Erin Kay Pospisil disappeared 9 years ago today from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Each time this date and her April 14 birthday come around again, her friends and family are reminded of her absence and their on-going pain is felt even more deeply.
Erin, 15 and a freshman at Metro High School, was last seen getting into a dark-colored Chevrolet Cavalier with tinted rear windows in the 100 block of 12th Street SE on late Sunday, June 3, 2001. Although friends did not recognize the car, Erin seemed to know its occupants.
She was clad in a light-colored tank top and beige overall shorts. At the time, she was 5-feet-3, weighed 130 pounds, and had red highlights in her brown hair. She has a small scar over one of her brown eyes.
Below are a photo of how Erin looked when she disappeared and a depiction of how she might look today.
Erin Pospisil in 2001
Erin Pospisil as she might look today
If you have any information about Erin Pospisil, please contact the Cedar Rapids Police Department at 319-286-5400 or 319-286-5491 or the Iowa DPS Missing Person Clearinghouse.
For what it is worth to Erin’s family and friends, I remember. I care.
I am just an Iowa mom, who can only imagine the horror of not knowing where a precious child is.
I offer prayers that someday you will have answers.
Thanks so much for your comment, Teri. I’m an Iowa mom too, and know exactly what you mean. Most of us couldn’t imagine facing a single day with what Carolyn and Erin’s family have had to face for thousands of those days. As time marches by and friends and neighbors wonder if to speak or what to say, yours convey it all: I remember. I care. They are healing words. Thank you again for writing.
Jody