet, Owen has high blood pressure, and had been hospitalized multiple times during the pregnancy with baby Sandra. 'My fear is that maybe there was a medical emergency behind the wheel, and maybe she had veered off the road,' Richard Owen, Whisper's brother, told CNN. 'The last time I talked to my sister, she was talking about how good life was. She was just happy. There was no reason for her to want to disappear or to leave.' The Fresno Police Department said that they do not believe the two are in the Fresno area any longer, according to the outlet. The agency also said that no foul play is suggested as of now. Vickie Torres, Owen's mom, told local NBC affiliate KCRA that the two had a "wonderful" visit before she went missing. "The only thing she had to do was stop and get a can of formula because she was on her last bottle," she said. "The not knowing, it's brought me to a point where I'm — it's a cross between anger and numb. I'm terrified. I'm just terrified." Family members have said that the police response to their disappearance has been frustrating. Whisper is 5'6, with brown hair and blue eyes. Her daughter, Sandra, is 1'10 with brown and green eyes, and was wearing a pink onesie. Police urged those with any information to call 911.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
A Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days
Authorities in central California are searching for a mother and her 8-month-old daughter, who haven't been seen in almost two weeks since departing Fresno to return to their home near Sacramento. Whisper Owen, 36, and her infant daughter Sandra McCarty were last seen on July 15, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. 'The not knowing, it's brought me to a point where I'm — it's a cross between anger and numb,' Owen's mother, Vicki Torres, told CNN affiliate KCRA. 'I'm terrified. I'm just terrified.' The pair left Fresno, where KCRA reports they were visiting family, around 5 p.m. on the 15th, according to the sheriff's office. A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, shortly after 8 p.m. in Atwater, around 66 miles north of Fresno, says the sheriff's office. Since then, neither has been seen – and no information has been uncovered to explain their disappearance, according to the sheriff's office. 'They were supposed to be heading home to Elk Grove (Sacramento County) where family members were expecting them,' said the sheriff's office in a post on Facebook. Elk Grove is around 158 miles north of Fresno. On July 19, four days after departing Fresno, Owen's partner contacted her family to ask if she was there, according to CNN affiliate KFSN. Her brother, Richard Owen, told the affiliate he had informed her partner that Whisper had left on Tuesday night — then Richard reported them missing to law enforcement. Torres, Owen's mother, told KCRA the two had a 'wonderful visit' in Fresno, where they attended a doctor's appointment for the baby. 'The only thing she had to do was stop and get a can of formula because she was on her last bottle,' Torres told KCRA. Owen 'didn't run away,' her mother said. She has a 'good home life' and three other children, Torres told KCRA. Torres told CNN affiliate KFSN her daughter doesn't have a working phone so she typically only speaks with her every few days. Family members are contributing to the desperate search for the pair, driving up and down the highway, according to KFSN. CNN has reached out to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, the Fresno Police Department, and the Sacramento Police Department for more information. CNN's Lily Hautau and Jillian Sykes contributed to this report. Solve the daily Crossword
