Nov. 10, 2025

USA Unsolved 12 (AZ) - Hoi Kei Patricia Woo

USA Unsolved 12 (AZ) - Hoi Kei Patricia Woo
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USA Unsolved 12 (AZ) - Hoi Kei Patricia Woo

USA Unsolved 12 features a case from Tucson, Arizona. A woman was never seen again after leaving her home for a drive. Her car was found at a tourist spot, but no one knows what happened to her. Was she kidnapped? Did she disappear voluntarily? Was there an accident? Or did someone she know do something to her?

If you have any information on the disappearance or whereabouts of Patricia Woo, please reach out to the numbers below:

Pima County Sheriff's Office: 520-351-4900

Missing in America Network Tip Line: 1800-MIA-LOST



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[SPEAKER_00]: Hello, and thank you for returning to the USA and Saul segment.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Where we look into Unsolved cases involving the Asian community in the United States.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Today's case may be one of the most recent cases I have covered so far, as it took place in April of 2025.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And of course, it is still ongoing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: This is the ongoing missing person's case of a woman from Hong Kong, who went missing in Arizona, and despite efforts from friends, family, and the police, nothing has yet turned up.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Her name is Hoike U, and also known as Patricia Wu.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Let's begin.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Between the years 2015 and 2019, Patricia was a student studying to become a pharmacist at the Chinese University in Hong Kong, where she's originally from.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She applied for an exchange student program in 2018 and found herself traveling halfway across the world to the University of Arizona.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like many others would go through this process, she found the exchange program not only

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[SPEAKER_00]: She met many people who became her friends and were more than supportive.

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[SPEAKER_00]: So upon graduating, she decided she wanted to return to Arizona.

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[SPEAKER_00]: This time, she applied for the Master of Science in Business Analytics program at the Elder College of Management at the University of Arizona.

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[SPEAKER_00]: After 16 months, she graduated and obtained her master's degree in business analytics in December of 2024.

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[SPEAKER_00]: not only that, she eventually married her then boyfriend whom she met while attending the university.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Not a lot is known about her husband for some reason, and in most articles he is not even named.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I managed to find his name in one post and he appears to be of Chinese descent based on his name and the fact that the two got married in China.

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[SPEAKER_00]: After graduating in 2024, Patricia began work as a lab research assistant at the University and has also worked hard to obtain multiple certificates in the realm of tech and AI.

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[SPEAKER_00]: At the time of her disappearance, she was living in Tucson, Arizona.

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[SPEAKER_00]: but what happened to Patricia?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Details on her disappearance seemed to be all on the same page, but the information and details seemed pretty limited.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She was last seen on April 18, 2025.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She allegedly told her husband that she needed to get out of the house for some fresh air.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Perhaps she had been working a lot and just needed some time to clear her mind.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Some have speculated the reason for her needing to get out of the house, but let's put that aside for now and focus on the facts.

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[SPEAKER_00]: After telling her husband she was leaving for her drive, she was never seen again.

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[SPEAKER_00]: as it is in most cases, her not returning home and not being in touch was out of character, so her disappearance was quickly noted, and she was reported missing the following day on April 19th.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The police immediately got involved and began the search for Patricia, and on April 20th, her car, a white Volkswagen SUV, was found parked at Mount Lemman's windy point on

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[SPEAKER_00]: For those unfamiliar, Wendy Point Vista is a popular spot to escape the Arizona heat, and to see the views, as it sits around 7,000 feet in elevation.

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[SPEAKER_00]: This location is about an hour's drive from Tucson, so not really a place you would go for a quick drive for some quick head clearing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Unfortunately, none of her friends had any explanation as to why she ended up there.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Perhaps Patricia really needed a change of scenery, perhaps she really liked the piece and quiet.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Either way, her car was found there, and not just that.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Her purse on her phone were also left in the car.

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[SPEAKER_00]: That is definitely odd, as it is not only dangerous to leave valuables in the car, it is also uncommon to be detached from your phone in modern days.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite this, no further clues were uncovered at the scene, and no sign of foul play was detected.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The police did their duty and began to search the area around Windy Point, Vista.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But after six days, the search was officially called off.

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[SPEAKER_00]: As the Pima County Sheriff's Department stated that, quote, they have exhausted all resources in their efforts, unquote.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Sheriff Chris Nanos also went on to explain, quote, we went through everything in that vehicle.

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[SPEAKER_00]: We've worked closely with her husband and her family on this, unquote.

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[SPEAKER_00]: When searching in the wild, everything becomes a lot more treacherous and unpredictable.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The terrain is very challenging, no doubt, and various other departments became involved due to the location.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The Forest Service, Forest Rangers, and the Southern Arizona Rescue Association had all joined in.

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[SPEAKER_00]: As their search turned up, nothing.

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[SPEAKER_00]: They then turned to the public for assistance.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Patricia's family and friends have also come forward to plead with the public to assist.

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[SPEAKER_00]: One of Patricia's close friends from the university, Beverly Gordon, had come forward expressing sadness.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Quote, she was just a really nice person to be around, and she was so excitable, like she just got excited about everything, unquote.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I hate to put it this way, but on the surface, Patricia's case may seem as a run of the mill missing person's case.

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[SPEAKER_00]: A few things though, do stand out to me about this case.

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[SPEAKER_00]: First off, and I don't think it's just me.

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[SPEAKER_00]: But many people seem to think this case became one of the quietest investigations they've ever come across in Pima County.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Granted, I don't know how many ongoing cases the county is handling or handles on average, but I am kind of surprised as well that this case never made it to my radar.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I only found this case by scouring various pages on Google news articles and typing words like missing Asian person and unsolved Asian crimes plus the state.

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[SPEAKER_00]: In I admit, I do that pretty regularly.

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[SPEAKER_00]: A few commenters on Facebook have pointed out that the public and community seemed to be a lot more invested and involved in the search than the sheriff's office, and the fact that officials called off to search just after six days did not sit well with them.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Patricia's friends and families have actually reached out to private investigators, as well, for assistance, and while helpful, this step should definitely not be used to replace police work.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Another thing that was brought up, where his Patricia's husband and all of this, I wasn't able to find whether her husband was interviewed or not, as he was barely mentioned, but I would assume that he would have been the first person to be looked into, seeing as he is the spouse.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Perhaps he was never a suspect or a person of interest.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't want to ruin a man's reputation for no reason, so I will just leave it at that, but the lack of reporting on his stance has definitely raised a few eyebrows in the community.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Another question is, what was Patricia doing at Windy Point Vista?

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[SPEAKER_00]: Like I said, this was not a quick little drive from her house.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It was out of the way about an hour from Tucson.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Sure, she may have just wanted to get a bit further out into nature, but a foul play was involved could someone have seen her there by herself and took her by surprise, aka a crime of opportunity, or could you have planned on meeting someone there and that someone did something accidentally or not, but isn't coming forward.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And as much as I don't want this to be true, could she have also taken her own life

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[SPEAKER_00]: Nothing indicating suicide was found anywhere, as in no note, no indication based on her behavior.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Of course, there may not be clear indication on these kind of situations, but if this was the case, I would have expected the search to have yielded something.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Or perhaps they were not looking in the right place.

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[SPEAKER_00]: These are just theories, additional questions, and speculations worth thinking about.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Not saying to police have not done their work, but if they have, they are not sharing everything.

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[SPEAKER_00]: And hopefully it's for a good reason.

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[SPEAKER_00]: I came across one post online from Patricia's sister and husband.

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[SPEAKER_00]: In short, they were asking the public for help and thanking everyone for their support.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The article also mentioned the steps they've taken in trying to find information on Patricia's wereabouts, including staying in contact with the local police, hiring private detectives, checking local hospitals and jails, and crossposting across all social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Chinese Instagram, aka Weibo, and Reddit.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Patricia was 35 years old at the time of her disappearance.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She's approximately 5-3, or 160 centimeters tall, and 125 pounds, or 56 kilograms.

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[SPEAKER_00]: She was possibly last seen wearing a black shirt and some type of pajama pants.

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[SPEAKER_00]: If you're local to the Tucson area and have any information pertaining to Patricia's last known movements or whereabouts, please contact the number listed in the show notes.

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[SPEAKER_00]: If you have any outdoor cameras, you may have captured her vehicle going past her house.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Police have also taken her phone and electronics for analyzing, though the results have not been released.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Patricia has many family members and friends who need answers.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Let's spread the word and keep her case going.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for tuning in, and please remember to stay safe.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Till next time.