IA IA - Sandra Vanderhoef, 42, Webster County, 22 Sept 1986

The Doe Network:
Case File 345DFIA

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/345dfia.html

Sandra S. Vanderhoef
Missing since September 22, 1986 from Webster County, Iowa.
Classification: Endangered Missing


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Vital Statistics

•Date Of Birth: June 10, 1944
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 42 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7; 210 pounds
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Native female. Black hair; brown eyes. She wears glasses.
•Marks, Scars: She has a scar on her abdomen and scars on both knees. She has a mole on her back.


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Vanderhoef was last seen in Webster County, Iowa on September 22, 1986.


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Investigators
If you have any information concerning Vanderhoef's whereabouts, please contact:
Webster County Sheriff's Office
515-573-1410
or
Email

All information may be submitted on an anonymous basis.

NCIC Number: M-275344759
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Iowa Missing Persons' Clearinghouse

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/vanderhoef_sandra.html

Sandra is not in NamUs at this time.

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Sandra has been missing almost 24 years. Come home soon.

Sandra has been missing for 29 years now. At this time, she is not in NamUs.

Here's her profile on Iowa's cold case site. Very few details are available in her disappearance.

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/sandra-vanderhoef/

Demographics
Missing Age42 Years
Current Age75 Years
First NameSandra
Middle NameS.
Last NameVanderhoef
Nickname/AliasSandra Springer; Sandy Nelson

SexFemale
Height5' 7" (67 Inches)
Weight200 - 210 lbs
Race / EthnicityAmerican Indian / Alaska Native

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactSeptember 22, 1986
NamUs Case CreatedFebruary 7, 2015
Last Known Location Map
LocationFort Dodge, Iowa
CountyWebster County

Circumstances of DisappearanceSandra Vanderhoef was reported missing to the Webster County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 22, 1986. The Iowa Department of Public Safety classifies Vanderhoef’s disappearance as “Endangered / Physical,” which includes a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating his/her physical safety is in danger.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye DescriptionGlasses
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Has a scar on abdomen, scars on both knees, and a mole on her back.

R/O



The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Indigenous communities grapple with missing and murder cold cases

Another Iowa cold case involves Sandra S. Vanderhoef, 42, a Native woman who was reported missing to the Webster County Sheriff's Department on Sept. 22, 1986. Her last known location was at the Des Moines bus depot.

In the 36 years since, the department has lost all public records on Vanderhoef.

Vanderhoef’s disappearance has been classified by the Iowa Department of Public Safety Information Clearinghouse as “Endangered/Physical,” which includes a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating their safety is in danger.

Papakee and Vanderhoef’s cases are classified as cold cases, unsolved criminal investigations that remain open pending new evidence.

It is uncommon for a state not to have a cold case unit, said Iowa DCI Associate Director Mitch Mortvedt.

Between 1950 and 1993 records

Whenever an indigenous woman disappears, she only has initial coverage and then she is forgotten... the same thing happens in Canada, they even have a highway called "The Highway of Tears." Many indigenous women have been lost or murdered there... We only have the unsolved cases left but nothing about them... I always believe that one day we will know the truth...

either way
rest in peace