CA CA - Heather Bloom, 28, Berkeley, mid-Sept 2005

Just listed in NAMUS on Nov. 3, 2015.

Heather Bloom has been missing since mid- September-early October 2005, her exact missing date is undetermined. Heather has Downs' Syndrome, is wheelchair dependent and non-verbal. She requires constant care and daily meds for medical conditions. Heather was 28 at the time of her 2005 disappearance.

Height 60 inches, brown hair and blue eyes.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/30912/3/


The circumstances listed below are taken directly from NAMUS:

"Around September 16, 2005 circumstances necessitated Heather Bloom's mother, P****** Bloom, to leave Heather in the care of her sister, Sh*** B****, residing in Berkeley, CA. Heather has not been seen since. S**** refuses to provide any information on the whereabouts and status of Heather. Heather has Down Syndrome, she is wheelchair dependent, non-verbal, and requires constant care and daily medication..."

[h=2]BPD asks for help in locating cold case missing person at risk[/h]

The Berkeley Police Department is asking for help in locating a cold case missing person at risk, according to a BPD Nixle alert issued Thursday at approximately 2:49 p.m.

The alert said the missing person, Heather Bloom, is currently 40 years old, and was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She was last known to be living with her sister at 1612 Parker Street, and has been missing since Sept. 11, 2005, according to the alert.
The BPD alert wrote Bloom has multiple special conditions, including Down Syndrome, and requires daily medication and regular care. Bloom also may require a wheelchair and is non-verbal but can communicate with some sign language, according to the alert.

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http://www.dailycal.org/2017/06/01/bpd-asks-help-locating-cold-case-missing-person-risk/

Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard of this case before.

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Heather Bloom

The photo on the right is age-progressed to 40 years of age.

MISSING SINCE: 10/01/2005
SEX: Female
DOB: 10/12/1976
RACE: White
HEIGHT: 5
EYES: Blue
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
HAIR: Brown
OTHER IDENTIFIER: Possibly in a wheelchair
DENTAL X-RAYS AVAILABLE: No

Heather was last seen on October 1, 2005, in Berkeley, CA.

Contact
AGENCY: Berkeley Police Department
PHONE NUMBER: (510) 981-5938
CASE NUMBER: 09030196

Bumping up. This case really should have more attention.

Heather Bloom – The Charley Project


Age-progression to age 40 (circa 2016)

Medical Conditions
Heather has Down Syndrome, a heart condition, and congenital hypothyroidism; she was born without a thyroid gland. She needs to take daily medication for her heart and thyroid issues. Heather is mentally disabled, uses a wheelchair for mobility, and requires constant care and supervision. She is non-verbal, but does know some sign language.

Distinguishing Characteristics
Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Heather may wear eyeglasses. She has a vertical surgical scar on her chest and a lump on the back of her neck near her hairline.

Details of Disappearance
Heather was last seen in Berkeley, California on October 1, 2005, when the police were called to an apartment at Carleton and California streets to intervene in an argument between Heather's mother, P., and her sister, S. Heather was present at the time; she and her mother were visiting S. from Brooklyn, New York.

The argument was resolved and the police left. When P. returned to New York, she left Heather in S's care. The sisters lived in an apartment in the 1600 block of Parker Street. This was the last time the police or Heather's mother ever saw her.

P. contacted the police in June 2009 and said she hadn't heard from either Heather or S. since the argument in 2005. She asked authorities to check on Heather's welfare.

S. had moved away from the Parker Street apartment in 2007, and it took months before law enforcement was able to find her. The police went to S's new apartment in March 2010 and she wouldn't open the door for them. She answered questions through the window and said Heather was fine, but she refused to let anyone see Heather or come inside the home.

S's neighbors at her new residence reported that they never saw Heather. Within a month, she had moved again and police lost track of her. Her landlord had evicted her because she owed thirteen to fourteen thousand dollars in back rent.

Authorities subsequently learned that S. moved to Norway on a student visa in approximately 2016. The local media in Berkeley reached out to her by email and phone, but never heard back, and attempts to locate Heather have remained unsuccessful.

The police are uncertain what happened to Heather and don't necessarily believe she's deceased or in danger, but they need to be able to see her and confirm her well-being to close her missing persons case. It's possible her sister placed her in a care home or with another caregiver in the San Francisco Bay area.
Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Berkeley Police Department 510-981-5938

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

What happened to Heather?
What happened to the last person responsible for her welfare?

Someone has to have been collecting and cashing disability checks for Heather....? The situation, as portrayed, sounds deeply concerning. I want to know about the money flow, and is the sister still collecting on behalf of Heather?
Perhaps this is all just a miscommunication between a fractured family. If so, it would be very helpful for the sister to confirm proof of life (Heather) so as to not further worry interested parties.

Amateur opinion and speculation