Above: McCollom, circa 1989
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: February 12, 1989 from Seal Beach, California Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: June 25, 1963 Age: 25 years old Height and Weight: 5'5, 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. McCollom has a two-inch scar on her left wrist. Her nickname is Mindi.
Details of Disappearance
McCollom was last seen in a residential area of Seal Beach, California on February 12, 1989. She has never been heard from again.Harvey Anthony Caron is considered a suspect in McCollom's case. In 1993, he was pleaded no contest to the murder of another woman. McCollom was Caron's live-in girlfriend. When questioned about her disappearance, he told authorities she had died accidentally of a drug overdose and he disposed of her body in a trash bin near Ximeno Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, California. Caron's story has not been verified and authorities stated they believed McCollom had been murdered.
Caron is also a suspect in the disappearance of Dennis Woods, who lived in the same apartment complex as himself and McCollom. Woods disappeared in early 1988. Photographs and vital statistics for him are unavailable. Both Woods and McCollom's cases are unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated February 4, 2006; details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Seal Beach Police Department
562-594-7232
California Attorney General's Office
The Long Beach Press-Telegram