The person at the center of this case
Ashley Renee Nichols
Missing Person · Open
2 years 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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location
Lead #1Why did Ashley drive to Costa Mesa, California without explanation or apparent motive?
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evidence
Lead #2What was the content of the voicemail left on August 27? Was it actually from a hospital?
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contact
Lead #3Can the voicemail be traced to determine Ashley's exact location when it was left?
Ashley Renee Nichols, a 30-year-old woman from Washington, left her apartment on August 27, 2024, and drove to California without explanation, leaving all her belongings behind. Her last known contact was a confusing voicemail left to her mother from Costa Mesa, CA, which her mother believed may have been from a hospital. Despite ongoing investigation by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, Ashley has not been heard from since that voicemail and her current whereabouts remain unknown.
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Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
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witness
Lead #4Did anyone see Ashley in Costa Mesa or along her route? Are there hospital records matching her description?
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clue
Lead #5Why did Ashley leave all her belongings behind and travel with only a vehicle?
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Source Narrative
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 Contact
Ashley left her apartment and drove to California. Last heard from via voicemail to her mother from Costa Mesa, CA. Voicemail was confusing with mumbling; mother believed it may have been from a hospital.
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2024-09-06
Case Reported
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office opened investigation case 2024-00125110.
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Case Information
Incident:August 27, 2024
Last Updated:September 26, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 27, 2024
Last Updated:September 26, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 4253883839
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