A concerned family is searching for a Texas counselor who appeared to have disappeared last week after texting her employer that she would be ill.
Caroline Gaddis, 39, was reported missing last Tuesday after failing to show up for work at her office in Galveston as expected.
“I got a call from her office, from her work, and they said, ‘You know, she’s not here, your daughter isn’t here, do you know where she is?'” said her father, Bob Gaddis, opposite KHOU . ‘I have no idea.’
Police were called to conduct a welfare check at Gaddis’ home in League City, which they said found no sign of forced entry or foul play. However, her parents claim that the status of their daughter’s residence worried them.
“It looked lived in, but from my perspective, it looked like she left behind… things that you wouldn’t leave at home if you were planning on going anywhere,” Bob said. “She had a packed holdall with clothes, cosmetics, her hair dryer, her brush, things that a woman normally doesn’t leave behind, no matter how rushed you are.”
Gaddis was last seen leaving her office on Friday March 18th. Police believe she may have texted her family on March 21, but her phone appears to have been switched off since then.
Caroline Gaddis, 39, appeared to have disappeared last week after texting her employer that she would be ill
Her parents were concerned for her safety after receiving a call from her workplace asking if they knew where Gaddis was
Gaddis’ parents say it’s not typical for their daughter to leave town without telling anyone.
“If she went away for a week, she’s been gone for a week… it’s just like that… it’s unlike her not to say anything about it,” said her mother, Judy Gaddis.
‘That Caroline isn’t going [to work] for three or four days for no reason, didn’t call anyone, really suspicious,” Bob reiterated during an interview with KTRK.
“There’s only one kind of valley from the start and your mind just spins. What happened here?’
Her dark blue 2018 Nissan Rogue with Texan license plate MBZ-740 is also missing.
Police were called to conduct a welfare check at Gaddis’ home in League City, which they said found no sign of forced entry or foul play. However, their father claims they found a packed holdall that was left in their unit
Her dark blue 2018 Nissan Rogue with Texan license plate MBZ-740 is also missing
A family friend, who posted to a Facebook group dedicated to finding Gaddis, claimed her vehicle was sighted about 235 miles from where she lived on the day of her disappearance.
“The family got an email from the detective last night. “We believe their vehicle was last seen on Friday, March 18 at 7:50 p.m. in Lindale, Texas, 12 miles northwest of Tyler,” Yvonne told Michelle Bohaker last Monday.
However, the police have not yet confirmed this information.
Gaddis is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds. According to police, she has brown hair, hazel eyes and a fair complexion.
Anyone with information as to her whereabouts is asked to call the League City Police Department at (281) 332-2566 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.
Gaddis was last seen leaving her office on Friday March 18th. She is pictured with her brother
A family friend, who posted to a Facebook group dedicated to finding Gaddis, claimed her vehicle was sighted about 235 miles from where she lived on the day of her disappearance, although police have not confirmed this information