Man calls 911 to report girlfriend is missing | Forensic Files

from County Public Safety this is Therese yes um how do I go about I guess uh missing person are you wanting to
report a missing person yes okay where are they missing from blasting from Korb hold in Maple Street
what the xxx can okay that's right okay yeah walking salt on Maple Street through a friend okay and who's missing
it's my girlfriend and she does live with me and she's never done this before what her name's Nicole Vanderheiden and
did she live with you yes and where does she live seen we're at the party can and
I think it's on a corner hold and coke maple maple I'm Brad way there yeah it's just awful broadly okay
and then she was walking south on maple from there I was on in wrote in a different color okay well there you know
what she was last seen wearing yeah she had a black and gray striped horizontal stripe on top okay I'm with black can
like like to pre pants and great hot high heels choose okay any jewelry or anything
oh no and what's your name doggy last name Petrie DDT RIE so she was on foot yes no idea where she
may go no idea I called did she have a cell phone with her or anything yeah and it's been off since last night
okay it goes right to voicemail can you wait there for an officer your honor would it be I'm not sure but I
think it's important that your reporter missing yes so just wait there and we'll
have an officer come over and talk to you if it's going to be a long time I'll call you back okay focus what what time
was that last night you know sir well I didn't see I didn't last year it was probably about 11:30 12:00
I'm guessing okay that's the last you heard from her yep and I had talked to her on the phone she's with a couple my
friends in a different vehicle and I was flying down there from the west side okay Doug I have a call in for if it's
going to be a lengthy wait if you call back okay okay thank you

On the afternoon of May 21, 2016, Detrie phoned police to report his girlfriend, Nicole Vander Heyden, hadn't returned home from a night of partying

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Brief Summary

Doug Petrie reports his girlfriend Nicole Vanderheiden missing after she hasn't been seen since last night.

Key points

Missing Person Report. A frantic call about a missing girlfriend raises alarms.

Episode highlights

Missing Person ReportA frantic call about a missing girlfriend raises alarms.“It's my girlfriend and she's never done this before.”0:29Mar 22, 2018

Episode quotes

It's my girlfriend and she's never done this before.

A distressed caller reveals the urgency of the situation.

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