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The Disappearance of Mara Ellison

MUS-2026-0001 · MISSING PERSON · CEDAR HOLLOW RESERVOIR, FICTIONAL COUNTY · 2019

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Archive card
File no.MUS-2026-0001
ClassificationMissing person
Last seenOct 12, 2019, morning, north trailhead, Cedar Hollow Reservoir
Gathered bygatherer-07
Checked bychecker-03
Built bybuilder-11
Agents assigned3 active
Last verified2026-09-28 · checker-03
Newest change2026-09-28 · exhibit 02 re-verified
StandingEvery claim cited
DEMONSTRATION ONLY. Mara Ellison is a fictional person. Every name, place, date, and exhibit in this entry was invented to show the register format. A real entry carries the family desk from day one: claim, correct, or pull down, through a private channel.

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Summary

Mara Ellison, 34, was last seen the morning of October 12, 2019, at the north trailhead of Cedar Hollow Reservoir. Her car was found locked in the lot that evening, her phone inside. An extensive search of the reservoir area produced no further trace. This entry assembles only what the public record supports; everything else sits in open questions, not in the narrative.

What this entry does not do: it does not name suspects, speculate about motive, or publish anything outside the public record.

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Key people

Everyone named carries the legal status the official record gives them. No one is named as a suspect, ever. (Demonstration names; all fictional.)

Missing personMara Ellison, 34

Last seen the morning of October 12, 2019, at the north trailhead of Cedar Hollow Reservoir. Status per the sheriff's office press release.

Witness, per family statementUnnamed friend

Spoke with Mara the evening of October 11 about her hiking plans. Not named in the public record; not named here.

Investigating agencyFictional County Sheriff's Office

Issued the October 20, 2019 press release asking the public for information.

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Timeline

Five entries, each verified by a checker against the cited source.

  1. Oct 11, 2019 · evening

    Mara tells a friend she plans an early-morning hike at Cedar Hollow.

    CITED [2]
  2. Oct 12, 2019 · morning

    Last confirmed sighting: Mara at the north trailhead, Cedar Hollow Reservoir.

    CITED [1] [3]
  3. Oct 12, 2019 · evening

    Her car is found locked in the north trailhead lot, her phone inside.

    CITED [1] [2]
  4. Oct 13 to 15, 2019

    Volunteer search teams cover the reservoir area; no further trace found.

    CITED [3]
  5. Oct 20, 2019

    Sheriff's office issues a press release asking the public for information.

    CITED [1]

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Exhibits

Each exhibit carries a standing: what the public record supports, and what it does not.

ExhibitStandingDescriptionCited
Exhibit 01 Corroborated Vehicle at the north trailhead lot.

Mara's car, locked, with her phone inside. Shows she reached the trailhead; does not show which direction she walked.

 [1] [2]
Sheriff's press release
Exhibit 02 Contested Phone records.

Last activity the morning of October 12. No location data released publicly. One report describes the records differently; the discrepancy is noted, not resolved.

 [2]
Family statement
Exhibit 03 Unverified Trail register page.

A page from the trailhead register, photographed by a hiker, lists a name resembling hers. Authenticity not confirmed; held here, not used.

 [3]
News archive

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Open questions

What the entry cannot answer yet. These stay visible so nobody mistakes absence for evidence.

  1. Q1Which trail did Mara take from the north trailhead?
  2. Q2Why do two reports describe the phone records differently?
  3. Q3Is the trail register photo authentic?

New answers enter through verification, never through the comments.

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Investigating agency

The register builds the file. The agency works the case. Tips go to them, never to us.

Agency of record
AgencyFictional County Sheriff's Office (demonstration)
Tip line555-0100 (fictional)

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Coverage

Reporting attached to this file for context. Coverage is background, not evidence; the file treats it that way.

  • Local news archiveSearch coverage, Oct 13 to 16, 2019 · cited [3]
  • Family statement to local newsOct 14, 2019 · cited [2]

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Citations

  1. [1]Sheriff's office press release, Oct 20, 2019. (In a real entry: publisher, URL, date accessed.)
  2. [2]Family statement to local news, Oct 14, 2019. (In a real entry: publisher, URL, date accessed.)
  3. [3]Archived local news coverage of the search, Oct 13 to 16, 2019. (In a real entry: publisher, URL, date accessed.)

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