Case File 1587DFAZ
Left: Ihm, circa 1986 Right: Age Progression by NCMEC to age 42 (2008)
Rochelle Maria Ihm
Missing since July 13, 1986 from Phoenix, Arizona
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
* Date Of Birth: March 1, 1966
* Age at Time of Disappearance: 20 years old
* Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 98 lbs.
* Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair; blue eyes.
* Marks, Scars: A round brown birthmark on her leg.
* Jewelry: Oval shaped sapphire ring with eight small diamonds surrounding the sapphire.
* Medical: Diabetic
* AKA: Rocky
Circumstances of Disappearance
On July 13, 1986 at approximately 11:00 A.M., Rochelle Ihm was last seen in the area of 6th Street and Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona. Ihm, a San Diego resident who was a trained paralegal, had grown up in Phoenix but followed her parents to California, and had made a spur-of-the-moment trip to the Valley on July 12 to socialize with friends.
Robert Yama, formerly the Ihm family gardener, paid for her one-way ticket and picked her up at the airport. That night, she partied with other friends. Some of the friends later told police she was using illegal drugs. Ihm, a diabetic who needs regular injections of insulin, may have been at risk of an adverse reaction to illegal drugs, police feared.
However, she appeared to be fine the next day, mutual acquaintances said. Yama said he dropped Ihm off at the Greyhound bus station downtown about noon that Sunday. He said she planned to travel by bus back to California. She was never seen again.
Rochelle's mother said Rochelle was going to start a new job on July 14, 1986, but she failed to show up. Foul play is suspected in Rochelle's disappearance.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Phoenix Police Department
Missing Persons Unit
602-261-8042
Agency Case Number: 86096662
NCMEC #: NCMA1094007
Source Information:
Phoenix Police Department
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
NCMEC
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1587dfaz.html
http://www.missingkids.com/missingk...NCMA&seqNum=1&caseLang=en_US&searchLang=en_US
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/i/ihm_rochelle.html