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Dec 08, 2020
Mar 08, 2023
Eri
Yamaguchi
44
24
63 inches
95 lbs
Asian
Female
In the spring of 2004, a 24-year-old woman named Eri Yamaguchi vanished from her life in Norman, Oklahoma. She was last seen on May 15, 2004. Concern for her welfare arose when her apartment manager, Antonina Vakhrusheva, realized that although Eri had paid her rent for May, she had not been seen or heard from in nearly a month. This unsettling absence prompted the manager to contact the authorities, officially setting in motion a missing person investigation. At the time of her disappearance, Eri was described as an Asian female, standing 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing approximately 95 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The investigation into Eri's disappearance took a peculiar turn over a year later. On August 19, 2005, police in the nearby city of Edmond located Eri's vehicle. Inside the car were two individuals who were unknown to the authorities in connection with Eri. When questioned, they claimed to have purchased the vehicle from Eri on June 14, 2004, just a month after she was last seen. They further stated that Eri had moved to Japan. However, investigators were unable to verify this information, leaving a significant gap in the timeline and raising more questions than answers. Despite the discovery of her car, the central mystery of Eri Yamaguchi's disappearance remains unsolved. The claim that she moved to Japan could not be substantiated, and with no confirmed contact from her since May 2004, her case has grown cold. The Norman Police Department continues to have her listed as a missing person, and her case is entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). The lack of available photos has made public appeals challenging. The narrative of her selling her car and starting a new life abroad remains an unverified and poignant thread in the fabric of her case, a case that has now spanned over two decades, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions about her whereabouts and well-being.
May 15, 2004
Norman
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
73069
No
95783
Norman Police Department
Norman
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
73069
Thomas McGuire
Detective
201-B West Gray Street, Oklahoma
4053211444
Local
Law Enforcement
Norman Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
06/20/2026
