Missing Virginia Woman: Investigators Building Timeline

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Investigators with the Virginia State Police are building a timeline of the days before Nicole Mittendorff's car was found abandoned Saturday in a remote part of the Shenandoah National Forest.

Troopers, park rangers and search and rescue groups will begin a sixth day of searching Thursday along the trails in Madison County, according to VSP spokesperson Corinne Geller.

Mittendorff, 31, of Woodbridge, was last heard from April 13, when the Fairfax County firefighter called in sick and texted with her family. She was reported missing when she didn't show up for work on Friday.

State police has fielded more than 100 tips from the public since Mittendorff's 2009 Mini Cooper was found in the park Saturday evening. Investigators are building a timeline of Mittendorff's movements in the days between her last contact and the discovery of the car.

Physical and digital evidence — including phone records recently released — have been critical in focusing and conducting the search operations within the park, according to a statement by Geller.

The evidence continues to suggest there was nothing suspicious about Mittendorff's disappearance.

State police encourages anyone with information to contact the Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or #77 on a cell or 911 or by email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.

A prayer vigil was held Wednesday night at a fire station in Fairfax Station. Organizers noted in the event announcement, "Our focus is on Nicole, her family, and hope."