Attiin R. Shaw was 33 years old when she was last known to have contact on September 8, 2021, in Washburn, a small community in Aroostook County, Maine. She was originally from Indonesia and had been living in Washburn with her husband and four children after moving there in early 2020. NamUs lists her as an Asian female, 4 feet 7 inches tall and about 110 pounds, with black hair and black eyes, and the case is recorded as Missing Person / NamUs #MP101701.
Maine State Police likewise identify Washburn as the town connected to her disappearance and state that she was last known to be living with her husband and children in late 2021.
The early part of Attiin’s disappearance appears to have been marked by uncertainty and delay. According to Maine State Police, she was reported missing to the Washburn Police Department near the end of 2021, and the Maine State Police became involved in early 2023. A later news report from The County said a former Washburn police officer, Hunter Bellanceau, became concerned after residents shared worries about Attiin and after family in Indonesia reportedly sought help finding her. Bellanceau said she contacted the Maine State Police Major Crimes unit in March 2023 because she believed the original missing-person report had not been treated with enough urgency.
As the case drew more attention, the central concern remained that Attiin had seemingly vanished without clear evidence of starting a new life elsewhere. Maine State Police have said investigative efforts have not produced any alternative addresses or indications that she is living at another location. The County reported that Bellanceau described leads as dead ends and said there had been no sign of life, including no use or update of Attiin’s passport and no Social Security-linked indication that she was working somewhere. Those details have made the silence especially painful for the people who loved her, including family members far from Maine who were left with distance, unanswered questions, and no confirmed explanation for why communication stopped.
Authorities continued working the case after state police became involved. In February 2024, Maine State Police said troopers, evidence response technicians, and detectives with Major Crimes Unit North were at Attiin’s Washburn Road residence as part of the investigation, though police did not publicly release details about what they were looking for or whether anything was found. A later report said state police returned again as a follow-up from the earlier search and that officials stated there were no new developments at that time. Public reporting has also noted that Attiin’s disappearance became part of broader concern in Aroostook County, where multiple women have gone missing in separate cases, increasing anxiety in rural northern Maine communities.
Attiin Shaw’s case remains the story of a mother, immigrant, wife, daughter, and loved one whose life in Washburn ended in a silence that has never been adequately explained in public records. The known facts place her in Washburn with her family, identify September 8, 2021, as her NamUs date of last contact, and show that the investigation eventually moved from the local level to Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North. Despite searches, renewed public attention, and appeals for information, officials have reported no confirmed alternative residence and no indication that she is living elsewhere. The overview of the case is that Attiin Shaw, a 33-year-old woman from Indonesia living in Washburn, Maine, disappeared in 2021 under unresolved circumstances; she was reported missing later that year, the state police became involved in 2023, investigative searches followed, and the case continues to be defined by the absence of answers for her children, family, and community.Last Seen: Sep 8, 2021
