Investigators return to search for Amy Hillyard after new clue emerges

Key Points:

• Six months after Amy Hillyard, co-owner of Farley’s coffee shops, disappeared from her Oakland home, investigators are preparing a new search next week following new clues from a recent forensic analysis of her devices.
• Data revealed she researched eight hiking routes the day before her disappearance, five of which had not been previously searched; these trails are about five miles from her home and mostly familiar to her.
• Despite extensive searches and review of surveillance footage, no confirmed sightings of Amy have been made since she left her home on March 25 without her phone or belongings.
• Investigators believe Amy, who was managing depression and anxiety through hiking, may have gone into the wilderness to clear her head, but her exact movements remain unknown, and no digital footprint has been found since her disappearance.
• The family continues to seek information, offering a $25,000 reward, and urges anyone with knowledge to contact Oakland Police; Amy is considered at-risk due to a medical condition.