Found Deceased VA - Rochelle Simms, 32, Fredericksburg, 25 Oct 2016

Rochelle Simms, 32, was last seen Tuesday at the Kenmore Club — a center that helps people living with mental illness.

“Simms was last seen at the Kenmore Club and last known to be in the area of 700 Sophia Street,” a Fredericksburg Police spokesperson said. “Simms was last seen wearing a blue long sleeved shirt and khaki pants. Simms does take prescribed medication which she does not have with her.”

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A group of about 70 people made the rounds in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon, looking for information about a woman who was last seen Tuesday evening.

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[Rochelle's sister] and about 70 friends spent part of Friday handing out flyers and talking to people around downtown Fredericksburg.

“We feel she’s been kidnapped or abducted,” Simms–Klock said. “Not a single person she knows has seen her since [Oct. 25].”

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A woman reported that she may have seen Simms at the Wawa on U.S. 17 near the Interstate 95 exit in southern Stafford County after the disappearance was reported.

[Rochelle's sister] Simms–Klock said the woman told her she saw someone who looked like her sister in a black Suzuki SUV with Pennsylvania license plates. She said there was another woman in the vehicle and a man with them who appeared to have been panhandling at the busy intersection.

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A month has passed since a 32-year-old Fredericksburg woman was last seen or heard from by anyone who knows her.

Nothing has changed.

Police said this week that Rochelle Renee Simms is still missing and that there have been no breaks in the case.

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Christmas Day marks two months since anyone has heard from Rochelle Renee Simms, a 32-year-old woman with Asperger’s syndrome last seen in downtown Fredericksburg.

Police, still chasing leads but saying they have no solid ones yet, are now offering a cash reward for information that helps solve the disappearance of Simms...

Police have told the family there is no evidence of foul play, according to the missing woman’s sister. But she and the family believe Simms was kidnapped.

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The body of the 32-year-old Fredericksburg woman who went missing six months ago was found in a heavily-wooded area in the city of Fredericksburg on Saturday.

Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Sarah Kirkpatrick said Rochelle Renee Simms’ body was discovered by a citizen who was relic hunting around 6:30 p.m.

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Cris Simms said her daughter [Rochelle], a big fan of Disney cartoons, hosted movie nights at her apartment and would go out of her way to feed people she thought were hungry. She often walked around downtown Fredericksburg and enjoyed talking with people.

She liked to stroll through the antique shops and eat at her favorite restaurants. And she would often stop people walking their dogs downtown to ask about the animal and pet it.

“Rochelle lived with her heart in wide-open mode,” her mother told the crowd. “If you had a disability, Rochelle would take on your experience and walk down that road with you. Rochelle’s empathy allowed her to see that you were in need of a big bear hug. I called them ‘Chelle hugs, because no one could hug you like Rochelle.”

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Fredericksburg Police this week confirmed that the state medical examiner’s office could not determine how 32-year-old Rochelle Renee Simms died.

Since there is no known cause, the police department closed the case and categorized it as “non-criminal,” said spokeswoman Sarah Kirkpatrick.

“That doesn’t mean it’s closed indefinitely,” she added, saying that if new information comes up the case could be reopened.

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