Erika Lloyd Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
6/7/21
When police searched the abandoned car, they say it looked like it could’ve been involved in some kind of crash. There were still items in the car but no camping equipment, according to news station
KRON4, who reported that California Highway Patrol Officer Casey Simmons said his agency didn’t find any evidence of a crash in the roadway.
“There was damage to the front end along with the windshield and back window,” Simmons said. “So it looked like it might have been involved in a traffic collision. There were items still in the vehicle. It didn’t look like any items were taken out of the vehicle.
It’s also not known if Lloyd was traveling with anyone else or alone.
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Lloyd’s mother told KESQ that like many people during the ongoing pandemic, Lloyd was feeling the strain and the trip to the National Park was a chance to getaway.
“She seemed like she was fine,” Ruth told KESQ. “Being lockdown for almost three months not being able to work and she was trying to home school her son, it was starting to get to her the pressure and not having any income.”
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No foul play apparent in death of Walnut Creek mom who went missing
5/12/21
UPDATE May 12 9:07 p.m. The investigation into the death and disappearance of a Walnut Creek mother is close to being resolved, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Special Investigative Unit turning over the case to the Morongo Basin Station investigators after concluding no foul play was involved, according to a
Facebook post.
"The family of Erika Lloyd would like to give an update," the post reads. "The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Special Investigative Unit has notified us they are no longer handling Erika’s case. After reviewing the extensive investigation done on Erika’s disappearance, they have NOT found any indication of foul play. Thus, Erika’s case will be turned back over to the Morongo Basin Station Investigators for any remaining follow up and information.
From everything the investigators learned, and everything we found out from our first trip to California in June to our last trip in February, all indications appeared Erika suffered a sudden mental breakdown starting about a week before she disappeared into the desert. During that last week, Erika had communicated with various family members, friends, co-workers, and some clients. The common thread from all of them referring to Erika was, 'something was off and out of place,' but they could not put their finger on it."
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Colin Lloyd said that human remains discovered by hikers on Jan. 31 near Danby and Amboy roads in Wonder Valley, Calif. in San Bernardino County have been identified as belonging to his sister, Erika Lloyd. The identity of the remains has been confirmed by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office,
according to KTVU.
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Joshua Tree park ranger Nathan Lewis told KESQ in early July that the front and back windshield of Lloyd's car were broken, but the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department found no signs of foul play at the scene.
The cause of death has not yet been determined.
