An abandoned campsite, a crashed car, and a trail of ominous clues. What really happened to Sandra Johnsen Hughes in the summer of 2020 in Sierra National Forest and Yosemite National Park? That’s the enduring question Madera County Sheriff’s Office needs help answering.
- Madera County Sheriff’s Office Contact Information: 559-675-7770
- National Missing and Unidentified Person System: Sandra Lynn Johnsen Hughes Profile
Sandra Johnsen Hughes (Photo Source) Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Sandra Johnsen Hughes (Photo Source) Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Sandra’s 2001 silver SAAB (Photo Source) Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Sandra’s 2001 silver SAAB (Photo Source) Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Sandra’s 2001 silver SAAB (Photo Source) Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Location map of Sandra’s abandoned camp site in Sierra National Forest (Source) gps location
Madera County Sheriff’s Office note on Sandra’s car (Photo Source) The Mariposa Gazette
Search and rescue teams organized in 2020 for Sandra Hughes search (Photo Source) Mariposa Gazette
Search and rescue teams organized in 2020 for Sandra Hughes search (Photo Source) Mariposa Gazette
Sierra National Forest Image (Photo Source) U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Sierra National Forest / Yosemite National Park Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Madera County Sheriff’s Office Redacted Sandra Lyn Jonsen Hughes Case File. Obtained via public records request. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- FOX 26: Woman missing in Sierra National Forest. By staff.
- ABC 30: ‘She would never leave her campsite a mess’: Family of missing woman speaks out. By staff.
- Mariposa Gazette: Search continues for missing area woman. By Kellie Flanagan.
- The Fresno Bee: Woman missing in national forest. By Don Sweeney Via newspapers.com.
- Mariposa Gazette: Search continues for woman missing from forest. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: Search continues for missing area woman. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: Still no signs of missing woman. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: New hope emerges in case of woman missing from forest. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: Woman missing for more than five months is still not located. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: Mystery still shrouds case of woman missing since July 2, 2020. By Kellie Flanagan.
- The Charley Project: Sandra Lyn Johnsen Hughes. By staff.
- FOX 26: Sheriff investigates ghost-like sighting in Madera County Mountains. By Shelby Bracho.
- Merced Sun-Star: Yosemite continues search for missing Denair hiker. By Kristin Lam.
- Mariposa Gazette: Sandra Johnsen Hughes – Still missing after two years. By Kellie Flanagan.
- Mariposa Gazette: Three years missing. By Kellie Flanagan.
- FOX 26: The latest on the search for a woman who went missing 3 years ago. By Mayra Franco.
- Medium: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sandra Johnson Hughes.
- Mariposa Gazette: Gone but not Forgotten. By Kellie Flanagan.
- WGTC: Missing Hiker Sandra Hughes Disappearance in Sierra National Forest and Reported Ghost Sightings Explained. By William Kennedy.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta: Sandra Lyn Johnsen Hughes Missing Person Page