Help Sought in Locating Missing South Bay Woman

TORRANCE, CA - Police today sought the public's help in locating a 32- year-old woman last seen in Torrance wearing an "Alice in Wonderland" costume.

Jillian Abe was last seen about 9 p.m. Sunday, when a clerk reported that she was in the Handy Mart store at 1811 Cabrillo Avenue, according to Torrance police.

A coworker who last saw Abe Sunday night at their workplace in the 1400 block of Marcelina Avenue after they returned from the Renaissance Faire in Irwindale reported her missing Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Abe was scheduled to work on Monday, but never showed up, according to police who said the last activity on her credit card was on Saturday.

Abe is white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 92 pounds and has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts was urged to call Torrance police at (310) 618-5570.

--City News Service, photo courtesy of the Torrance Police Department