Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 29, 2011 from Loudon County, Virginia Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: May 13, 1989 Age: 21 years old Height and Weight: 5'0, 130 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Decker has a small tattoo on her left ankle. A photo of the tattoo is posted below this case summary. Decker's ears are pierced. Medical Conditions: Decker was about four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance; her due date was August 7.
Details of Disappearance
Decker was last seen in Loudon County, Virginia on January 29, 2011. She lived in an apartment on Orchard Grass Terrace in Ashburn, Virginia. Her husband was on leave from military duty in Afghanistan that month. They had been married about eighteen months and had a one-year-old son, who lived with Decker's parents. The couple took a vacation in Hawaii just before Decker's disappearance and returned to Virginia on January 28. Decker's husband returned to Afghanistan on February 4. She wasn't at the airport to see him off, which is uncharacteristic of her. Her family reported her missing on February 19, after numerous attempts to contact her lead nowhere.Decker's car was found parked in her garage after her disappearance. There hasn't been any activity on her bank accounts, email or cellular phone since she went missing, and she hasn't gone to work at the Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Centreville, Virginia or attended classes at George Mason University, where she was a senior majoring in global and economic change. She also left behind her passport and identification. After her disappearance, someone posing as her used her Facebook account to send messages to her friends.
Decker was dating Ronald Roldan at the time of her disappearance. They had been living together for two months and he was the last person to see her. It's unclear whether Roldan or Decker's husband was the father of her unborn child. Although Decker's husband and Roldan have both been cooperative with the police in her case, Roldan has been named as a person of interest. Decker's family said she'd told them he was controlling and abusive.
The circumstances of Decker's disappearance are unclear. Authorities can find no evidence of foul play, but her disappearance is uncharacteristic and her family believes she may be in danger. Her case remains unsolved.
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Above: Decker's tattoo
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Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated August 5, 2011; casefile added.
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