Found Deceased CA - Erika Lloyd, 37, car found vandalized near Twentynine Palms & Joshua Tree NP, 14 June 2020

[Nancy2441]

Map of area.

 

[Atticglitter]

This case where the couple disappeared in Beaumont is still baffling:

MISSING PERSONS • Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso • Palm Desert, California •.

Exactly who keeps coming to my mind too. Cannot believe this case is still unsolved and theyre still not found.

 

[rosesfromangels]

Exactly who keeps coming to my mind too. Cannot believe this case is still unsolved and theyre still not found.

It's super tough terrain to find people. Drones are the best chance here IMO.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[tarabull]

I'm confused on where her car was seen. I thought it was Indian Cove campground. Now I am reading Jumbo Rocks campground. Indian Cove is accessed from an outside road that goes to the campground. It's between the Joshua Tree entrance and the Twentynine Palms entrance. To access the Jumbo Rocks campground you would enter the park and drive quite a distance to reach the campground. There is no road that connects the two and they are very different parts of the park. I have camped at Indian Cove but not at Jumbo Rocks. That campground fills up quickly because it's in the heart of the park.

FWIW in the video up thread @ the 1:53 minute mark the reporter is at the location & @ 2:07 they show the search map of Jumbo Rocks

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Was just looking at the "new posts" section and the header for this thread captured my attention due to another case here... following, and thinking of Erin Corwin RIP.

 

[tarabull]

Was just looking at the "new posts" section and the header for this thread captured my attention due to another case here... following, and thinking of Erin Corwin RIP.

Jumping off your post DG, posting threads to other JTNP cases:

Here's Erin's...
GUILTY - CA - Erin Corwin, 19, pregnant, Twentynine Palms, 28 June 2014 - #1

RIP Rachel Nguyen & Joseph Orbeso
Found Deceased - CA - Rachel Nguyen, 20, & Joseph Orbeso, 21, Joshua Tree Nat'l Park, 27 July 2017 #1

RIP Paul Miller
Found Deceased - CA - Paul Miller, 51, Canadian missing in Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino Co., 13 Jul 2018

(I'm sure there are more...just those are 2 missing cases I followed.)

Still missing since June of 2010 ironically;
CA - CA - Bill Ewasko, 66, Joshua Tree National Park, June 2010

 

[rosesfromangels]

Was just looking at the "new posts" section and the header for this thread captured my attention due to another case here... following, and thinking of Erin Corwin RIP.

I remember Erin's case well as I followed it feverishly. Tragic and sad at many different levels. I found the Perp's wife extremely objectionable, given her comments when Erin was missing. I hope that Erin's husband was able to recover to whatever degree one can from something so horrific, and has found peace and some happiness for himself. So sad.

Yes, as I posted upthread, JTNP has had some odd tragedies, and unfortunately it appears we have yet another in the making.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[Dallasdon]

I read on the Parks website that there is no cell service in the park.

 

[rosesfromangels]

I read on the Parks website that there is no cell service in the park.

You are right....that's concerning
Goods & Services - Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[PeriwinkleE]

Erika was in namus and isn’t there anymore. Been trying to find info.

 

[Luckyzmom]

That's interesting TY ∆∆∆∆∆

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

A couple thoughts. Since it sounds like she wanted to unplug (according to the article that says she called home Monday), maybe she deactivated FB to go along with that? Just get rid of the account and take time off SM?

It is not that uncommon for cars to get broken into at trailheads in parks, and I would assume the same of cars left unattended in campgrounds. Perhaps she did go there to camp, left the campsite on foot to go hiking or exploring and someone ransacked her vehicle. She comes back, sees it damaged, and maybe tries driving into civilization to get it fixed/figure out a way to get home, but breaks down on the way (I wonder if even in this state, the car was driveable?) Someone picks her up off the side of the road and it goes from there. This is all MOO. It is just really odd to me the car was moved. Someone obviously moved it between Monday and Tuesday. I wonder if anyone else was camping nearby? Have they been able to be tracked down and interviewed?

Just jumping off your post...

I am a little behind in this thread...
So if this question has been addressed... My apologies...

I wonder if there is record of reservations in Erika Lloyd's name at the JTNP/Indian Cove campground...

or any record of her credit card being used at the entrance and/or the campground?

Just some things I am wondering about...

 

[Kitten72]

Not only is she not on Namus but her missing page was just changed to “private” requested by the family with no further info. I hope that’s good news...

 

[8771]

This is frightening. Not that it matters but I was wondering what made Erika choose JTNP. It's about a 7 1/2 hour drive, when there are fabulous camping areas and national parks closer to her home. Plus So Cal has a heat advisory at the moment.
I fear she was abducted, and hope I am wrong.
Was any camping gear retrieved....from either a site or from the car?

BBM, because I think this is an interesting point. I live near Walnut Creek as she does and nobody I know has ever gone to JTNP on a whim for a quick camping trip. Aside from the heat advisory, the very long trip and the lack of camping experience, it is also odd that somebody very cautious and anxious re: COVID would travel down south towards the larger concentration of cases vs camping anywhere closer to home.

A long travel trip to your destination makes it very likely you'll be stopping for gas, etc along the way. Even if her final destination were remote, it seems odd to increase your chances of having to mingle when your goal is to avoid interaction.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

I’m not sure if this post was shared early on. It has a family commenting.

CHP - Morongo Basin
Missing person - Erika Lloyd, white female adult 37 years old. Her vehicle was found near State Route 62 east of 29 Palms area. If you have seen her or have any information regarding her whereabouts please call the Walnut Creek Police Department at (925) 935-6400 or the Morongo Basin CHP office at (760) 366-3707.

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Morongo Basin LE?

Hmmm there is a major casino in Morongo...
perhaps she was thinking of going for some entertainment at the casino?

Just a thought...

 

[cisabella28]

Not sure if I’m allowed to post this or not so let me know if this is against the rules but the fb page to find her has been deleted.

 

[Balboa Moon]

Delete

 

[KrisCo16]

Not sure if I’m allowed to post this or not so let me know if this is against the rules but the fb page to find her has been deleted.

I’m still able to find the one created by her family...?

 

[dulcinea]

Just jumping off your post...

I am a little behind in this thread...
So if this question has been addressed... My apologies...

I wonder if there is record of reservations in Erika Lloyd's name at the JTNP/Indian Cove campground...

or any record of her credit card being used at the entrance and/or the campground?

Just some things I am wondering about...

It has been a few years so things could have changed, but there are no reservations. Camping spots are first come first served. It's also honor pay system. Things could have changed, but that's how it was the last time I camped there. Sometimes different campgrounds within the same park have different rules. I am still not sure which campground her car was seen at. There is mention of Indian Cove and mention of Jumbo Rocks. They are in two different parts of the park and there is no road that directly connects them.

 

[CurlyQ]

Exactly who keeps coming to my mind too. Cannot believe this case is still unsolved and theyre still not found.

3 arrested on suspicion of murder in case of missing Coachella Valley couple