A beloved Bay Area mother of two, wife, and coffee shop owner went missing months ago and now investigators hired by the family are looking for video they believe will give them clues to what happened to her.
Amy Hillyard, 52, owner of Farley’s Coffee in San Francisco, was last seen March 25 walking her dog near the 500 block of Radnor Road in Oakland. Witnesses reported that she was wearing a tan top and pants when she disappeared.
Thanks to the generosity of friends, those in the community and others who heard about her story, a GoFundMe raised enough money for the Hillyard family to hire a private investigative team focused on finding the missing information that could bring her home, according to an update on BringAmyHome.com.
Investigators have requested surveillance video from residents and property owners in the vicinity of where he was last seen since Wednesday, March 25 after 2 p.m.
The private team wants video from those in the area regardless of whether it shows the people in the video or not.
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“With 100% certainty, I believe there is a piece of surveillance that contains a clue,” said Steve Fischer of Search Investigations, LLC.
“Amy’s friends and volunteers did an amazing job of building maps, going door to door, looking for park trails.”
“We are using the information they have gathered to launch a more focused investigation to find out where Amy went after she disappeared,” added Fischer.
The update said Fischer, along with investigator Steve Gelinske, visited buildings in the area to obtain “videos from security cameras that had never been obtained before.”
“Using drones, tracking the steps you may have taken, visiting homeowners and property owners, investigators are leaving nothing behind,” the message reads.
Investigators are looking specifically for any type of surveillance/cam footage from the following locations:
- Places to stay in Cleveland Heights
- Park Boulevard corridor
- MacArthur Boulevard area
- Trestle Glen
- Crocker Highlands
“Even previously reviewed images can provide investigators with valuable insight and new information,” the message read.
“If you reviewed the video from that afternoon and there’s nothing, that information is important to the investigators as well.”
Amy’s husband, Chris Hillyard said the day his wife went missing he visited a therapist.
He then texted her after she returned from the deal around 1:40 p.m., telling her she was home.
The surveillance video showed that as soon as he got home, he took their dog and talked to the neighbors.
When Chris came home around 3:15 pm, he said he found his cell phone, keys and other belongings in the kitchen cupboard, the back door was open.
Chris later spoke about the mental health challenges his wife faced after suffering multiple losses, giving insight into why she was listed as “vulnerable due to medical conditions” when she disappeared.
She said her mood became so bad that she sought help from a specialist who prescribed medication to help Amy cope with feelings of anxiety and depression.
The California Post reached out to the Oakland Police Department who said “there is no evidence to suggest foul play” and the investigation is ongoing.
“There is currently no evidence of kidnapping, abduction, or any crime related to his disappearance.”
