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She took BART then probably buses to Crissy Field then walked. She was picked up by cameras transferring trains at the Oakland West station. I think the police had a very strong sense of what had happened from the onset. She managed to jump without being seen. I give her great credit for not...

Thank you. I'm afraid it is true. Will keep you all posted. Please keep her nephew Patrick in your prayers especially. He is a very brave, very young man, and this is just too much loss. So sad for him right now.

Very sad update - closer review of CHP tapes shows Erica starting across the Golden Gate Bridge, but not exiting on the other side. Extremely sad right now. Please pray for peace for Erica's soul and love and strength for her family.

If you think the scent might be fresh enough, that sounds like a very, very good idea. I know a local trainer - she doesn't do tracking but might know someone who does, and I found an Oakland dog training club that has tracking classes and competitions. I'll check in with Patrick about...

It's actually not impossible for me to imagine her willingly missing. I want not to, but the possibility is there. She was missing her husband Josiah desperately - said she felt him near her all the time. I think the family also wonders a bit about this. I do know that one of the first...

Hi all, The timeline is that she was last seen by Patrick early Wednesday evening. He then went out, and assumed she was asleep when he returned late in the evening. Patrick left the house around 6:45 A.M. on Thursday, assuming she was asleep, which she probably was. Patrick began to grow...

Hi - I know Erica and her nephew/roommate/business partner Patrick. Not well, but I had seen and talked to both of them in the past two weeks. I do know that Erica still felt VERY connected to her husband Josiah, who died about a year ago. But at the same time she and Patrick were working...