Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 01/06/2010
- Missing From:
- Missing From Alameda, California
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 10/11/1972 (52)
- Age:
- Age 37 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10 – 6’2, 145 – 190 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A black windbreaker jacket, an olive-green shirt or sweater, a white undershirt, size 16 black or blue jeans and men’s size 8 black Keen sneakers. May have been carrying a green or black backpack
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Truitt’s nickname is Kat. She wears contact lenses. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On January 6th, 2010, Truitt disappeared from her home in Alameda, California. Three days later, her truck—a tan 2003 Ford Ranger with California license plate 7C23799—was found at McClure’s Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Two of her dogs were in the truck, and a third was tied up nearby.
Truitt loved hiking and knew Point Reyes well. Because her truck was still there the next day, park rangers started looking for her. McClure’s Beach is dangerous; the water is rough, and some parts are only safe to access during low tide. Search dogs followed her scent to the beach, but couldn’t find her beyond that.
Police don’t think anyone harmed her; they think she had an accident while hiking. Before her disappearance, Truitt was a pastry chef but a neck injury left her disabled. She often walked to manage her pain and enjoyed art—taking computer graphics classes and teaching kids.
Despite searches, Truitt’s body has never been found.
- Agency:
- Alameda Police Department 510-337-8311
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This person was missing Missing Since 01/06/2010