Name: Chelsea Grimm
Nickname/Alias: Chels
Age: 32 years old
Last seen: September 28, 2023
Location: Williams, Arizona
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
32-year-old Chelsea Grimm was last seen in Williams, Arizona on September 28, 2023. She disappeared while on a cross-country trip to attend a family wedding in Connecticut.
Background
Chelsea Grimm was born on March 22,1991, to parents Stephen and Janet Grimm. She is originally from Stamford, Connecticut.
Grimm attended Pace University in New York where she studied Psychology. She graduated from New York University in 2019 with a Master’s degree in Social Work and worked for the NYC Department of Education as a 12th Grade Social Worker.
In 2020, Chelsea moved to Ocean Beach, California, a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego. She is a licensed Associate Clinical Social Worker, a photographer, and an artist.
Disappearance
On September 24, 2023, Chelsea Grimm left San Diego, California to travel cross-country for a wedding in Connecticut and to meet her parents. She was traveling with her bearded dragon named Roz or Roxy.
She originally planned to fly to the wedding, but decided to drive after airlines would not let her fly with her bearded dragon.
On September 27, 2023, Grimm arrived in Phoenix, Arizona where she met her sister and a friend. The next day, she canceled plans for lunch with the same friend.
Grimm was seen on the same day at a motel in Seligman where she tried to book a room, but was described as disoriented when she tried to exchange euros as opposed to US currency.
Grimm called her parents from the hotel and said she would not be making it to Connecticut in time for the wedding because the trip was taking longer than expected. She said she planned to camp nearby for a few days before heading back home to California.
On September 28, 2023, a police officer found Grimm’s vehicle parked near a war memorial in Williams County, Arizona. She told the officer that she had gotten emotional after taking photographs for a lost soldier project and did not want to drive while upset.
The police officer suggested some safe places for Grimm to camp for the night, including the Love’s Truck Stop near a gas station where she wouldn’t be bothered.
On September 30, 2023, Chelsea was last seen by a woodcutter near Ashfork, Arizona where she was camping in her car. She did not seem in distress or in need of help.
Chelsea Grimm hasn’t been heard from since.
On October 3, 2023, Chelsea’s vehicle, a white 2019 Ford Escape SUV, was found abandoned with two flat tires by hunters in the middle of Forest Service Road 6 in Kaibab National Forest, north east of Ashfork, Arizona.
On October 4, 2023, Chelsea’s parents filed a missing person’s report with the Phoenix Police Department when they couldn’t contact her.
Investigation
Chelsea Grimm disappeared with her wallet, cellphone, sleeping bag, and bearded dragon. Some clothing and a camera was left behind in her car. Her car was found locked and showed so signs of an apparent struggle.
Chelsea’s phone records, bank account, and social media have had no activity since she disappeared.
Whereabouts
Police found no evidence for foul play in Chelsea Grimm’s disappearance. The circumstances of Chelsea’s disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. Her case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female born on March 22, 1991. Chelsea has blonde/strawberry hair, blur eyes, stands 5’8 tall, and weighs 115 – 135 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Chelsea has a black ink vine style tattoo on her left forearm onto her left wrist, a small black ink tattoo on her right wrist, and black ink writing on left side of her rib cage.
Clothing and accessories:
No information available.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Chelsea Grimm please contact the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 774-4523. Agency Case Number: S2303352
Resources & Further Information
Chelsea Grimm #MP110165 – National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
Chelsea-Belle McGrimm – Facebook
News & Media Links
Sheriff’s office searching for missing person last seen in Williams – Williams News 10/23
San Diego woman missing last seen in Flagstaff, Arizona – CBS San Diego 10/23
Ocean Beach woman disappears during camping trip in Arizona – ABC San Diego 10/23
Chelsea Grimm: Artist and photographer vanished on a road trip – News Nation 11/23
California Woman and Her Bearded Dragon Disappear During Cross-Country Road Trip – Inside Edition 10/23
Videos & Flyers
It will be difficult to solve, if any authorities are trying.
Multi State.
I doubt she went hiking.
What is the relationship to whose wedding she was going to attend ? .
Did she travel on her own , or give somebody a lift ? .
Did she not have somebody to look after her bearded – dragon ? .
Was she on any form of medication at the time , chronic or other form ? .
The way that she expressed herself towards others , given her profession / hobbies could it have been offensive to other people ? .
Was she an introvert ( loner ) or extrovert ? .
Would she not of gone to the wedding , if she could not have driven , just because she could not have taken her bearded – dragon ? .
How did she get the euro ‘ s ? .
What was the reason given for cancelation of the lunch – date at such short notice , how close were they friend ‘ s
So many red flags in this case : the ex boyfriend, driving cross country, using marijuana, going off the grid with euros, canceling lunch with her friend, 2 flat tires and more. She has been missing about 2 1/2 months. She needs food to survive. Where is she getting it ? Why is there not a massive search for her ?
This was apparently a few miles north of my house. Where they found her vehicle there’s nothing out there. There are mountain lions for sure but the closest residence or store, she passed going out to 6road. There’s also no Williams county but this would’ve been in Coconino county.
I do hope that she is found although I have my doubts. Reading so many tragedies about women that are killed like the 2 women killed in Oklahoma over a custody battle.