Missing
Kayoko Tomoikari
Tomoikari, approximately 2003
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/08/2003
Missing location (approx) :
Menlo Park, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Asian
DOB : 04/27/1962 (59)
Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old
Height / Weight : 5'3, 100 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray wool coat, a gold cross with a chain, and brown Reebok sneakers.
Medical conditions : Tomoikari was depressed at the time of her disappearance and may have been suicidal. She was taking medication for her condition.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Asian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Tomoikari is of Japanese descent.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tomoikari was last seen in Menlo Park, California on January 8, 2003. On January 10, two days after her disappearance, her red 1996 Toyota Corolla was found abandoned in the parking lot of the San Francisco Presidio, less than half a mile from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Inside the vehicle was a note suggesting that Tomoikari may have taken her own life. Authorities searched the Presidio and Golden Gate Bridge areas but found no sign of Tomoikari or her remains.
Tomoikari's case remains unsolved. It is not clear whether she committed suicide, or if other factors were involved in her disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Menlo Park Police Department
650-858-3317
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
Menlo Park Police Press Center
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Interactive Missing Person Search Map
