Denise Marie Bellafiore, 71, was last seen in San Diego on May 20, 2021. She had been discharged from an assisted living facility in Poway that day and was to be taken by taxi to a different facility in Chula Vista, but she told the driver instead to go to downtown San Diego. The taxi driver dropped her off near 10th Street and Broadway; that intersection is her last known location and she has not been seen or heard from since.

At the time of her disappearance she was described as a white female between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 120 to 140 pounds, with gray or partly gray hair and blue eyes. Authorities noted she may have been using a walker and that she had prescribed medication for undisclosed mental health conditions. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating and lists her as an open missing person; her NamUs entry is MP153147.

Her disappearance echoes an earlier incident in July 2016, when she went missing after leaving a medical center in Hillcrest. No confirmed whereabouts are known now. If anyone has information about Denise’s movements around downtown San Diego on May 20, 2021, please contact the Sheriff’s Department.