- Joined
- Oct 7, 2015
- Messages
- 2,999
- Reaction score
- 3,641
Ylva Annika Hagner
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 14, 1996
Location Last Seen: Belmont, San Mateo County, California
Description:
Hagner went missing from Belmont, California on October 14, 1996. She was last seen at her office at approximately 9:30 p.m. by an executive who headed out for home, leaving her alone there. She has never been heard from again.
Hagner was employed as a software marketing manager at a small company called Ixos Software at the time of her disappearance. It was located in an office building at 1070 Sixth Avenue, fifty yards down the hall from the Belmont Police Department administrative offices; it has since changed locations. Hagner usually turned off her computer and straightened up the items on her desk when she left; however, her computer was left turned on and papers were strewn across her desktop. There was no sign of forced entry or evidence of a struggle found at the office.
Three days later on October 17, 1996, Hagner's black 1992 Honda Civic was discovered abandoned a mile and a half away from Ixos Software. It had been parked south of the Belmont/San Carlos border in California on the corner of El Camino Real and Spring Street in front of the Days Inn motel. The car was unlocked and the keys were still in the ignition. There was no sign of Hagner at the scene and her purse was also missing. There was no blood or evidence of a struggle discovered at her vehicle.
Hagner is a Swedish national and had been living in the United States for about twelve years; she was a legal resident of the U.S. At her residence she shared with two roommates, investigators found her passport and learned there has been no activity on her bank and credit card accounts.
Her family and friends have stated that it is uncharacteristic of her to disappear in such a manner voluntarily. They reported that she was being harassed and stalked by a male acquaintance prior to her disappearance and also that he failed a lie-detector test about her case.
Hagner was a resident of Palo Alto, California at the time, and was studying for a master's degree in liberal arts at Stanford University. Her loved ones describe her as outgoing, cultured and "Bohemian," but responsible. She is well-traveled and enjoys the outdoors. She had no relatives in California, and her parents and brother lived in Sweden at the time she went missing; her father has since died.
Authorities believe Hagner was abducted by someone she knew and trusted, such as a family member or friend. Her case is unsolved and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
NCIC Case Number: M-970693207
1755DFCA - Ylva Annika Hagner
Ylva Annika Hagner – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 14, 1996
Location Last Seen: Belmont, San Mateo County, California
Description:
- Date of Birth: August 04, 1954
- Age: 42 years old
- Race: White/Caucasian
- Gender: Female
- Height: 5' 5" - 5' 6" (65 - 66 inches)
- Weight: 110 lbs
- Hair Color: Red/Long
- Eye Color: Blue
- Nickname/Alias: Unknown
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
- Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
- Identifiers: Dental records and DNA available
- Other: She is a Swedish national and speaks Swedish, German, and English, and has a Swedish accent. Her first name is pronounced "Eel-vah".
Hagner went missing from Belmont, California on October 14, 1996. She was last seen at her office at approximately 9:30 p.m. by an executive who headed out for home, leaving her alone there. She has never been heard from again.
Hagner was employed as a software marketing manager at a small company called Ixos Software at the time of her disappearance. It was located in an office building at 1070 Sixth Avenue, fifty yards down the hall from the Belmont Police Department administrative offices; it has since changed locations. Hagner usually turned off her computer and straightened up the items on her desk when she left; however, her computer was left turned on and papers were strewn across her desktop. There was no sign of forced entry or evidence of a struggle found at the office.
Three days later on October 17, 1996, Hagner's black 1992 Honda Civic was discovered abandoned a mile and a half away from Ixos Software. It had been parked south of the Belmont/San Carlos border in California on the corner of El Camino Real and Spring Street in front of the Days Inn motel. The car was unlocked and the keys were still in the ignition. There was no sign of Hagner at the scene and her purse was also missing. There was no blood or evidence of a struggle discovered at her vehicle.
Hagner is a Swedish national and had been living in the United States for about twelve years; she was a legal resident of the U.S. At her residence she shared with two roommates, investigators found her passport and learned there has been no activity on her bank and credit card accounts.
Her family and friends have stated that it is uncharacteristic of her to disappear in such a manner voluntarily. They reported that she was being harassed and stalked by a male acquaintance prior to her disappearance and also that he failed a lie-detector test about her case.
Hagner was a resident of Palo Alto, California at the time, and was studying for a master's degree in liberal arts at Stanford University. Her loved ones describe her as outgoing, cultured and "Bohemian," but responsible. She is well-traveled and enjoys the outdoors. She had no relatives in California, and her parents and brother lived in Sweden at the time she went missing; her father has since died.
Authorities believe Hagner was abducted by someone she knew and trusted, such as a family member or friend. Her case is unsolved and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
- Belmont Police Department: (650) 595-7400; (650) 329-2348
Reference Case#: 9610-01522
NCIC Case Number: M-970693207
1755DFCA - Ylva Annika Hagner
Ylva Annika Hagner – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
