OH OH - Holly Crider, 38, Mansfield, 25 March 2017

Almost two years later, still no sign of Holly Crider

Holly Crider is still missing, but Mansfield police have not given up on finding her.

Monday, Mansfield police Det. Rich Miller said he is diligently working on the case as any tip comes in.

A tip came in January of this year but it wasn't anything that was helpful to the case, he said. "We are still in pursuit of finding her," he said. ...

"We re-invite anyone with information, especially important information, to please come forward, whether anonymously or not. It would be extremely helpful," Miller said. ...

"There is a person of interest and will continue to be until we are sure he is not," Miller said. The person of interest is believed to be the last person to see Crider before she went missing.

"We're hopeful that someone will come forward. As much as the family wants justice, we want the same thing."
 
Tip in Holly Crider case leads to backyard search

A tip in the Holly Crider missing woman case had led Mansfield police detectives to a backyard Friday on Floral Court, the same neighborhood where Crider lived and went missing in 2017.

Mansfield police Chief Ken Coontz confirmed detectives are on the scene near Floral Court off Burns Street where Crider had resided in a nearby apartment before she went missing.

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Cadaver dogs were searching for possible remains, officials said.

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Tip in Holly Crider case leads to backyard search

A tip in the Holly Crider missing woman case had led Mansfield police detectives to a backyard Friday on Floral Court, the same neighborhood where Crider lived and went missing in 2017.

Mansfield police Chief Ken Coontz confirmed detectives are on the scene near Floral Court off Burns Street where Crider had resided in a nearby apartment before she went missing.

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Cadaver dogs were searching for possible remains, officials said.

[...]
Unfortunately nothing found...
WMFD.com - No Evidence Found In Burns Street Backyard
 
Holly Crider's mother is now offering a $2,500 reward to whoever leads Mansfield police to her daughter, who went missing in March 2017.

Last month, Lisa Martin said she was offering $1,500 reward to whoever leads authorities to Holly.

"I wish I could do more, but I can't," her mother said.

Mother of missing woman Holly Crider ups reward to $2,500
 
Mansfield News Journal

The investigation into the disappearance of Holly Crider more than four years ago remains an active case, Mansfield police detectives said this week.

"It's still on the detectives' dashboard," said Mansfield police Detective Rob Skropits. "It's not like it (the case file) is just sitting in a vault somewhere."

Crider has been missing since March 30, 2017. Then 38, she was reported missing by her husband, Jason Crider. She was last seen in her apartment at 531 Allison Ave.

"There is a person of interest," Skropit said Wednesday. "He's still a person of interest and I don't see that going away.
 

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Crider, circa 2017
  • Missing Since 03/25/2017
  • Missing From Mansfield, Ohio
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race White
  • Date of Birth 12/15/1978 (44)
  • Age 38 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'10, 170 - 185 pounds

  • Medical Conditions Crider was in poor health at the time of her disappearance and was in need of a lung transplant. She used oxygen most of the time, but was sometimes able to go without it for short periods. She has a history of drug abuse, and she needs daily medication. All her oxygen and medications were left behind.

  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Crider has a tattoo of a Grateful Dead blue bear on her wrist. She has a nickel-sized brown birthmark on the inside of her left foot between the arch and the ankle.

Details of Disappearance​

Crider was last seen in Mansfield, Ohio on March 25, 2017. She has never been heard from again. She was separated from her husband, the father of her three teenage children, and living in an apartment in the 500 block of Allison Avenue at the time of her disappearance. She had moved in during the fall of 2016. Her boyfriend stated she left with someone she had met on the internet, leaving all her belongings behind, including her oxygen, medication and medical equipment.

She had no money and no car, and never contacted the oxygen delivery company to arrange to have her oxygen sent to a new address. After her disappearance, her boyfriend disposed of all her belongings. Several witnesses reported having seen Crider being pushed into her boyfriend's black truck as she was trying to get out, but these reports have not been confirmed.

Although they were separated, Crider had remained on good terms with her husband. He reported her missing on March 30. He had been unable to get in touch with her since the middle of the month, but he waited to report her missing because she had left for brief periods before and then returned.

It's possible Crider went to the Newark, Ohio area after her disappearance. Due to her state of health, there is grave concern for her safety; she could die without medical treatment. Her loved ones stated she was not suicidal, but she had spoken about dying and told her husband to take care of their children if anything happened to her.

Although Crider was battling drug addiction at the time of her disappearance, her family doesn't believe she overdosed, and she has never gone for this long without contacting loved ones. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

  • Mansfield Police Department
  • 419-755-9758
  • 412-522-1234

Source Information​

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 24, 2021; details of disappearance updated.
 

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