Missing
Krista Rae Bowman
Bowman, approximately 2017; Bowman's silver Toyota Avalon
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/15/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Morongo Valley, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/02/1984 (37)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 5'7, 124 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Bowman's ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Bowman left her mother's Morongo Valley, California home on March 14, 2017, to visit a boyfriend, Christopher Starr Perfect. She was driving a silver Toyota Avalon; a photo of the car is posted with this case summary. She did meet with Perfect, but it's unclear where they went and what they were doing. They were in Arizona at one point, and may have also been in New Mexico or Wyoming.
After she left she kept in touch with her family over the phone. The last time she contacted her family over Facebook was on April 15, 2017, a month after she left. Contact suddenly stopped after that. Her last known location was Fort Garland, Colorado.
Bowman's family is concerned for her safety; it's uncharacteristic of her to not be in touch with them, and they don't believe she would have abandoned her young daughter. Perfect is a convicted felon and he was arrested in Wyoming in late May 2017. He says he doesn't know her whereabouts.
In May 2018, Bowman's car was found at Cruz Alta Condominiums in Taos, New Mexico. An anonymous tipster called the police about the car, saying it had been in the lot for at least six months. Some clothing and personal belongings were inside it. Taos is a twelve-hour drive east of Morongo Valley.
Bowman's disappearance remains unsolved. The circumstances of her disappearance are unclear.
Other information and links : ncy
San Bernardino Sheriff's Department
909-387-3695
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
KESQ 2
Facebook pageheader for Krista Bowman
KRQE
October 12, 2004. September 5, 2018; middle name added.
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