CA CA - Robin Denise Appel Herring, 35, Trinity County, 22 April 1995

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Attorney General's report: https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/robin-denise-appel-herring-0

 

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Robin's disappearance is carried on a variety of missing persons' sites, but doesn't seem to have hit the newspaper. I found the following clips:
Charley Project: charleyproject.org/case/robin-denise-appel-herring
Doe Network: www.doenetwork.org/cases/1361dfca.html
Facebook: Trinity County Missing...
Porchlight USA: http://s13.zetaboards.com/PorchlightUSA/topic/1189115/1/

Alias: Robin Denise Appel
Date of birth: 29 July 1959
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 150 pounds (though one source says 115)
Hair: blonde
Eyes: gray
Garb: white fur coat, brown snow boats, gold watch, 3 or 4 silver bracelets on left arm
Distinguishing marks: Scars on right cheek, right wrist and arm, right leg
Home of record: Douglas City, Trinity County, CA
Trinity County Case # 95-72418
NCIC Case # M-826893924
Identifiers available: Dental x-rays

Most reports state rather sloppily that she disappeared from Weaverville. However, on the evening of 22 April 1995, Appel and her boyfriend were arguing as he drove towards Goldfield Campground near Trinity Lake, north of Weaverville. They stuck in the snow. While he began to dig the truck out, she left on foot at about 7 PM. Searchers found her fanny pack, sunglasses, and jacket. They followed a trail believed to be Denise's, but lost the spoor. Below, I have an overhead photo of the road into the campground. It seems most likely that they got stuck on this side road.

Google Maps

 

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I found myself wondering, What was the weather? Best I could find was weather data for Weaverville: Weather History for Weaverville, CA | Weather Underground

Despite the mention of snow, it didn't get real cold that night, bottoming at 41 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

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I just found confirmation of the location where they stuck: Those missing from the Trinity County area

 

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An update:

Trinity's missing

 

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Bumping for Robin as we approach the 27th anniversary of her disappearance...

Robin Denise Appel Herring

 

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1361DFCA - Robin Denise Appel Herring

Name: Robin Denise Appel Herring
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: April 22, 1995
Location Last Seen: Weaverville, Trinity County, California

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: July 29, 1959
Age: 35 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Grey
Nickname/Alias: Robin Denise Appel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scars on wrist, right arm, right leg, and right cheek; healed fractures on right ankle and right shoulder

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: White fur coat, brown snow boots
Jewelry: 3 or 4 silver bracelets worn on left wrist; gold watch
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Robin was last seen April 22, 1995, around 7:00 p.m. near Goldfield Campground, north of Trinity Lake.

Robin walked away from a pickup stuck in snow. Searchers found a jacket, fanny pack and sunglasses belonging to Robin.

Officials found tracks believed be Robin, but then lost the trail.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Trinity County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Sgt. Joshua Ford
Agency Phone Number: 530-623-2611
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 95-72418

NCIC Case Number: M-826893924
NamUs Case Number: 67315

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
CA DOJ

Admin Notes​

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 9/22/22 - By: Htmlcnvtr