The person at the center of this case
Ashley Renee Nichols
Missing Person · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
Missing Person: Ashley Renee Nichols
Justice for Ashley Renee Nichols — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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contact
Lead #1What was the content of the voicemail left on August 27? Which hospital was Ashley calling from?
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vehicle
Lead #2What vehicle was Ashley driving when she left her apartment, and has it been located?
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clue
Lead #3Why did Ashley suddenly leave her apartment with no explanation and drive to California?
Ashley Renee Nichols, a 30-year-old woman, left her apartment in an unexplained manner on August 27, 2024, and drove to California, leaving behind all her belongings. Her last known contact was a confusing voicemail left to her mother from what is believed to be a hospital in Costa Mesa, CA on August 27, 2024. Despite ongoing investigation by Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, no further contact has been made with Ashley, and her current whereabouts and circumstances remain unknown.
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witness
Lead #4Has anyone at the suspected hospital in Costa Mesa confirmed seeing Ashley or receiving a call from her?
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NamUs case MP160515. Missing person: Ashley Renee Nichols.
Last known contact: 2024-08-27 in Costa Mesa, Orange, CA. Circumstances: Nichols was reported missing by her mother who said Ashley left one day from her apartment in her vehicle and began driving to California, leaving her apartment and all her belongings.
No motive or reason was explained to her from Ashley. Ashley's mother began explaining that she had contact with Ashley in the past months via phone but advised it was a wifi only phone, so conversation and contact was hit or miss.
She received multiple phone calls from Ashley while she was located in Costa Mesa, CA. Ashley was last heard from on Aug 27 when a voicemail was left to her mother's phone.
She advised the voicemail was confusing and contained lots of mumbling, but she believed it was in fact Ashley calling from a hospital. No further contact has been made with Ashley since this point.
Demographics: 30 years, Female, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 6 ft 0 in, 247 lbs, hair: Blond/Strawberry, eyes: Blue.
Investigating agency: Snohomish County Sheriff's Office | 2024-00125110 | 2024-09-06.
Timeline of Events
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2024-08-27
Last Known Contact
Ashley left her apartment in Costa Mesa, CA and left a voicemail for her mother from what is believed to be a hospital. The voicemail was confusing and contained mumbling.
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Case Information
Incident:August 27, 2024
Last Updated:July 21, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 27, 2024
Last Updated:July 21, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 4253883839
You can remain anonymous