Name: China Rose Sims
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: February 14, 1993
Location Last Seen: Southend, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
Date of Birth: Circa 1957
Age: 36 years old
Race: Asian
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3".
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black, shoulder-length
Eye Color: Brown eyes and an olive complexion
Nickname/Alias: Rose
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Filipino. Sims has a good grasp of English, although she speaks with an accent.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: She often wore jewelry, particularly dangly earrings.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
China Rose Sims was born in the Philippines and met her English husband, David John Sims (pictured below), while he was in the country on a business trip. He is believed to be a self-employed furniture dealer. The couple married in 1988 and moved to the UK, buying a house in Lonsdale Road, Southend in 1991.
Rose was last seen at a family party on February 14, 1993, although her husband was seen, apparently alone, two months later at their Southend home.
Concern for Rose has grown, because it was known at the time of her disappearance that she was unhappy with her marriage and wanted to leave her husband. She was also aware that her father, to whom she was very close, was in poor health at his home in the Philippines, but she has not been in touch with her family to check on his progress.
David Sims was 56 years old in 1993, described as 5'11" tall with short graying receding hair, which may be dyed black. He has brown eyes, a fresh complexion, is of stocky build and is generally of casual appearance. He has a south Essex accent.
David Sims
Agency Name: Dc Fred Simpkins
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 01702 471212
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
Agency Name: Det Supt Steve Reynolds
Agency Contact Person: Senior Investigating Officer
Agency Phone Number: 01245 491491
Agency E-Mail: N/A
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 08-23-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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