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Victoria Regina Soderberg, age 37, was last seen on August 13, 2002, in Grants Pass, Oregon. At the time of her disappearance, Victoria was described as 5'9", 140 pounds, with blonde or strawberry-colored hair and hazel eyes. She had distinctive freckles on her face and hands, a scar on her right wrist, and tattoos of a Tasmanian devil and a heart on her back.

Her vehicle, a blue 1988 Hyundai, was later found abandoned in a wrecking yard, but there were no immediate clues as to her wher ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 13, 2002

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Victim Details

May 24, 2013

Jan 08, 2024

Victoria

Soderberg

59

37

69 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the late summer of 2002, a 37-year-old woman named Victoria Regina Soderberg vanished from the city of Grants Pass in Josephine County, Oregon. She was last seen on August 13 of that year, a day that marked the beginning of a long and painful period of uncertainty for her loved ones. Victoria, also known to her friends and family as "Vicky" or "Tips," was a woman with a distinctive presence. Standing at five feet nine inches tall and weighing around 140 pounds, she had blond or strawberry-blond hair and hazel eyes. Her appearance was further characterized by freckles on her face and hands, a scar on her right wrist, and several tattoos on her back, including one of the Tasmanian devil and another of a heart. She also had pierced ears. The circumstances surrounding Victoria's disappearance remain shrouded in mystery, with official sources providing limited details. What is known is that at some point after she was last seen, her vehicle, a blue 1988 Hyundai coupe with Oregon license plate PCH233, was recovered. Official reports state that the car was found at a wrecking yard. However, there have been unconfirmed reports suggesting a different account of the car's discovery. An online discussion forum post, reportedly from a family member, claimed the vehicle was found on the side of a road and that Victoria's boyfriend had been driving it in the days leading up to its recovery. This discrepancy adds another layer of complexity to a case with few clear answers. For years, Victoria Soderberg's case has remained open, a cold case that has left a family without answers and a community with a sense of unresolved loss. The official investigation is handled by the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, but the passage of time has not yet brought a resolution. The lack of significant developments or new information being released to the public has made it difficult to piece together a complete picture of what happened to Victoria. Her case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who go missing each year, leaving behind questions that echo in the hearts of those they left behind. The overview of this case is one of an abrupt and unexplained disappearance, with the conflicting detail about her car being one of the few, yet ambiguous, clues available to the public.

Aug 13, 2002

Grants Pass

Oregon

Josephine County

Grants Pass

No

13595

Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Grants Pass

Oregon

Josephine County

97526

1901 Northeast F Street, Oregon

5414745123

County

Law Enforcement

02-09597

2002-09-13

Josephine County Sheriff's Office

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

05/31/2026


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