{"id":365860,"date":"2026-06-18T16:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365860\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:02:02","slug":"investigators-searching-for-new-videos-of-amy-hillyard-in-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365860\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators searching for new videos of Amy Hillyard in Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

A beloved Bay Area mom of two, wife, and coffee shop owner vanished without a trace months ago<\/a> and now investigators hired by the family are seeking surveillance video they believe will give a clue as to what happened to her.<\/p>\n

Amy Hillyard, 52, co-owner of Farley\u2019s Coffee in San Francisco, was last seen on March 25 walking her dog near the 500 block of Radnor Road in Oakland. Witnesses reported she was wearing a tan top and tan pants at the time of her disappearance.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the generosity of friends, those in the community and others who heard about her story, a GoFundMe has raised enough money for the Hillyard family to hire a private investigative team who is focused on finding that missing piece of information that could bring her home, per an update on BringAmyHome.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A beloved Bay Area mom of two, wife, and coffee shop owner vanished without a trace months ago. Gofundme<\/p>\n

Investigators have asked for surveillance video from residents and building owners in the areas near where she was last seen starting from Wednesday, March 25th after 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

The private team wants video from those in the area regardless of whether it shows people in the video or not.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith 100% certainty, I believe there is a piece of surveillance that contains a clue,\u201d says Steve Fischer of <\/a>Search Investigations, LLC.<\/p>\n

Now investigators hired by the family are seeking surveillance video they believe will give a clue as to what happened to her. Gofundme<\/p>\n

\u201cAmy\u2019s friends and volunteers have done a remarkable job building maps, going door-to-door, searching park trails.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are using the information they gathered to launch a more focused search to discover where Amy went after she disappeared from her home,\u201d Fischer added.<\/p>\n

The update said that Fischer, along with investigator Steve Gelinske, had visited buildings in the area to get \u201cvideos from security cameras that were not previously received.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Investigators have asked for surveillance video from residents and building owners in the areas near where she was last seen. bringamyhome.com<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing drones, tracing the steps she might have taken, visiting with homeowners and building owners, the investigators are leaving no stone unturned,\u201d the message read.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investigators are specifically looking for any kind of surveillance footage\/Ring cameras from the following locations:<\/p>\n

Cleveland Heights<\/p>\n

\u200dPark Boulevard corridor<\/p>\n

\u200dMacArthur Boulevard vicinity<\/p>\n

\u200dTrestle Glen<\/p>\n

\u200dCrocker Highlands<\/p>\n

\u201cEven previously reviewed footage may give investigators critical insight and new information,\u201d the message read.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video showed that shortly after she got home, she took their dog for a walk and also spoke to a neighbor. Instagram\/jen_bushman<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have reviewed video from that afternoon and there is no activity whatsoever, that information is also valuable to investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy\u2019s husband, Chris Hillyard said on the day his wife went missing<\/a> she visited a therapist.<\/p>\n

She then texted him after she returned from the appointment around 1:40 p.m. he said, to tell him she was home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video showed that shortly after she got home, she took their dog for a walk<\/a> and also spoke to a neighbor.<\/p>\n

The California Post reached out to the Oakland Police Department who said \u201cthere is no evidence to suggest foul play.\u201d X\/oaklandpoliceca<\/p>\n

When Chris got home around 3:15 p.m., he said all he found was her cellphone, keys and other personal belongings on the kitchen counter, with the back door open.<\/p>\n

Chris later opened up about the mental health challenges his wife<\/a> was facing after dealing with several losses, providing some insight into why she was listed as \u201cat risk due to a medical conditions\u201d when she vanished.<\/p>\n

He said that her\u00a0mental health situation<\/a>\u00a0had gotten bad enough that she sought help from a professional who prescribed medication to help Amy deal with feelings of\u00a0anxiety and depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The California Post reached out to the Oakland Police Department who said \u201cthere is no evidence to suggest foul play\u201d and the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt present, there is no evidence of abduction, kidnapping, or any other crime associated with her disappearance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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