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Husband of beloved coffee shop owner who vanished without a trace clings to 'glimmer of hope' amid new clues from her journal entries as hunt enters month six

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, September 28). Husband of beloved coffee shop owner who vanished without a trace clings to 'glimmer of hope' amid new clues from her journal entries as hunt enters month six. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16164159/Husband-beloved-coffee-shop-owner-vanished-without-trace-clings-glimmer-hope-amid-new-clues-journal-entries-hunt-enters-month-six.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Chris Hillyard, husband of missing coffee shop co-owner Amy Hillyard, has released a video marking six months since his wife vanished from Oakland, California. Private investigator Steve Fischer found new clues suggesting Amy had researched several hiking routes the day before her disappearance and that she frequently used hiking to manage mental health issues. The search team now focuses on five previously unknown trails, having reviewed 3,500 high-resolution photos taken by drones over parks frequented by Amy.

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Amy Hillyard, 52, co-owner of Farley's Coffee in San Francisco, vanished on March 25 while walking her dog near Radnor Road in Oakland. Her husband, Chris Hillyard, marked the six-month anniversary by sharing new developments in the search for his wife, including a "deep forensics dive" conducted by private investigator Steve Fischer. This investigation uncovered five previously unknown hiking routes that Amy enjoyed and which investigators are now exploring with drones. The drones produced 3,500 high-resolution photos, reviewed by volunteers and experts to find any clues about Amy's whereabouts. Despite the efforts, her disappearance remains one of the most perplexing cases for Fischer, who specializes in missing persons cases across the country. Chris Hillyard maintains hope that new information will surface, even after six months without definitive answers.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The husband of a missing California woman held onto hope as private investigators unveiled new clues about his wife's mysterious disappearance six months ago. Amy Hillyard, 52, was last seen walking her family's dog in the Cleveland Heights area of Oakland back in late March earlier this year. The mother-of-two, who co-owns Farley's Coffee with her husband Chris, was at risk due to an undisclosed medical condition, Oakland Police said when she vanished. asserted

she → see → condition

'The private investigator who has worked on missing person cases across the country called Amy's disappearance one of the most perplexing cases he has ever worked on,' husband Chris Hillyard said in a recent video made to mark six months of Amy's disappearance. asserted

Hillyard → work → disappearance

Steve Fischer, a private investigator hired by the family, conducted a thorough search of Amy's digital footprint earlier this week, he told SFGATE. asserted

he → hire → SFGATE

He said that Amy spent half an hour looking at eight hiking routes in Oakland and Berkeley the day before she disappeared, according to the outlet. uncertain

she → say → outlet

The search team was only aware of three out of the eight routes, leaving them with five more to search. asserted

team → leave → five

Amy has hiked all but one in the past, Fischer told SFGATE. asserted

Fischer → hike → SFGATE

'These are areas that were quite frankly not on our radar,' Fischer said. asserted

Fischer → say → radar

Some of these go up to like six and a half to seven miles.' asserted

Some → go → miles

A thorough search of the woman's browsing history and electronic devices revealed that she looked at eight different hiking routes in Oakland and Berkeley, five of which the investigators were not aware of before The woman's husband made a video marking the sixth month in the search for his wife, holding out hope and sharing updates on the search Amy Hillyard, 52, was last seen her family's dog in Cleveland Heights, Oakland, California back in March of this year Fischer connected the discoveries to information revealed in the woman's journal, in which she wrote that hiking was one way she managed her mental health struggles, according to SFGATE. A recent search effort involved use of drones to look for clues across the parks which Amy frequented on her hikes prior to her disappearance. uncertain

Amy → reveal → disappearance

The drones produced 3,500 high-resolution photos, which were then reviewed by investigators and volunteers to check for any glimpses which could reveal information about Amy's whereabouts, Chris shared. uncertain

Chris → produce → whereabouts

Six months into the extensive search, the surveillance footage of the woman leaving her house the day she went missing remains the only piece of recorded evidence available. asserted

she → leave → evidence

'I think we will find that she was walking to clear her head and is out in the wilderness somewhere,' Fischer told SFGATE. asserted

Fischer → think → SFGATE

'I really hope that it’s a case where she decided to walk away from her life and start some new one. asserted

she → hope → one

But at six [months], it’s so hard for somebody not to leave a digital footprint, whether they want to or not.' asserted

they → ’ → footprint

The family is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can provide additional information about the woman's disappearance. asserted

who → offer → disappearance

Husband of beloved coffee shop owner who vanished without a trace clings to 'glimmer of hope' amid new clues from her journal entries as hunt enters month six

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