In mid-August, Melissa Whitsitt, a 34-year-old woman from Colorado, vanished without a trace. She was last seen boarding a bus from Winter Park to Denver, but her sudden disappearance caused concern when she failed to show up for work at Winter Park Resort on August 13. Her absence has left many people worried and wondering what could have happened to her.
Cindy and Jerry Whitsitt, the parents of the missing girl, were extremely worried and decided to travel all the way from West Tennessee to Colorado. However, upon arrival, they were disappointed to learn that the Denver police department only had two detectives assigned to missing persons cases. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of resources available to them and shared their own experiences of combing the streets of Denver in search of their daughter during an interview on “Banfield.”
Melissa’s disappearance is shrouded in mystery, with the discovery that an unknown man had accessed and utilized her cellphone. He made multiple calls, apparently attempting to secure a ride. However, the phone has gone quiet since then, and her debit card has not been used since her disappearance.
According to CBS News, Melissa’s mother Cindy compared the search for her daughter to finding a needle in a haystack. Although she expressed gratitude for the help they received from some officers, she also criticized the understaffed state of the Denver missing persons department, calling it “unacceptable”.
A separate occurrence in the same area involved Svetlana Ustimenko, a 55-year-old woman who went missing. Her car was found abandoned at the popular Colorado trailhead, Deadhorse Trailhead, which is located within the Arapahoe National Forest. She disappeared just two days before Melissa.
According to a recent report by a Denver news outlet, the search for Ustimenko was halted by authorities on August 22. Although the disappearances of the two individuals occurred in close proximity and time, officials have confirmed that these were separate incidents and that there is no broader threat to the public.
If you have any information regarding the recent incident, the police are urging you to come forward and share it with them. You can contact the Denver police at 720-913-2000 or the Grand County Sheriff’s Office at 970-725-3311 to report any leads or relevant information. Your help could be instrumental in solving the case and bringing justice to those affected by the incident.
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