Sheriff William F. Honsal | Humboldt Sheriff’s Office website
Sheriff William F. Honsal | Humboldt Sheriff’s Office website
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in a missing persons case dating back to 1991.
On July 31, 1991, Andrea Jerri White, also known as "Chic," traveled from Hoopa to Eureka for errands. When she did not return home that day, her family reported her missing. Early in the investigation, detectives located a witness who gave White a ride from Guintoli Lane in Arcata to the Blue Lake exit on Highway 299. She reportedly planned to hitchhike the rest of the way home from there. This witness was the last known person to have seen White. There have been no other leads regarding her travel method from Eureka to Arcata. White has not been seen since and has made no contact with her family.
White was 22 years old at the time of her disappearance. She is a Native American female, standing 5 feet tall and weighing about 110-115 pounds, with brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She may have been wearing Levis pants, a sleeveless white shirt, and a black leather jacket while carrying a black duffel bag with white trim.
The Sheriff’s Office conducted several searches along Highway 299 from Blue Lake to Willow Creek using ATVs, ground searchers, and a helicopter. At the time of her disappearance, White left behind several small children.
The Sheriff’s Office suspects that White's disappearance is related to homicide and requests anyone with information to contact Investigator Mike Fridley at 707-441-3024.
"Andrea 'Chic' White posing for a family photo with her children before being reported missing in July 1991" | Photo provided by White's family
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