Degmetich was last seen in Yuba County, California on July 2, 2005, two days prior to her thirty-fourth birthday. She has never been heard from again. Degmetich lead a transient lifestyle at the time of her disappearance. She was not reported missing until December 2005. She has ties to the state of Oregon and to the Marysville and Nicolaus areas of California. Few details are available in her case.