The Disappearance of Ylva Hagner
Episode 179
Ylva Annika Hagner
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On Monday, October 14th, 1996, forty-two year old Ylva Hagner was working late at her Belmont, California office. Waving goodbye to her boss at 9:30 this would be the last time anyone saw the Swedish National alive. Before sunrise the next day, she would mysteriously vanish.
Thirty-six hours later, Ylva was reported missing. Two days after that, police found her abandoned car less than a mile south of her office. There was no trace of Ylva, no sign of a struggle, nothing to suggest a crime had even been committed. Faced with a stunning lack of evidence, investigators almost immediately began hitting dead ends.
Ylva's friends rallied, building websites and organizing a memorial dedication to keep her name alive. While detectives initially believed Ylva had to have been the victim of a random crime of opportunity, close friends began wondering if perhaps someone who claimed to want to find Ylva may in fact have been responsible for her disappearance in the first place.
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19 Oct 1996, 5 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
22 Oct 1996, 12 - The Press Democrat at Newspapers.com
23 Oct 1996, 4 - The Napa Valley Register at Newspapers.com
09 Nov 1996, 3 - The Napa Valley Register at Newspapers.com
09 Nov 1996, 13 - The Press Democrat at Newspapers.com
18 Nov 1996, 4 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
12 Feb 1997, 16 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
12 Feb 1997, 1 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
17 Mar 1997, 5 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
18 Mar 1997, 7 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
19 Mar 1997, 6 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
30 Jan 2000, Page 14 - The Indianapolis Star at Newspapers.com
14 Jul 2001, Page 3 - The Star Press at Newspapers.com
15 Jul 2001, 33 - Sun Herald at Newspapers.com
FBI Joins Search For Software Exec / Many Peninsula police agencies involved
Police call off search for evidence
The Doe Network: Case File 1755DFCA
One year later, Ylva Hagner still missing
Missing Woman Not Forgotten / Palo Alto police search continues 2 years later
Psychic Consulted in Search / Missing woman's father, brothers arrive from Sweden
Family Vigil For Missing Woman / South Bay executive vanished in October
Authorities: Clothing found with bones near Lexington Reservoir - News & Newspapers - ProQuest
Corporate profile for Media Blitz, Inc. - News & Newspapers - ProQuest
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Ylva Hagner : Missing in Silicon Valley
Vestkusten 1 April 1997 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Vestkusten 1 December 1996 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Vestkusten 1 November 1996 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
Vestkusten 15 November 1996 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
The Stanford Daily Archives - 2
Search for woman now in second month
FBI joins search for missing woman
Swift verdict in John Getreu trial: Guilty of first-degree murder | News | Palo Alto Online |
Swift verdict in John Getreu trial: Guilty of first-degree murder | Town Square | Palo Alto Online |
Hopes Dim for Missing Software Exec / Police fear woman was kidnapped, slain
Search for Missing Software Executive Continues
San Jose Mercury News - 10/19/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 10/20/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 10/26/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 10/27/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 11/7/1996
Contra Costa Times - 11/8/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 11/17/1996
San Jose Mercury News - 2/23/1997 - Collins
San Jose Mercury News - 3/18/1997
San Jose Mercury News - 3/19/1997 - 1
San Jose Mercury News - 10/13/1997
San Jose Mercury News - 10/15/1997
San Mateo Daily Journal - 10/14/2000
Ylva A Hagner | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
1996 Hagner, Ylva October 14th 1996 - PorchlightUSA
Ylva Hagner - California Missing Person Directory
Silicon Valley woman missing 7 years
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Missing woman investigation is still open after 4 years | Local News | smdailyjournal.com
Section 69. Lost in California - Unsolved Cases
Ylva Annika Hagner | Hunter Abduction Response Team (H.A.R.T)
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Unasylva - No. 181 - Silviculture - Silviculture in boreal forests
Spring St, San Carlos, CA 94070 to 1070 6th Ave, Belmont, CA 94002 - Google Maps
YLVA Annika Hagner - LifeStory
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Ylva Hagner 1954 - 1996 BillionGraves Record
Ylva, 42, did not return home from her job in the United States