PA PA - Candice Caffas, 34, Endangered Advisory, mental health disability, climbed out window, Meadville, 15 July 2022

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Search continues for Meadville woman missing since July​

by: Brian Wilk

Posted: Nov 28, 2022 / 06:57 PM EST

Updated: Nov 28, 2022 / 07:34 PM EST

The search for a missing Meadville woman continues, but those closest to her have not given up hope.
Candice Caffas, 35, was last seen on July 15. Search crews and volunteers have spent countless hours looking for her, but as the season changes, they are hoping this can create new ways to look for her.

Search continues for Meadville woman missing since July

The search for a missing Meadville woman continues, but those closest to her have not given up hope. Candice Caffas, 35, was last seen on July 15. Search crews and volunteers have spent countless h…

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[rosesfromangels]

I still think truck stops along the highway could potentially yield some leads.

I’m glad to hear the community is still invested in finding Candice. I wouldn’t rule out foul play, but haven’t heard any mention of that possibility?

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 2, 2023

Two women who went missing in 2022 in Crawford County remain missing

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — While many people gathered with their families to celebrate the holiday season, two families spent their first holiday seasons without their missing loved ones. Both Cand…

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... She was seen at about 10 p.m. on July 15 walking on Mount Pleasant Road in Meadville. Then she was seen on the railroad tracks on State Game Land #213 on Route 285 between Geneva and Conneaut Lake at about 5:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. on July 16. ...

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Police say she climbed out of her bathroom window and may have been searching for food due to her medical condition. She has left home in the past but had never been missing this long. In the past, she was found near water.

While law enforcement has discontinued large-scale search operations, friends and family continue to organize search groups throughout the area.

“We’ve searched everywhere. Miles and miles that we’ve covered and haven’t seen anything. We haven’t found anything. The police say it’s still an active investigation and they’re following any leads that they get. But they don’t really tell us anything other than it’s still active,” said Carol Caffas, Candice’s mother. “We just need people to know that she’s still missing and we’re still looking every day. We haven’t missed a day yet.”

A $12,500 reward has been offered for information leading to Caffas’s recovery. Anyone with information can call Pennsylvania State Police at (814) 332-6911.

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[rosesfromangels]

There’s been nothing in the media (that I could find) for a couple months now. Further, I can’t find any reference to the possibility of foul play.

I wouldn’t rule anything out. Very, very sad.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“We’re just lost without her. We just miss her. We just want her home,” said Carol Caffas, Candice’s mother.

On July 16, 2022 Candice Leeann Caffas went missing from her home in Crawford County. 717-585-8940

“We just want people to know she’s still missing. There’s been places I put up flyers and talked to people and they don’t even realize she’s still missing,” Carol Caffas said.

According to family, Candice fled their home early in morning hours escaping through the bathroom window.

Carol told us Candice has a condition where she has a mentality of a 10–12-year-old. Her mother emotionally describes what she remembers of Candice.

“She was fun. She was happy. I don’t know … She had lots of friends,” Carol Caffas said emotionally.

“We hear things. There’s a lot of miss-information and lies out there,” she said.

Candice’s parents remind people to look twice when going past a missing persons sign.

“See something, don’t wait,” said John Caffas, Candice’s father “I don’t know why everybody’s hesitant to say anything. But I guess people, and myself, have walked by missing posters and never paid attention to them either. So, I see, it happens.”

‘We just want her home’ One year later Candice Caffas still missing

It’s been one year Candice Caffas has been missing and the search for the missing Crawford County woman continues. It’s been 365 days and Candice’s parents have spent every day looking …

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[GuyfromCanada]

Jul. 17—The weekend that just ended marked one year since Candice Caffas disappeared — and a year of anguish for her mother.

Caffas, 35, a Union Township woman with special needs, has been missing her family's small home since mid-July 2022.

"I'm just trying to keep going, I have to find her," said Carol Caffas, her voice softly trembling. "It's just really hard ... it's just really hard."

Candice Caffas has Prader Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder that often results in multiple issues — including the person always being hungry as well as behavioral problems such as running away.

More at One year of anguish for mother of missing woman

 

[Richrd]

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

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[rosesfromangels]

Jul. 17—The weekend that just ended marked one year since Candice Caffas disappeared — and a year of anguish for her mother.

Caffas, 35, a Union Township woman with special needs, has been missing her family's small home since mid-July 2022.

"I'm just trying to keep going, I have to find her," said Carol Caffas, her voice softly trembling. "It's just really hard ... it's just really hard."

Candice Caffas has Prader Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder that often results in multiple issues — including the person always being hungry as well as behavioral problems such as running away.

More at One year of anguish for mother of missing woman

I agree with the mother’s speculation; someone picked her up. They live close to the highway…

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[mom2four717]

Yes they are, here's a clearer pic from the collage

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Missing teeth are quite common in long term care facilities. I don't have any data to back this up, but it is
my observation over the 3 years that I was the cook at Long Term Structured Residence.

 

[rosesfromangels]

Missing teeth are quite common in long term care facilities. I don't have any data to back this up, but it is
my observation over the 3 years that I was the cook at Long Term Structured Residence.

But she was living at home....

Perhaps it was such a struggle that they just gave up on it, or she had some specific dental issue as a secondary effect of her primary health issue. In some cases, it is an indication of neglect. It's impossible to know which it was here, since we don't have facts.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[loveplace]

But she was living at home....

Perhaps it was such a struggle that they just gave up on it, or she had some specific dental issue as a secondary effect of her primary health issue. In some cases, it is an indication of neglect. It's impossible to know which it was here, since we don't have facts.

Amateur opinion and speculation

Often with adults who have special needs it's simply a matter of poverty. Medicaid coverage in Pennsylvania has limited participating dental providers especially in more rural areas, and they don't cover much beyond the basics in my experience and opinion.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*July 2023: Bump.

Caffas is 34-years-old and has been diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome, which affects many parts of the body.

State Police Continue Search for Candice Caffas Who Was Last Seen Over A Year Ago

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – State police in Meadville updated the public regarding the search for a Crawford County woman who was last seen over a year ago. According to a release issued by Meadville-based State Police on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, family, community members, and law enforcement co

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*Where is she?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*bump, bump… *July 2023

Caffas is 34 years old and has been diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome, affects many parts of the body. She was known to frequent places of water. Caffas does not respond well to people calling her name and will shy away.

https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/49209947/state-police-still-investigating-disappearance-of-candice-caffas

 

[IloveAaronEckhart4Ever]

I hope she’s found soon

 

[rosesfromangels]

Here it is almost two years since Candace disappeared. I pray her family will find out what became of her. Tragic at many levels.

 

[Caring1]

 

[castilloisno1]

Thinking and praying for Candice and her family

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I feel for her and her family. I wonder if they tried bringing out search dogs quickly after she disappeared, although that isn't usually successful.

What about searching the nearest lake(s) with sonar? But I guess that's often difficult and expensive.
I hope her family will have answers soon.

 

[Caring1]

Candice has one exclusion.

 

[aimeea]

Candice has one exclusion.

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So much interesting detail on that UP! Especially the whole birth defect on the shoulder. The found location is a good 5 hour drive from Meadville though. Did Candice wear jewelry? It doesn't mention it in any of the "last seen" reports and none seem to be visible in photos of her--I'm guessing if the body was in a state of skeletal decomp, there was no clothing found to compare