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CA VETA BELFORD: Missing from Sacramento, CA - 17 Oct 2020 - Age 19 *Found Safe* (5 Viewers)

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Just a few thoughts. Being laid off is different than being fired, firing can be devastating. So can being laid off, for instance if you have a family to support and a mortgage, but she lived at home with her sisters and parents so I would not think it would be the end of the world, i.e., not paying for her own apartment, etc. but that is hard to say, maybe with school the job was a necessity or for some other reason. However, a lay off usually results in unemployment compensation at least.

She sounds and seems responsible. Full time college student, very involved in church AND a job. That is a pretty busy and likely structured life. Did she drive or have a car? Apparently not if the parents dropped her off and picked her up...

It does not really say when the mother picked her up if she answered the text but one assumes not as she had left Home Depot hours earlier. She did not text anyone or call for a ride and was seen walking so this seems to be by choice, she did not want to see anyone or wanted to enjoy some freedom or spend her day blowing off the steam of being laid off...? Linda makes a good point as it looks like a very commercial area and there should be quite a few cameras, at least where she first left from...

I would lean towards her leaving willingly but blowing off school, family and church would be a big thing, I would be interested in whether she just started school this year...? At 19 that is a possibility. Anyhow, praying she is safe although she has been missing for some time already and that is worrisome.
 
This case kind of reminds me of women who leave to be with a man that the family might not necessarily approve of. I hope this is the case and she's okay!
 
This case kind of reminds me of women who leave to be with a man that the family might not necessarily approve of. I hope this is the case and she's okay!
I feel about 50/50 on this one. The length of time she has been missing is worrisome and the fact that she was laid off and hasn't been seen at church, school or home (from what we know anyhow)...

It sounded though like she had a very structured life, lived at home and was driven to work and without meaning a bad thing about anyone, there are cases we have seen where sometimes a young adult feels a bit controlled and does not know how to break free on their own for a bit so that gives me hope...
 
I feel about 50/50 on this one. The length of time she has been missing is worrisome and the fact that she was laid off and hasn't been seen at church, school or home (from what we know anyhow)...

It sounded though like she had a very structured life, lived at home and was driven to work and without meaning a bad thing about anyone, there are cases we have seen where sometimes a young adult feels a bit controlled and does not know how to break free on their own for a bit so that gives me hope...
That's where I am coming from, too. The structured lifestyle may have caused her to want to go off on an "adventure".
 
That's where I am coming from, too. The structured lifestyle may have caused her to want to go off on an "adventure".
Yep and add Covid on top of it. It is possible some parents are more restrictive and concerned and young adults at home have less freedom than they may have had previously and be chafing at the bit. Just a thought. There is some hope in this one anyhow. Thus far.
 
This one is a bit of a puzzler from her families statements she seems like someone who has a good head on her shoulders and a very responsible young woman that wouldn't just walk away from her life. Also, I would think that she would have been picked up on multiple security cameras in the area as it is a more commercial area, maybe police have more about her direction of travel than they are releasing at this time. Anyway, I just hope that she is out there somewhere safe and no foul play was involved in her disappearance I can't imagine what her family is going through not knowing where she might be by now.
 
Random thoughts...

Was their family struggling with money from COVID? Maybe getting laid off was extra distressing to her than it may have normally been.
Odd about the 2 hour gap from start-of-shift to being "laid-off". Was there an incident at work?
Cell phone ping data? I know they said her phone was off, but have they gotten her ping data? Other cameras pick her up?
 
This one is a bit of a puzzler from her families statements she seems like someone who has a good head on her shoulders and a very responsible young woman that wouldn't just walk away from her life. Also, I would think that she would have been picked up on multiple security cameras in the area as it is a more commercial area, maybe police have more about her direction of travel than they are releasing at this time. Anyway, I just hope that she is out there somewhere safe and no foul play was involved in her disappearance I can't imagine what her family is going through not knowing where she might be by now.
I agree on the commercial area, there is likely more video. How long it takes to get it and review it I don't know but this is a few weeks in already. She does sound like someone with a good head on her shoulders but perhaps losing the job was a straw or last straw. Perhaps she decided to heck with everything, and I don't mean that in a suicidal way, I mean it in an "I was doing all I could the right way" and that didn't work despite all of my efforts so to heck with it, I am going to go do what I choose for a bit. I hope that's the case anyhow.
 
Random thoughts...

Was their family struggling with money from COVID? Maybe getting laid off was extra distressing to her than it may have normally been.
Odd about the 2 hour gap from start-of-shift to being "laid-off". Was there an incident at work?
Cell phone ping data? I know they said her phone was off, but have they gotten her ping data? Other cameras pick her up?
I too thought about the money struggle. Maybe kids in college that had to move home even with Covid, and possible job loss with parent(s).
The work thing I would like to know more about. Was she just the newest and coming into fall/winter, the job would slow or sales had? Of course it is California though. Was it planned and the supervisor maybe just brought each in or that person just got in and got the word and that's why it was a couple of hours in or like you said was there something that happened or an incident?

Like always, I guess, we don't have enough info other that it "appears" she left on her own walking...
 
Why do VI's get lured to JT?! Anyway, Veta's mother posted here with an update. Enter at your own risk, and sanity.
Well, it appears then she left willingly. Sometimes chains/franchises when they lay you off will offer you another job at another facility but I doubt that is the case here, one would think there would be a Home Depot option closer than NYC so scratch that I guess.

I wonder if they have absolute proof she purchased it and used it--meaning her purse was not stolen and someone else used her debit card or something. I note in a later post the mother says they don't know if anyone went with her and Greyhound's cameras have not worked for six months. What?? Also she says they found the info about Greyhound, not the cops, but she and someone that apparently befriended her to help.

So she just blew off school then as well unless she is able to attend solely online.

Even though she could have gotten off anywhere, would she spend the money for a ticket all the way to NYC if not her intent? Speaking of money, I wonder how much money this girl had saved or at her disposal? It is a bit worrisome that it seems she would travel that far with no clothing or personal items? Did she even have a change of clothing for the long bus ride? She didn't go to work with a bag packed did she? One would not think a 19 year old would have a lot of money at her personal disposal but I suppose she could have school grants/loans that came through this fall...

I would look to see if anyone else purchased a ticket to NYC she may have known... Also, it would seem likely if she knew someone there that online communication or texts likely occurred or she knew someone through church? You get laid off at work and decide to head across the country just does not make sense to me at all. Did she know this lay off was coming?

I don't know why VIs go to JT. I suppose grieving parents who feel helpless get online to spread the word and the place comes up. I see plenty of minions on YouTube comments plugging JT under other YouTubers videos. It's pretty disrespectful imo.

If she is an adult and it appears she left willingly, they may have trouble accessing her bank accounts and such unless the parents are on them. Not sure a judge would grant a warrant.

Why NYC of all places? Especially these days? I will say that would worry me immensely and so I feel for her family. They refer to her not having a coat nor an ID. Why would she not have ID with? It also does not state how they know she purchased a ticket or got on the bus (which it is stated she did) and it sure was not by camera if they are not working. Something does not add up here. You could maybe verify by bank the purchase, you could maybe verify there was a ticket in her name (do they have names on them?), but how do you verify it was her that got on the bus? The driver?
 
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I sure hope she left willingly because I am starting to feel as if things are not adding up.

The Greyhound cameras not working bothers me. For six months? Am I nuts to think that bus stations like airports and trains would have major surveillance footage and keep it active? Don't get me wrong, I don't think Greyhound knocked them out or an employee there did anything, I simply wonder who provided this information and whether it is accurate.

It is very unclear how it is known she purchased a ticket or that she got on the bus. It is unknown if anyone was with her which is odd but perhaps there was no way to tell? It seems then the driver is not the one who saw her get on or he/she would also be able to possibly say whether she sat with someone or seemed to be with someone on such a long trip...

If I have it right, the bus was at 10 p.m., where was she the rest of the time? If she had no ID on her, how did she access close to $300 for a ticket? Did she have a debit or credit card and simply paid at the bus station? If it was cash, did she access cash at a bank or planned this ahead? I guess a debit card is not ID necessarily, perhaps they mean a DL or SS card. If the family accessed her bank info, are there transactions since?

LE will not show the mother the store video nor it sounds like answer much at all.

So she always carries a phone and its charger per her family. Always. Yet the phone was off and I take it has stayed off. She can access cash or at least purchase things, has a phone and charger but carries no ID. If the Greyhound story or sighting is true, she was alive all day and evening and got on the bus. Do these buses have cameras in the interior in this day and age? When did her phone get shut off? It does not sound like the family tried her until after she would have left when the mother did not find her at work.

There is chatter on whether this was a firing or a layoff. A NY Post article says she was fired and that the sister said she was "canned", that does not sound like a term Home Depot would use... Was there any contact that day from her to anyone? That very Home Depot has ads for seeking employees so that is odd, no? Yet most chains always have continual ads so not sure how much meaning to give that.

Either she does not want to be found or got in trouble and was fired and is trying to run and also does not want to be found--NYC would sure be a place to at least think at her age you could get lost or hide... Or there is foul play and that certainly could have occurred while traveling on the bus and with the stops. IF she got on the bus.

Of interest is all info and even the fact she is missing seems to come from family and not LE. I know we see LE sometimes not react over a missing adult but I don't think there is anything at all from them in this case, not a have you seen her, do you know anything or indication that she could be in danger nor posters by LE. LE has not even confirmed the Greyhound info to my knowledge. Are they not over serious in looking--just taking it as just an adult choosing to leave and so not much attention on it or are they investigating and they know something? All I can find from LE is confirmation from a Public Information Officer that she was reported missing and that it was assigned to a detective and that's it.

Lengthy I know but just trying to cover and put some info on here, the little that is known. On a positive note, when I searched her name today, far more articles came up than yesterday. None are info from LE but a wider variety of news orgs put out the story.
 
Veta Belford, 19, was last seen leaving her shift at Home Depot in Sacramento, California, October 17, 2020, after being laid off from her job. She did not have a car and left on foot. Her family says a security video outside the store captured Veta walking out of the parking lot toward Applebee’s around 3:45 p.m. Her phone has been turned off since that day. Veta is 5’4” tall, weighs approximately 215 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last known to be wearing a brownish/orange striped flannel shirt, denim pants, a rainbow ring and a small crossbody bag. Anyone who might have information about Veta’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sacramento Police Department at (916) 808-5471.
 
Why do VI's get lured to JT?! Anyway, Veta's mother posted here with an update. Enter at your own risk, and sanity.
All of it is terrible. I feel so bad for her mother. If it's true she went to NYC it's very worrisome. Someone bought a ticket in her name for $273.00. apparently she had nothing with her. Not even a coat. That seems suspicious if you're traveling coast to coast and to a colder climate. IMO she was irrational due to the job loss and may be suicidal and maybe was just going to travel until she decided definitively to do so.
 
Some people on there say the most stupid things. Like Veta would have to havd a debit card to buy food. Uhhhhh....It's called cash. Ever heard of it?. Telling her mother she's starting a new life and wishing her luck. WHAT?!
 
Some people on there say the most stupid things. Like Veta would have to havd a debit card to buy food. Uhhhhh....It's called cash. Ever heard of it?. Telling her mother she's starting a new life and wishing her luck. WHAT?!
I sure don't miss it lol.

Hard to know what to think in this case. I mean one would think LE could easily get some leads here with the bus trip, etc. However, she is an adult and they may not be taking it too seriously.
 

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