MO MO - Phoenix Coldon, 23, St. Louis County, 18 Dec 2011

[Wolf Dreamer]

There's a good piece by Huff Post here

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...ate_n_2324765.html?utm_hp_ref=missing-persons

"This has been most stressful, awful thing my husband and I have gone through in our life," Goldia Coldon said. "I've cried every day -- every single day -- since our daughter disappeared. I did not know that a person could cry that much."

 

[neverletgo]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...ate_n_2324765.html?utm_hp_ref=missing-persons

RSBM

Also from your link:

The fear of the unknown has taken a toll on the family.

"We've been very depressed, her dad and I," the young woman's mother said. "This thing has taken its toll on me physically. I sit up all night thinking and looking online for answers. About a week and a half ago I had to have another procedure on my heart. I know it was stress. I was having really bad chest pains. My doctor said something about broken heart syndrome, but I don't really know if there's such a thing."

Awful . . . just awful. :cry:

 

[liltexans]

I just saw this case featured on the show "Find Our Missing". Her poor parents. They are understandably frustrated and desperate to find their daughter. The PI they hired does not think Phoenix left on her own.

 

[Moxie Vi]

I just saw this case featured on the show "Find Our Missing". Her poor parents. They are understandably frustrated and desperate to find their daughter. The PI they hired does not think Phoenix left on her own.

I watched this episode as well. I feel so much for her parents. I hope the search ends soon! I couldn't believe that portion when they discussed the prank call. Her mom was so heartbroken.

It was also interesting for me to see E. St. Louis since I followed Ebony's case recently. Unfortunately she was found shot in her trunk.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195153

 

[neverletgo]

I re-watched the episode of 'Find Our Missing' featuring Phoenix's case today -- featured in the second half of the link below:

Find Our Missing: Maurice James (CA), Phoenix Coldon (MO)

The worry you can see in her parents' eyes is so sad, IMO. :cry:

Where are you, Phoenix?

 

[No Stone Unturned]

It's time to rally the troops. Phoenix has been missing far too long- we need maps. She was church the morning she disappeared and then her mom's house. Car was found only 4 hours later with the engine running and door open.

Help Websluethers!

 

[mikkismom]

Here is a maps - Spanish Lake, MO to 9th and St. Clair East St. Louis, IL.

http://goo.gl/maps/uj8Y2

To me, the most obvious place she could be is in the river.

jmo

 

[Jerri Blank]

phoenix's case is one i have been following since it first broke and it breaks my heart to see no new developments. where did she go???

 

[pdxmama]

"On that Sunday afternoon, Phoenix climbed into her 1998 Chevy Blazer. The windows were tinted, so her mother could see only a silhouette. She knew her daughter often sat in her truck and talked on her cell phone.

About 3 p.m., Phoenix's father saw her pull out of the driveway. He thought she was going to the convenience store around the corner or maybe to a friend's house.

But Phoenix never returned."



http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/09/living...html?hpt=us_c1

 

[Wanting2Help]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/09/living/mothers-missing-children/

On that Sunday afternoon, Phoenix climbed into her 1998 Chevy Blazer. The windows were tinted, so her mother could see only a silhouette. She knew her daughter often sat in her truck and talked on her cell phone.

About 3 p.m., Phoenix's father saw her pull out of the driveway. He thought she was going to the convenience store around the corner or maybe to a friend's house.

But Phoenix never returned.

Phoenix Coldon's car was found stopped, but still running, in December 2011. Her purse was still inside.By midnight, the Coldons knew something was wrong. It was not like Phoenix to leave and not say anything to her parents.

The couple spent the next day on the phone with friends, family -- and hospitals. When no clues surfaced, they called police.

Phoenix's Blazer turned up at a tow yard in East St. Louis, Illinois, on January 2. It had been found stopped on a street, with the motor running. Her purse was still in the car; designer eyeglasses sat on the console.

 

[CMac2]

As a local, I've followed this case from the beginning. I have my own theory about what happened, and sadly, everyone on this thread has seen it too many times to count. Phoenix was a such a bright, beautiful girl- just coming into her own.

As is common with young women of this age, only after she vanished did her parents learn some details about their daughter that were not previously aware of. For example, the apartment her mother had co-signed for her to live in wasn't shared with a female roommate, but with Phoenix's own boyfriend. She was not, contrary to her parents' belief, enrolled at UMSL, nor was she taking classes.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...7b2-5e20-83ea-30665dc6e877.html#ixzz1u09NhLa8

Why did she feel the need to live a double life? Would her reality have been unforgivable to her parents? They are so devastated by this loss, this unknown.

Surely she is not the first 18-19 year old to spread her wings, take a break from school... even live with a boyfriend. I find it odd that her boyfriend refuses to have any contact with her family. I want to know what she was hiding from them- was it as simple as her parents were really strict, or was she involving herself in something dangerous?

Regardless, I have always hoped that more attention would be paid to this case. Too many women are missing and/or dead in the Metro Area here in St. Louis. In fact, I believe too many women have vanished since 2000 or so for it all to be a coincidence. I realize many of the cases are wholly unrelated, but it is a stretch to assume all of them are.

 

[Kat]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c4#/video/us/2013/05/13/ac-sot-search-for-phoenix-coldon-short.cnn

video at link. Interview with her parents.

 

[los2188]

I've often wondered this for some time. These cases didn't quite get the coverage as some others, but it always made me wonder. I've always been of the opinion that in the world or nation that we live in, that it seems to be that short, white, pretty, and petite women tend to be targeted for crimes against women. I mean, am I wrong or is it just that those cases are publicized more?

With that said, their disappearances mirror each other in so many ways, that it's quite eerie. Stacey’s car was found, on the same day she went missing, with the engine running as was Phoenix's.
Just wondering what others think.

 

[CMac2]

I've often wondered this for some time. These cases didn't quite get the coverage as some others, but it always made me wonder. I've always been of the opinion that in the world or nation that we live in, that it seems to be that short, white, pretty, and petite women tend to be targeted for crimes against women. I mean, am I wrong or is it just that those cases are publicized more?

With that said, their disappearances mirror each other in so many ways, that it's quite eerie. Stacey’s car was found, on the same day she went missing, with the engine running as was Phoenix's.
Just wondering what others think.

I dont think they're related. If memory serves, Stacy's case was determined not to be foul play.

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[The Cheese]

Nice long interview with Phoenix' dad from earlier this week.

Interview starts at 63:35.

Dec 10th, 2013

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/carson...sing-phoenix-coldon-and-tabitha-lynn-franklin

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/23/phoenix-coldon-update_n_5379113.html

For more than two decades, May 23 was a special date for Lawrence and Goldia Coldon. It was on that date in 1988 that they welcomed a bright-eyed baby girl named Phoenix into their lives. It was on that date, for the next 23 years, that they celebrated their daughter's birthday. It was on that day in 2012 that they marked the first birthday without Phoenix since her mysterious disappearance, and it will be on that date Friday that they'll continue to hope for her safe return...

Phoenix's parents have spent countless hours and their entire life savings on the search for their daughter. They have posted flyers, distributed mailers, searched crime-ridden neighborhoods and appeared on numerous television and radio shows to raise awareness about their daughter's disappearance.

"Some people say that they are impressed with our efforts to find Phoenix, but I feel that we have not done enough," Goldia said. After a pause, she added, "But I don't know what else to do."

 

[Jacie Estes]

I just saw this case featured on the show "Find Our Missing". Her poor parents. They are understandably frustrated and desperate to find their daughter. The PI they hired does not think Phoenix left on her own.

BBM

I've had the opportunity to speak with Phoenix's mother, Goldia, on the phone because she is a friend on FB. She is an amazingly strong woman who is determined to bring her daughter home. She believes that her daughter will be back home with her family.

 

[Tulessa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjjPIlmbA_4&feature=youtu.be

 

[Jacie Estes]

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

[h=1]Missing in America: Phoenix Coldon[/h]
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america-unsolved/missing-america-phoenix-coldon-n261961