Family of Missing Fallbrook Woman Pleads for Help Amid Suspicious Identity Use

"We are asking the community to think back to any contact they may have had in the spring of 2022 with someone using her name, possibly for credit or housing purposes," family spokesperson Tami Roy said. "Any information, no matter how small, could help us find out what happened to Elena."

The possibility remains that Elena herself may be in a vulnerable state, confused and having traveled to another locatThe family of missing Fallbrook woman Elena Roy is seeking the public's help after new information suggests her identity has been used by an unknown individual only months after her disappearance in 2021.

Roy's family believes someone may have found or taken her purse, using her identity to obtain financial resources and possibly housing. The family and authorities are now asking residents in three counties-Riverside County, California; Miami County, Ohio; and Bergen County, New Jersey-to come forward if they've had contact with anyone under the name "Elena Roy" in recent months.

ion. However, the family suspects someone else may be using her identity for fraudulent purposes.

Authorities are urging anyone who may have encountered a person claiming to be Elena Roy or someone using her identification to immediately report it. Additional details regarding suspicious activity related to her case are expected to be released in the coming days.

Community members in the areas of Riverside, Miami, and Bergen counties are asked to stay vigilant and report any sightings or suspicious encounters. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact local law enforcement or the designated tip line for Elena's case.

Elena Roy was reported to have been last seen by her husband/partner Chris Cataldo on Nov. 3, 2021 in the home they shared in Fallbrook.

According to Cataldo, Roy left their home on Nov. 3 at approximately 1:30 p.m. to go on a walk, after an argument, and never returned. She disappeared just days before her 84th birthday, and her family maintains that this disappearance was out of character, although Cataldo said she was an avid walker and would occasionally go on walks by herself and come back home after an hour or so. He also said in a previous interview with Village News, that Roy had "incrementally increasing dementia" issues over the past four or five years.

Roy's family says that the last time Roy was seen by anyone other than Cataldo, was actually the day before, when she was captured on video in Grocery Outlet on Main Avenue.

Anyone with possible information can call the San Diego Sheriff's Department's Homicide Unit at 858-285-6286 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477. Visit the Crime Stoppers website at http://www.sdcrimestoppers.org for more information on how to send anonymous web and mobile app tips.