The persistence of time hasn't loosened the vise of mystery surrounding Nancy Eillen Strohmeyer's disappearance. Cold Case detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division have reiterated their call for public assistance in piecing together the whereabouts of the Germantown woman, who has been missing since 2016. A full decade has elapsed with more questions than answers clinging to the events of February 3, 2016.
Much has changed since Strohmeyer, then 66 and living in the 13100 block of Millhaven Place, made her last known contact with family over a phone call around 7 p.m. that winter evening. The following day, February 4, after having vanished into the night, she was reported missing, leaving behind an untouched bed and her morning medication. The Major Crimes Division, tasked with reassembling past enigmas, hopes fresh eyes might shed new light on this old case that had gone cold, according to the Montgomery County Police Department's press release.
With Alzheimer's/Dementia tinging the details of her departure, Strohmeyer set off without her medication. She's described as a White female, about 5-feet 7-inches tall, weighing some 130 pounds, with what was then shoulder-length blonde hair. Imaginations about her possible present appearance have been given shape in an age-progressed image, hoping to bridge the temporal gap and provide a contemporary clue to her seekers.
There's an unassuming simplicity in the remembrance of a tan coat over a turquoise sweatshirt, a last known outfit that might hold secrets to Strohmeyer's whereabouts. This unspoken hope is what fuels the Cold Case Unit's revival of a trail gone cold, with police encouraging anyone with any shred of information to step forward and contact them at 240-773-5070, as stated in the department's appeal for public help.
