CA CA - Virgie Baliton, 41, Berkeley, 13 May 2017

[ChatteringBirds]

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP50986
Virgie Baliton, Female

Date of Last Contact:
May 13, 2017
Missing From:
Berkeley, California
Missing Age: 41 years
Height: 5' 7" (67 Inches)
Weight: 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity:
Asian, Other

Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Clothing: Red sweater, tan jacket and scarf.

Virgie Baliton

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[Aurora90]

bump.

 

[summergirl1]

Apparently she must not have been visible on any cameras in the area after she left the restaurant in search of a bathroom? I'm sure LE looked into that? And no remembers her in the area asking directions to a bathroom or if a bathroom was working or not? Unless she asked the wrong person..

 

[Pennysmom1]

Virgie Baliton – The Charley Project

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May 13, 2017

• Missing Since 05/13/2017
• Missing From Berkeley, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Asian
• Date of Birth 05/07/1976 (47)
• Age 41 years old
• Height and Weight 5'7, 150 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A tan jacket, a red sweater and a scarf.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Baliton is of Filipino descent.

Details of Disappearance​

Baliton was last seen in Berkeley, California on May 13, 2017. She worked as the live-in caregiver for an 80-year-old Chinese woman who lived in Hong Kong. The woman and Baliton went to the United States so the woman could see her granddaughter graduate from the University of California at Berkeley. During the trip, Baliton disappeared.

The family was at an on-campus restaurant called the Cafe Strada at 9:00 a.m. when Baliton said she had to go to the bathroom. The Cafe Strada's bathroom was out of order, so she left the restaurant to look for one elsewhere. She never returned and has never been heard from again.

The circumstances of Baliton's disappearance are unclear. Her employers are afraid for her safety, as she was unfamiliar with the United States. She had been working for that family for fourteen years, and, prior to taking the job in Hong Kong, she lived in the Philippines. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• University of California at Berkeley Police Department 510-642-6760

Source Information​

• California Attorney General's Office
• ABS/CBN News
• Philippine News

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated May 13, 2018; casefile added.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person: Virgie Baliton (13.6.2017)

Virgie Baliton Appears Happy and Content! Virgie Baliton (aged 41) has worked for a Chinese family living in Hong Kong for fourteen-years. Her primary care-job was to look-after the daily need of h…

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[j_in_c]

Interesting case. I think there is a small chance that she did leave of her own free will in order to stay in the US. This was before the HK anti government protests ramped up. However, foreign health aides working in HK are sometimes treated very poorly And have very few rights in HK.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/asia/hong-kong-helper-live-in-rule-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up one more time. I hope she is somewhere safe and living the life she wishes.