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[Lori Davis]

Project Jason Profile:

Name: Sean Sidi

 

Date of Birth: 04/16/1994
Date Missing: 05/21/2013
Age at time of disappearance: 19
City Missing From: San Francisco
State Missing From: CA
Gender: Male
Race: Asian/Caucasian
Height: 5ft 5 in.
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Dark brown
Complexion: Olive

Identifying Characteristics: Sean has braces on his teeth, a scar running from the right side of his forehead to the back of his head from brain surgery and his right eye droops slightly. He just had an arm cast removed and was wearing a black arm splint on his left arm/wrist.

Clothing: He was last seen wearing a black and grey Northface rain jacket with hood, blue jeans, and black slip on canvas shoes with white soles.

Jewelry: None known

Circumstances of Disappearance: Sean was last seen on May 21, 2013 at 150 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA at 11:40 am after visiting a former teacher. He spoke to his father by cell phone at 1:38 pm, and said he was going to the "park". Sean's cell phone went dead at 2 pm. Sean was on foot. There has been no activity on Sean's Clipper (public transportation) card, or his Wells Fargo debit card since Sean disappeared (including May 21, 2013, the day he vanished).

Medical Conditions: Sean suffered a severe traumatic brain injury several months before he vanished. The Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital stated that Sean is at significant risk of death if not found quickly due to his medical condition.

Investigative Agency: San Francisco Police Department
Agency Phone: (415) 553-1361
Investigative Case #: #130419573

 

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[Lori Davis]

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Search Parties Scour SF For Missing Men
Saturday, May 25, 2013  |  Updated 9:44 PM PDT



Two separate and unrelated missing person's cases had desperate families searching several areas of San Francisco Saturday.

One of the men has been missing since running the Bay to Breakers.

Beau Rasmussen, 27, was last seen noon Sunday near the Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant, where his phone, credit cards and other belongings were found.

Friends say that he went to the beach by himself after the race. His family, co-workers and friends have spent the week looking for him. They had an organized search Saturday morning that included dozens of people. 

The family of 21-year-old man with a brain injury is also searching in San Francisco this weekend.

Sean Sidi went missing on Tuesday, May 21 after visiting an old high school teacher in Hayes Valley.

He told his dad that he was going to "the park." His cellphone went dead late Tuesday afternoon and he has not been seen or heard from since.

Sean is Asian, 5'5", 120 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black-and-grey hooded North Face rain jacket, blue jeans and black canvas shoes. He just came out of an arm cast and was wearing a black splint on his left wrist and arm. He has braces on his teeth.

His family has posted flyers throughout Golden Gate Park and Baker Beach because that is the general area where they were able to track his cell phone.

If you have information about either of these men, please call San Francisco police at 415-553-0123.

 

 

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Family Searching For Son Last Seen in Hayes Valley
by hayeswire  •  sat. may 25, 2013, 6:45 am

The parents of a missing 21-year-old man who was last seen in Hayes Valley are asking for the public’s help in finding him.

Sean Sidi, pictured above, was last spotted on Tuesday, when he visited a former teacher at the International High School at 150 Oak Street. Around 1:30pm he phoned his father and told him he was catching a bus to “the park.” His phone was last detected near Baker Beach before it went dead around 2pm. Sean has not been heard from since.

According to a website set up by his family, Sean is “medically fragile,” having suffered a severe traumatic brain injury several months ago. They describe him as 5’5″, 120 lbs, with dark brown hair and eyes, and of caucasian/asian decent. He was last seen wearing a black and gray hooded North Face jacket, blue jeans, and black canvas shoes.

Anyone with information can leave an anonymous tip at seansidi.com, or contact SFPD Sargeant Ann Mackenzie at 415-734-3268.

[Lori Davis]

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Family thanks public for searching for son

By: Paul Gackle | 05/28/13 7:42 PM
S.F. Examiner Staff Writer

Sean Sidi suffered a severe head injury in a fall last year and is still vulnerable.

The search for missing 19-year-old San Francisco resident Sean Sidi has entered its second week, and Sidi’s mother, Lynn Ching, said the support of the community has been a big boost for the family.

Sidi went missing May 21, and his disappearance is especially worrisome because he has been recovering from severe head trauma. But in the face of panic and fear, Ching said, the family is heartened by the fact that so many people are helping by posting fliers, spreading the word online and conducting their own searches.

“It’s their response that keeps us going because we don’t feel so alone,” Ching said.

Sidi vanished eight days ago after visiting a former teacher at the French American International School, which he graduated from last year. He spoke with his father, Claude Sidi, about 1:34 p.m. May 21 and said he was headed to “the park.”

Claude Sidi tried to contact his son again about 30 minutes later but couldn’t reach him.

“Obviously we started getting worried because since his accident he’s been a little more vulnerable,” Ching said.

Sidi has been recovering from a fall in November that completely destroyed the right side of his skull, putting him in a coma for several days. Ching said her son was lucky to survive the accident.

“If you or I get a bump on our heads it’s no big deal,” Ching said. “But if he gets a bump on his head, the pressure could rise really fast and that would be dangerous. Because of the severity of his injury, he’s much, much, much more vulnerable to complications that could be fatal.”

Ching said Sidi spends a lot of time resting at their home in Bernal Heights, but he ventured down to his high school last week to speak to a former teacher about receiving a copy of a short film he had made in class last year.

Surveillance footage from the school shows that Sidi was wearing a black-and-gray North Face-brand jacket, blue jeans and black canvas shoes the day he disappeared. He is 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes.

Ching said phone signals suggest that Sidi made his last call somewhere near Golden Gate Park, Lands End or Park Presidio.

Police Sgt. Ann MacKenzie said the department continues to seek help from the public.

“Any source of information that we can get is crucial,” she said.

Anyone who wants to contribute to the search can visit the website www.seansidi.com or Facebook.com/findseansidi, or use the Twitter hashtag #seansidi.

Anyone with information can contact SFPD Sargeant Ann Mackenzie at 415-734-3268.

[Lori Davis]

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Groups search for missing San Francisco teen with brain injury

Sunday, June 02, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Volunteers widened their search Sunday for a San Francisco teenager who recently suffered a traumatic brain injury and has been missing for nearly two weeks.

Family members say 19-year-old Sean Sidi went to visit a former high school teacher at 150 Oak St. in San Francisco around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday May 21. His visit was recorded by surveillance cameras.

He spoke to his father by cellphone around 1:30 p.m., and told him he was catching the bus to "the park." His phone went dead around 2 p.m. and he has not been heard from since.

His family says Sidi is recovering from a brain injury he suffered last year.

The KlaasKids Foundation organized a formal search for Sidi on Sunday. Searchers met at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park to plan where they'd look for the teen. New evidence suggests he might have been in the area.

"Initially the police thought that the cellphone ping of Sean's last call was at Baker Beach," said his mother, Lynn Ching. "The reconfigured information is that the cellphone ping came from the east end of Golden Gate Park, which is why we're here today."

The teen's father followed another lead by searching parts of Marin and Sonoma counties Sunday. There has been information that he may have gotten into a car.

Sidi is described as being a slim male of mixed Caucasian and Asian descent, with dark brown hair and eyes and braces on his teeth. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a black and gray North Face hooded rain jacket, blue jeans and black canvas shoes. He recently came out of an arm cast and was wearing a black splint on his left wrist and arm.

Anyone who thinks they may have information on his whereabouts should call San Francisco police Sgt. Ann MacKenzie at (415) 734-3268 or go to www.seansidi.com.

[Lori Davis]

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Search continues for missing San Francisco teen Sean Sidi

Posted by Editorial Staff on 6/15/13

The family of Sean Sidi, a San Francisco teen missing since May, is asking the public for help with a  search in Golden Gate Park near Ocean Beach Saturday morning.

The search is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. at the main Ocean Beach parking lot across from the Murphy Windmill, and volunteers will check in there. The search will focus on the western end of Golden Gate Park, including areas not covered by an earlier search conducted with the help of the Klass Foundation.

Sidi, 19, disappeared May 21 after visiting the French American School in Hayes Valley. He left the school at about 11:40 a.m. May 21 and was supposed to return the following day to pick up a film he had made when he attended the school.

The last time his family heard from Sidi was 1:30 p.m. that day, when he called his father. According to Sidi’s family, the call came from a cellular service area that included the east end of Golden Gate Park.

Sidi fell last year and suffered a brain injury that put him in a coma, and continues to experience effects from that injury, including fatigue and short-term memory issues.

Sidi is of Asian and Caucasian descent and is 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 120 pounds, with dark hair and eyes and braces on his teeth. He was last seen wearing a black-and-gray hooded North Face jacket, blue jeans and black shoes, and a black splint on his left forearm.

The search for Sidi is online at seansidi.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/findseansidi, and on Twitter using the hashtag #seansidi.

Anyone with information about Sidi’s disappearance should call the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 614-3400.

[Lori Davis]

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Family Of Missing Teen Continues Search Weeks After Disappearance
GOLDEN GATE PARK MISSING SEAN SIDI by Bay City News | June 15, 2013 4:39 pm

The family of a missing teenager who recently suffered a traumatic brain injury continued their search for him today in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, the teen’s mother said.

About 50 volunteers fanned out around the park’s Polo Fields searching for clues about the whereabouts of 19-year-old Sean Sidi, who was last seen in San Francisco on May 21, according to his mother Lynn Ching.

On the day of his disappearance Sidi went to visit a former high school teacher at 150 Oak St. in San Francisco around 11:40 a.m.

His last cellphone call to his father, Claude Sidi, was made around 1:30 p.m. and has been traced back to Golden Gate Park, Ching said. Search efforts have been focused at the park.

The family has since hired a private investigator, and following the detective’s advice set up an impromptu search effort this morning at the park, Ching said.

Speaking from the Beach Chalet near the park, Ching said about 50 volunteers came out around 9 a.m. scouring the area for clues.

“This is my child’s life at stake,” she said.

Sidi is considered at risk due to his medical condition, according to police.

Ching said a vigil is in the works to be held next week to keep the search for Sidi active.

Sidi is described as being a slim male of mixed Caucasian and Asian descent, with dark brown hair and eyes and braces on his teeth. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a black and gray North Face hooded rain jacket, jeans and black canvas shoes. He recently came out of an arm cast and was wearing a black splint on his left wrist and arm.

Anyone who thinks they may have information on his whereabouts should call San Francisco police Sgt. Ann MacKenzie at (415) 734-3268 or go to www.seansidi.com.

[Kelly]

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[Kelly]

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Missing

SEAN SIDI
    
DOB:  Apr 16, 1994
Missing:  May 21, 2013
Missing From:
   SAN FRANCISCO
   CA
   United States
Sex:  Male
Race:  Biracial
Hair:  Brown
Eyes:  Brown
Height:  5'5" (165cm)
Weight:  120lbs (54kg)
    
Sean may still be in the local area or he may travel to Portland, Oregon. Sean is biracial. He is Asian and White. Sean has a scar on the right side of his head.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - 1-800-843-5678

SPECIAL NOTE: This case was initiated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5779. The individual pictured on this poster was reported missing when he or she was between the ages of 18 and 20. Law enforcement has entered this case in the FBI National Crime Information Center database and has asked NCMEC to disseminate this poster.

San Francisco Police Department (California) 1-415-553-0123

[Kelly]

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Vigil set for missing San Diego men
By Lyndsay Winkley2:45 P.M.SEPT. 13, 2013

SAN DIEGO — A vigil will be held Saturday in San Francisco for two San Diego men who vanished from the bayside city — one six months ago, the other two years ago.

Their families are hoping the Joint Awareness Vigil will invigorate search efforts by law enforcement or lead to tips from the public. Three other families who also have sons who went missing in San Francisco will be participating in the event at Golden Gate State Park.

Crishtian Hughes, 20, from Mission Valley, went missing in February. Cameron Remmer, 31, of Encinitas, hasn’t been heard from since October 2011. Shawn Dickerson, 24, Jackson Miller, 23, and Sean Sidi, 19, all from the Bay Area, are also missing.

“We just want to bring awareness to all of our sons to let the public know that we need help finding them,” said Kim NePote, mother of Hughes. “Maybe law enforcement will finally come forward and help us.”

NePote said the missing men’s cases have received little attention from police.

“It’s disturbing they aren’t being looked for,” she said. “Our sons are not lost wallets.”

San Diego police Detective Sgt. Frank Hoerman said searches for missing adults are particularly difficult because adults can decide to go missing.

“A high number of the adults we work with are missing because they want to be,” Hoerman said.

The mothers of Hughes and Remmer insist their sons would never just vanish.

Hughes planned to visit a friend and head home on Feb. 7. The night before his flight home, Hughes and his belongings disappeared. He never caught that return flight, said NePote.

“He would do anything for his family and friends and would never just leave them behind,” she said.

She described the San Diego High School graduate as a social person with a big heart. He had been working at a Taco Bell.

Remmer traveled to San Francisco on business. He went missing three days later, on Oct. 6, 2011. A Facebook page dedicated to his search said he disappeared from his hotel for three days and returned disheveled and babbling. Remmer has a bipolar disorder and had stopped taking medication about a month earlier, the page said. He had been hospitalized in the past.

His mother, Valeris Sorrells, described Remmer as charismatic and outgoing. He is family-oriented and regularly involved himself with charity projects.

“I’m not going to give up hope until the day we know for sure,” she said. “We don’t want to believe he’s dead.”

Hughes is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt and black jeans.

Remmer is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. He often wears T-shirts and shorts. He was last seen wearing mismatched shoes.

Anyone with information about Hughes or Remmer can call the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 734-3145. Information about Hughes can also be reported to the Crishtian Hughes tips hotline at (760) 539-7211.

[Lori Davis]

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Families Of Men Who Disappeared In SF Hold Candlelight Vigil

MISSING PERSON SEAN SIDI

by Bay City News | December 12, 2013 5:31 pm

Sasha Lekach, Bay City News

 

In an effort to keep the search active for six young men who have gone missing from San Francisco in the past few years, their families are holding a vigil tonight.

 

Organizers of the candlelight vigil on the Polk Street steps of San Francisco’s City Hall at 7 p.m. hope to shed light on the disappearances of Sean Sidi, 19, Crishtian Hughes, 20, Shawn Dickerson, 24, Cameron Remmer, 31, Jackson Miller, 23, and Paulo Netto, 22.

 

The vigil will also serve as a memorial for 20-year-old Derrick Shao, who had gone missing on Nov. 7 on his way to school at City College of San Francisco, according to Lynne Ching, mother of missing 19-year-old Sean Sidi.

 

He was found dead the next week in the waters by the San Leandro Marina.

 

Ching’s son Sidi went missing in May, and since then Netto, a 22-year-old man visiting San Francisco from Los Angeles who was last in the San Francisco’s Mission District, went missing in October. Hughes went missing in February; Dickerson in December 2011; Remmer in October 2011 and Miller in May 2010.

 

A joint vigil was held in September in Golden Gate Park for what was then becoming known as the “California Five” for five young men that were missing at that point.

 

“This is a lot of young men,” Ching said this morning. “We cannot say these disappearances are related” but she said it raises the question of why this is happening so often to young men in San Francisco.

 

At tonight’s event, which includes family members and supporters of the missing men, Pastor Fred Harrell from the City Church in San Francisco and other community leaders, will speak, she said.

 

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos was expected at the vigil but due to a scheduling conflict will not be able to attend, Ching said.

 

She said the vigil is not happening to create hysteria, but to raise public awareness about the disappearances.

 

She said the vigil is to “give voice to the missing.”

 

Angeline Hartmann, a spokeswoman for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an organization that has been assisting Ching and her family in the nationwide search for Sidi, said the so-called “phenomenon” of men in their early 20s going missing occurs across the country.

 

She said although it seems a concentration of these disappearances are happening in San Francisco in recent years, there are similar incidents in many regions.

 

As to why these missing people cases keep happening, Hartmann said there is no easy explanation and each case is unique.

 

Those attending the vigil in San Francisco are asked to bring their own battery-operated or real candles and lighters.

 

Police said today that they have no new information on any of the missing person cases.

[Lori Davis]

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Bay Area mothers search for missing sons

Posted: 8:15 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2014

Katie Utehs/KTVU.com

SAN FRANCISCO — A group of mothers were on a mission this Mother's Day. They joined forces to look for their missing sons.

 

A forensic K-9 unit sniffed around the UN Plaza in San Francisco where Jackson Miller had been seen since leaving home nearly four years ago.

 

His parent's, Gina Funaro and Paul Miller, handed out "missing persons" flyers during the farmers’ market.

 

“He wasn’t very capable of living on his own when he left at age 19,” said Funaro, Jackson’s mother.

 

Suffering from anxiety and in the process of switching medications Funaro said Jackson drove from Cupertino to San Francisco, then abandoned the car. They have not heard from him since.

 

People have reported sightings in the City, but recently there have been less so his parents called in the help of a K-9 forensic team. The dog smelled Jackson’s clothing and searched the area.

 

“We are convinced that he was roaming around the City and not well. The sightings indicated that he’s not well,” said Funaro.

 

He and others may roam the streets of San Francisco this Mother’s Day, like Sean Sidi who’s been missing for nearly a year.

 

“He suffered a severe traumatic brain injury before going missing so that probably has a lot to do with it,” said Lynn Ching, Sean’s mother.

 

Sean was last seen in Golden Gate Park and is from San Francisco.

 

“I don’t think any parent stops looking,” said Ching, a sentiment echoed by Funaro, “mothers keep the hope and Jackson please call. We miss you more than you can even imagine."

 

If you see Sean, Jackson, or any of the missing men take a picture so the sighting can be confirmed, then call police.

[Kelly]

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CDLjobs.com Partners With Project Jason To Help Locate Missing Persons

 

CDLjobs.com is proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with Project Jason. On its website, ProjectJason.org, the organization defines its mission, as follows:

 

To create and increase public awareness of missing people through a variety of outreach and educational activities. Project Jason seeks to bring hope and assistance to families of the missing by providing resources and support.

 

To assist Project Jason with this endeavor, CDLjobs.com will work to distribute information about missing persons to you, the truck driver population.  As an integral part of your trucking jobs, you have the unique opportunity to see many faces along your route.  If you see any of the faces we show here, we ask that you do not take direct action, but call the appropriate local law enforcement officials. 

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Date of Birth: 04/16/1994
Date Missing: 05/21/2013
Age at time of disappearance: 19
Missing From: San Francisco, CA
Gender: Male
Race: Asian/Caucasian
Height: 5ft 5 in.
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Dark brown
Complexion: Olive

Sean had braces on his teeth at the time of his disappearance, a scar running from the right side of his forehead to the back of his head from brain surgery and his right eye droops slightly. He just had an arm cast removed and was wearing a black arm splint on his left arm/wrist. Sean suffered a severe traumatic brain injury several months before he vanished. The Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital stated that Sean is at significant risk of death if not found quickly due to his medical condition. 

 

DOB: Aug 29, 1993
Missing: Aug 11, 2009
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Eyes: Brown
Race: White
Age at disappearance: 15
Sex: Female
Weight: 108 lbs (49 kg)
Hair: Brown
Missing From: Antigo, Wisconsin

Kayla's mother, Hope Sprenger, said in her last conversation with her daughter, there were no indications that Berg planned to run away. "It was like she dropped off the face of the Earth," Sprenger said. "We just want to know that she's OK."

 

Date of Birth: 02/17/1967
Date Missing: 06/14/2013
Age at time of disappearance: 46
Missing From: Dix Hills, NY
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Complexion: Light  

 Robert has a mole under his right eye. His left hand middle finger is shorter as it had been slightly clipped. His family states that Rob never spent one night away from home, has been married for 18 years, and has two children a son, 15 and daughter, 11. He disappeared the Friday before Father's Day....a day he was looking forward to celebrating with his family.

 

Alias / Nickname: Mia
Date of Birth: 01/16/1983
Date Missing: May 22, 2006
From City/State: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Age at Time of Disappearance: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 105 (or less now)
Hair Color: Sandy blonde/brown
Hair (Other): Leah is a hairstylist and frequently colors her hair black/red
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Light/Fair

Leah had recently moved to Albuquerque from Fort Worth, Texas and was temporarily staying with friends. The night of May 22, 2006, she left to go out with a new acquaintance. and did not return. Since her disappearance, Leah has been seen frequenting truck stops in Albuquerque. She has double pierced ears and a piercing above left upper lip. She may have a scars on her left eyebrow, right nostril, and upper part of an ear from previous piercings. She has a tattoo of a Celtic cross on her lower back in black ink and a tattoo of a scrolled flower design on her upper back above shoulder blades also in black ink.

During a search in downtown Albuquerque, speaking to a group of homeless, Leah's mother, Sharon, said, "She's not in trouble; she is well loved. We just want to tell her we love her." 

Date of Birth: 05/23/1988
Date Missing: 12/18/2011
Age at time of disappearance: 23
Missing From: St. Louis, MO - North County
Gender: Female
Race: African-American
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Weight: 126 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: Light 

 

 

Goldia Coldon, the mother of Phoenix, has a change of clothes, shoes, and underwear in her car just hoping that somebody will call with information on her location. "I wish I could give her a hug and a kiss," she told The Huffington Post. "I wish I could tell her that her mother loves her." 

 

Alias: NH or Newt
Date of Birth: 04/08/1927
Date Missing: 08/21/2012
Age at time of disappearance: 85
Missing From: Sarasota, FL
Gender: M
Race: White
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: Silver
Eye Color: Hazel
Complexion: Tan 

According to his family, Newton is an amateur historian with an interest in Florida, so he could be drawn to areas of historical interest. He also enjoys do-it-yourself projects, so may frequent stores such as Home Depot. There were numerous ground and helicopter searches done near Okeechobee where his van was found.

The family believes that search efforts should also include Sarasota, as the searches in Okeechobee have not yielded any clues about Newton's whereabouts. Newt is physically active, in good medical health, but has some occasional confusion attributed to age.

[Lori Davis]

http://sanfrancisco....jackson-miller/

 

Families Of 5 San Francisco Men Who Mysteriously Disappeared Seek Answers

 

February 24, 2015 11:36 PM

Devin Fehely

 

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – How can you just disappear without a trace? It’s a mystery, but it’s been happening with increasing frequency in San Francisco. That has the families of some of the missing wondering about foul play.

 

A day can’t go by without Lynn Ching thinking of her son. Sean Sidi was 19 when he disappeared without a trace almost two years ago. “I kept calling and calling him. I already realized something was wrong, but we were hoping,” she said.

 

Months of searches in Golden Gate Park, where Sean said he was headed, led nowhere. “Our life is on hold, we don’t know where he is,” Lynn told KPIX 5.

Lynn set up a Facebook page, and soon discovered her family wasn’t alone. Four other young men, Crishtian Michael Hughes, Shawn Dickerson Tyler, Cameron Remmer and Jackson Miller had also gone missing in San Francisco in the three years before Sean disappeared, all about the same age as Sean. Together they became known as the California 5, and all are still gone without a trace.

 

The mystery was about to get even deeper. Five months after Sean vanished from the streets of San Francisco, another young man disappeared, then another, and another.

 

The difference in these latest cases: Paulo Netto, Derrick Shao and most recently Dan Ha’s bodies were later found floating in San Francisco Bay.

 

Paulo’s mother suspects foul play. KPIX 5 talked to her via Skype, from her home in Brazil, with the help of an interpreter. She told us her son called in a panic from a building in San Francisco’s Mission District the night he disappeared, saying he had lost his wallet and was being followed by three men.

 

Later he also called 911.

 

But in Netto’s case, as in Derrick and Dan’s, the cause of death is officially “unknown.”

 

“I think it’s very disturbing,” said Lynn. “I mean no one does anything and it keeps happening?”

 

“I do not see a common link,” said San Francisco Police Lt. Ed Santos. He heads up San Francisco’s Special Victims Unit, where the city’s missing cases end up.

 

“There may be some cases where one might be similar to another, but when you really look at it, it’s not,” Santos said.

 

But parents of the missing wonder if police really “are” looking at each case. “The police have not followed up with me. I don’t believe they have ever contacted me,” said Lynn.

 

KPIX 5 asked Lt. Santos about that. “In order to really dig deep you have to do a lot of searching, and a lot of searching can take a lot of personnel hours,” he said.

 

And when we questioned whether resources aren’t being dedicated to fully investigate these cases, his response was quick: “That is incorrect. There’s a lot of work that goes into these cases,” Santos said.

 

For the families of the missing, it’s frustrating. “It’s hard,” said Lynn. “Humans are prepared for death, but not for someone going missing.”

 

Sean Sidi’s case is still open, as are the cases of the 4 other young men we mentioned. San Francisco police are asking anyone with information to call their hotline at 415-553-9225.