AMANDA CAMPBELL - 4 yo (1991) Fairfield CA

NonFamily Abduction

DOB: May 7, 1987
Missing: Dec 27, 1991
Age Now: 22
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 3'5" (104 cm)
Weight: 59 lbs (27 kg)
Missing From:
FAIRFIELD
CA
United States

Amanda's photo is shown age-progressed to 19 years. She was last seen at approximately 5 p.m. when she left her brother and a playmate to ride her bike to another friend's home. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket, a dark purple shirt, and white tennis shoes. She answers to the name "Nikky."

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) Fairfield Police Department (California) 1-707-428-7300 Or Your Local FBI

Twenty years ago today a
4-year-old Fairfield girl vanished as she traversed the few blocks
between the nearby houses of two friends.Amanda "Nikki" Campbell has never been found and her community continues to grieve.
"I
often wonder if she's alive and I hope that she is," said Agnes
Bethune, who still lives in the Salisbury Drive neighborhood that Nikki
and her family once called home.
As with many people, the events of Dec. 27, 1991, are deeply ingrained in Bethune's memory.
"I
remember well the day she disappeared, it was a rainy day," the
neighbor recalled. "She usually was always with her brother but she
wasn't with him then."
According to reports, Nikki and her
then 5-year-old brother, Matthew, were playing at a friend's house eight
doors away from their residence when she decided to visit another
friend, who lived about four doors down. She took off alone between 4
and 4:30 p.m. but never reached her destination.
When Nikki failed to return home with Matthew by the appointed time, a search began.
And then, police were called in.
A
massive search team fanned out across the community in pursuit of the
little girl with chubby, dimpled cheeks and wavy blond hair. Despite the
falling rain, crews hunted within the city until about 1 a.m. The
search resumed later that morning.
Though no clues to
Nikki's disappearance were apparent, her pink and purple bicycle was
spotted within a few blocks of her house.
"Her bike was found by the entrance to our driveway," recalled Corinne Vogel, whose family had been out of the area when the child disappeared.The Vogels were surprised to hear of the possible abduction and, like fellow neighbors, were shaken.
"We became very much more careful about not letting kids play on the street," she said.
Public
safety agencies including the FBI, Solano County Sheriff's Office and
Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department lent aid to Fairfield police,
bolstering search and investigative teams. A police helicopter scoured
the area, as did police bloodhounds. The girl was tracked from her
residence to Larchmont Drive to Oliver Road, through the drive-thru at a
nearby McDonald's, east on Travis Boulevard and onto the westbound
Interstate 80 on ramp.
Because the dogs lost Nikki's scent
in that area, they believe she was likely pulled into a vehicle and
transported elsewhere. Investigators later pinpointed the abduction site
as Larchmont Drive at Salisbury Drive.
What followed was
years of tracking down every clue, intensive searches by both police and
community members, fundraising for reward money and the discovery of a
possible suspect.
No evidence could be found linking the
potential suspect to the abduction, though, and the man later won a
lawsuit filed against the city for defamation.
Retired
Fairfield police Sgt. Tony Ford, who now lives out of state, said he was
off duty when the call about the missing girl came in. He went in to
work anyway, volunteering his time to help fellow officers in their
search.
"There was a lot of frustration from all of us because we couldn't find her," he remembered.
Retired Fairfield police Sgt. Chuck Timm, currently the city's vice mayor, was lead investigator on the case for several years.
"I
remember it like it was just yesterday ... It was dark, it was rainy,
nobody was out. We found her bike overturned," Timm said. "She simply
went out the door and disappeared."
The case remains close
to Timm's heart. For him, it's the one that got away. He's bothered by
the fact that he couldn't bring Nikki home, he said, and thinks often of
her mother, Ann Campbell Javier.
"If I could speak to Ann,
I'd let her know (Nikki's) not forgotten. We have not forgotten. She
will never be forgotten," he emphasized. "One day, something will
happen. Something will break and it will all come together."
Fairfield police Lt. Greg Hurlbut agreed.
"We still get tips on the case and we follow them up," he said. "The FBI is active in following up on them as well."
Over
the years, people have also called police claiming to be the missing
girl, Hurlbut said, and each time, they're proven false. No further
suspects have been named, though there are "persons of interest."
Anyone with information, no matter how seemingly insignificant, regarding Nikki's disappearance is asked to step up.
"We really appreciate people coming forward," Hurlbut said.
Nikki
would be 24 years old today. She had blond hair and blue eyes and was
last seen wearing a pink jacket, dark purple shirt and white tennis
shoes. An age-progressed photo, provided by The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, portrays a more current image of what
Nikki could have looked like at age 19.
Tips can be called
in to the Fairfield Police Department's Investigations Division at
428-7600, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at
1-800-THE-LOST, or to the nearest FBI office.
http://www.thereporter.com/ci_19624225

Girl's disappearance 20 years ago haunts Solano County

Twenty years ago today a
4-year-old Fairfield girl vanished as she traversed the few blocks
between the nearby houses of two friends.
Amanda "Nikki" Campbell has never been found and her community continues to grieve.
"I
often wonder if she's alive and I hope that she is," said Agnes
Bethune, who still lives in the Salisbury Drive neighborhood that Nikki
and her family once called home.
As with many people, the events of Dec. 27, 1991, are deeply ingrained in Bethune's memory.
"I
remember well the day she disappeared; it was a rainy day," the
neighbor recalled. "She usually was always with her brother but she
wasn't with him then."
According to reports, Nikki and her
then-5-year-old brother, Matthew, were playing at a friend's house eight
doors from their residence when she decided to visit another friend,
who lived about four doors down. She took off alone between 4 and 4:30
p.m. but never reached her destination.
When Nikki failed to return home with Matthew by the appointed time, a search began.
And then, police were called.
A
massive search team fanned out across the community in pursuit of the
little girl with chubby, dimpled cheeks and wavy blond hair. Despite the
falling rain, crews hunted within the city until about 1 a.m. The
search resumed later that morning.
Though no clues to Nikki's disappearance were apparent, her pink and purple bicycle was spotted within a few blocks of herhouse.
"Her bike was found by the
entrance to our driveway," recalled Corinne Vogel, whose family had
been out of the area when the child disappeared.
The Vogels were surprised to hear of the possible abduction and, like fellow neighbors, were shaken.
"We became very much more careful about not letting kids play on the street," she said.
Public
safety agencies including the FBI, Solano County Sheriff's Office and
Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department lent aid to Fairfield police,
bolstering search and investigative teams. A police helicopter scoured
the area, as did police bloodhounds. The girl was tracked from her
residence to Larchmont Drive to Oliver Road, through the drive-thru at a
nearby McDonald's, east on Travis Boulevard and onto the westbound
Interstate 80 on ramp.
Because the dogs lost Nikki's scent in that
area, they believe she was likely pulled into a vehicle and transported
elsewhere. Investigators later pinpointed the abduction site as
Larchmont Drive at Salisbury Drive.
What followed was years of
tracking down every clue, intensive searches by both police and
community members, fundraising for reward money and the discovery of a
possible suspect.
No evidence could be found linking the potential
suspect to the abduction, though, and the man later won a defamation
lawsuit filed against the city.
Retired Fairfield police Sgt. Tony
Ford, who now lives out of state, said he was off duty when the call
about the missing girl came in. He went in to work anyway, volunteering
to help fellow officers in their search.
"There was a lot of frustration from all of us because we couldn't find her," he recalled.
Retired Fairfield police Sgt. Chuck Timm, currently the city's vice mayor, was lead investigator on the case for several years.
"I
remember it like it was just yesterday ... It was dark, it was rainy,
nobody was out. We found her bike overturned," Timm said. "She simply
went out the door and disappeared."
The case remains close to
Timm's heart. For him, it's the one that got away. He said he's bothered
that he couldn't bring Nikki home, and often thinks of her mother, Ann
Campbell Javier.
"If I could speak to Ann, I'd let her know
(Nikki's) not forgotten. We have not forgotten. She will never be
forgotten," Timm said. "One day, something will happen. Something will
break and it will all come together."
Fairfield police Lt. Greg Hurlbut agreed.
"We still get tips on the case and we follow them up," Hurlbut said. "The FBI is active in following up on them as well."
Over
the years, people also have called police claiming to be the missing
girl, Hurlbut said, and each time, they're proven false. No further
suspects have been named, though there are "persons of interest."
Anyone with information, no matter how seemingly insignificant, regarding Nikki's disappearance is asked to report it.

"We really appreciate people coming forward," Hurlbut said.
Nikki
would be 24 years old today. She had blond hair and blue eyes and was
last seen wearing a pink jacket, dark purple shirt and white tennis
shoes. An age-progressed photo, provided by The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, portrays a more current image of what
Nikki could have looked like at age 19.
Tips can be called in to
the Fairfield Police Department's Investigations Division at 428-7600,
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at
1-800-THE-LOST, or to the nearest FBI office.
For more information on missing children, go online to www.missingkids.com.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19624983

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/campbell_amanda.html

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