Heidi Lynn Seeman, b. November 16, 1978, of San Antonio, Texas disappeared on Saturday, August 4, 1990. The daughter of Mrs. Theresa Seeman and Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Curt Seeman, Heidi was abducted just before noon as she was walked along Stahl Road to her home after spending the night with a friend. Her friend walked part of the way with her and later told authorities she noticed the same red car drive past them several times as they walked. After parting ways, the friend looked back a few moments later and saw that Heidi was gone.
A massive twenty-one day search ensued statewide, involving over 8,000 civilians, military personnel, and first-response workers aided by tracking dogs, helicopters, vehicles and horses. The search encompassed over 1,200 miles and according to the FBI, was one of the largest and most expensive searches in US history. Never before had so many people been involved in a search for one child over such an extended period of time. Over 50 miles of yellow ribbon was displayed throughout San Antonio and its environs as a symbol of the search. On August 11, 1990, then-mayor Lila Cockrell declared "Find Heidi Day," an event in which over 300,000 citizens of San Antonio came together to search for the missing girl.
Despite these efforts, Heidi would not be located alive. On August 25, 1990, Heidi's body was found in a rural area in Wimberley, Texas, 60 miles north of San Antonio.
Maj. Robert Eric Duncan, a former superior of SMSgt. Seeman at Randolph Air Force Base, was the prime suspect in Heidi's abduction and murder. Armed with a warrant, agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), searched Maj. Duncan's home in Converse and collected a number of items that were taken into evidence.
In July 1996, an Article 32 proceeding, the military equivalent of a grand jury, was held to determine whether sufficient evidence existed to bring charges against Duncan. In September, the proceeding ruled that there was not enough evidence available to prosecute Duncan. The case eventually went cold remains unsolved to this day.
Heidi is still remembered in San Antonio. The Heidi Search Center for Missing Children was established in her memory in August 1990. The center assists families, communities, and law enforcement agencies throughout the United States in locating and recovering missing children. In addition, the center provides parents with the informational tools to help safeguard their children from child predators.
I lived two streets down from Heidi and one week before she was abducted I took a ride from a man who then tried to grab me. I took the ride from him on the corner of Stahl and Nacogdoches Rd. I have already twice contacted authorities and even have spoken with a Det. Whitman from the Texas Rangers. They were supposed to hypnotize me to get more information because I still can recall his car make and even remember what shirt I was wearing that day. I believe I was a trial run for the abductor. Would really like to see this solved. Please contact me via email. Thank you.
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2. 23-07-2011 05:06
Frm this day on I still remember Heidi I was 8yrs old whn she went missing and ever since I still thnk about her kidnapping. Nw I have kids of my own I thnk bout wat had happened 2 her.
