In the winter of 1999, 37-year-old Ambretta Luanna Rawhouser, known to her friends and family as Bretta, vanished, leaving behind a few bewildering clues. There are conflicting reports about her last confirmed whereabouts. Some sources state she was last seen on February 8, 1999, at a motel and convenience store in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Other public records, however, list her date of last contact as February 19, 1999, in the area of the Royal Gorge Bridge Park in Fremont County.
What is known for certain is that her red Chevrolet pickup truck was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. The truck had apparently been left there overnight before being found on February 10th, or possibly February 20th, according to varying accounts.
Inside the deserted vehicle, investigators found Ambretta's purse and other personal belongings, but there was no sign of Ambretta herself. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighing approximately 150 to 160 pounds. The discovery of her truck and possessions in such a scenic and remote location, without any indication of her destination or reason for being there, immediately raised concerns for her welfare and initiated a long-standing missing persons investigation.
The case of Ambretta Rawhouser has remained unsolved for decades, leaving her loved ones with unanswered questions. The Canon City Police Department is the primary investigating agency, with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation also involved in the cold case. Despite the passage of time, her case remains open. The details surrounding her last known movements and the subsequent discovery of her abandoned truck have provided few leads for investigators to follow. The lack of concrete information has made it difficult to piece together the timeline of events leading to her disappearance. The official circumstances of her disappearance are centered on her truck being found with her personal items inside at the Royal Gorge parking lot. This has led to an enduring mystery with very few details available to the public.Last Seen: Feb 19, 1999
