Right 2: Age-progressed 32 years; 37 years
Right 2: Age-progressed 32 years; 37 years
Name: Therese Rose Vanderheiden
Nickname/Alias: Therese Rose Vanderheiden-Walsh, Smith, Doherty, Hamm, Johnson, or Cochran
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 22, 1990
Location Last Seen: Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii
Date of Birth: July 4, 1984
Age: 5 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 3'0"
Weight: 45 lbs
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry.
Eye Color: Hazel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears; moles on her back and shoulders
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: pink shorts, pink t-shirt, pink and white Nike sneakers
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Therese was abducted by her biological mother, Merle Vanderheiden, from her summer program she was attending at the Kokokahi YWCA in Kaneohe. Merle was charged with Custodial Interference in the First Degree, and a warrant was issued for her arrest however, she has never been arrested. At the time of her her abduction, Therese was under the full legal custody of her biological father. Merle may be using the alias last names of Smith, Doherty, Hamm, Johnson, or Cochran.
Agency Name: Honolulu Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Michael Garcia, Detective
Agency Phone Number: 8085293111
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 90237980
NamUs Case Number: 18393
NCIC Case Number: M-432413719
NCMEC Case Number: 75401
Added: 01/30/2008; Last Updated: 06/14/2024 - By: mc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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