Colleen Wood, 53, was last seen in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, around mid-December 2000 after moving to the area from Ohio and moving aboard the boat The Diamond Girl to prepare for a planned five-year sailing trip. Family contact ended after a conversation earlier that month; her son Michael became concerned when a promised package never arrived and he could not reach her. Her disappearance was not reported until April 2001, by which time significant ATM withdrawals had been made from her account in Fort Lauderdale that Colleen had not personally made.

Colleen had been romantically involved with John Paul Sr., described in records as a former race car driver with prior convictions including drug smuggling and attempted murder. Paul told investigators Colleen left after an argument and returned with two men to collect belongings, a claim that has been treated with suspicion. Authorities sought to question him further but he left the country and his whereabouts became unknown. No charges have been filed in connection with Colleen’s disappearance and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in Fort Lauderdale or who knew Colleen or The Diamond Girl in late 2000 see or hear anything that could help explain what happened to her?