She Left Her Apartment In 2007 After Getting Into An Argument With Her Brother, Vanished, And Her Car Was Discovered Abandoned Two Days Later
Alicia Amanda Stokes, also known as Mandy, grew up in North Carolina before moving to California to further her education. There, she attended John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill and studied psychology.
She and one of her brothers had an apartment in Oakland, located on Merritt Avenue. But, in the fall of 2007, 33-year-old Alicia ultimately took a semester off from school due to some personal struggles.
At the time, she was still battling grief over her father’s death – who passed away four years before. Additionally, Alicia was struggling with alcoholism and taking a medication known as Antabuse as part of her addiction treatment.
She was also in a relationship with her boyfriend, whom she’d met during a vacation to Las Vegas two years prior. In early November of 2007, Alicia and her boyfriend traveled to New York. Throughout their trip, they visited restaurants, went camping, and enjoyed exploring the city.
Yet, once Alicia returned to Oakland, she reportedly experienced a “mental breakdown.” She supposedly had plans to relocate to the East Coast so she could be closer to both her boyfriend, who lived in New York and her mother, who was in Atlanta, Georgia.
However, Alicia was still struggling with grief surrounding her father’s passing, as well as worries about her employment status and overall future.
Then, on November 25, 2007, she vanished.
That morning, Alicia and her brother reportedly had a disagreement and got into an argument inside their apartment. Not long afterward, she got in her car and left the apartment sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Alicia reportedly told her brother, who’d been showering at the time, that she would be back soon.
After Alicia drove away from her residence, she reportedly spoke to her boyfriend on her cell. But the call abruptly ended since Alicia’s cell phone either got turned off or lost service.
California Department Of Justice – pictured above is Alicia
This was the last time anyone heard from Alicia. She never made it back home, and she was never seen again.
Two days later, on November 27, her car – a 2001 black Honda Accord – was discovered abandoned approximately two miles away from her apartment. It was found in East Oakland, parked next to a ravine at 5000 Park Boulevard.
Alicia’s car battery was reportedly dead, and the vehicle had been towed since it was blocking traffic. Inside the car, investigators discovered that her cell phone, wallet, identification, and MP3 player had all been left behind.
Just over two weeks later, on December 14, 2007, authorities searched Alicia’s apartment and reportedly found “potential evidence” suggesting that foul play may have been involved in her disappearance.
Exactly what evidence was found, though, has not been publicly disclosed. The exact circumstances surrounding her disappearance also remain unclear, and Alicia’s case – which is classified as a possible homicide – is still unsolved.
Alicia was five foot three, weighed 120 pounds, and had brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing running pants.
If you have any information regarding her disappearance, you are urged to contact the Oakland Police Department at (510) 238-3641.
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