Danielle Nicole Bertolini, also known as Danielle Nicole Brooks, was 23 when she disappeared from the Fortuna/Humboldt County area around February 9, 2014. Originally from Oregon and raised largely in Maine, Danielle had moved to Northern California hoping for a fresh start but became involved with people tied to the local marijuana-growing community and struggled with substance abuse. Her family says she had told them on January 29, 2014, that she wanted to leave California and speak to police about things she had witnessed.

Investigators determined Danielle accepted a ride from Swains Flat toward Fortuna from James Eugene Jones; he has been identified as a person of interest. She was never seen or heard from again. In March 2015 a skull was found on the Eel River north of Rio Dell and DNA testing confirmed it belonged to Danielle on May 27, 2015. The exact date, location, cause, and manner of death have not been publicly established, and searches of the river area in July 2015 turned up no additional remains or evidence.

Did anyone in the area know Danielle, her movements in early February 2014, or the people she named she wanted to leave behind?