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Missing Rachel Ann Rhodes 
Rhodes, approximately 1998 Date reported missing : 02/01/1998 Missing location (approx) : Sonoma County, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 08/11/1977 (43) Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old Height / Weight : 5'4, 118 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white long-sleeved zip-up sweater, a black coat and blue jeans. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Rhodes and her boyfriend, Jason Rolle, went to Stump Beach in Sonoma County, California on February 1, 1998. They planned to spend the afternoon looking at tide pools. They were supposed to return home by early evening, but never arrived. Their families reported them missing the next day. Rolle's red Mazda was found in the beach parking lot, with personal items inside it. Authorities believe the couple was swept out to sea and drowned. A three-day search of the ocean turned up no sign of them or their bodies, however. Their families held memorial services for them a month after they vanished. Rhodes lived in Guerneville, California at the time of her disappearance. She and Rolle were both students at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1998. They had been dating for about two years. Rolle was studying biology and chemistry, and Rhodes was in the nursing program. She volunteered at a hospital and worked full-time at a school supply store. Their bodies have never been found. Other information and links : ncy Sonoma Sheriff's Department 707-565-2569 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat The Petaluma Argus-Courier October 12, 2004. July 5, 2017; picture added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |