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Authorities search for Colorado woman who went missing in Malibu

By Maya Lau

Authorities are searching for a woman who flew from Colorado and was last seen in Malibu four days ago.

Jennifer Michelle Lorber, 30, was staying at a motel in the 22000 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and was driving a rented white Toyota Rav 4, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The vehicle was found about 12:50 a.m. Sunday, KTLA reported. The Sheriff’s Department did not disclose where the car was located.

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Detectives said Lorber suffers from depression and that her family is concerned about her well-being.

The most recent contact with Lorber was about 11 p.m. Thursday. She is described as 5 feet 1 and weighing 100 pounds, with brown eyes and long brown hair.

The Sheriff’s Department asks anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact its missing persons unit at (323) 890-5500. Tips can be made anonymously by calling CrimeStoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

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Maya Lau

Maya Lau is a former investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she focused on rapid-response investigations into the chaos inside the USPS, problems with signature verification on ballots and challenges of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. In her prior beat covering the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, she led a team that produced a series revealing how the misconduct of hundreds of deputies had been hidden from judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys for decades, raising questions about whether some defendants received fair trials. She came from the Advocate, based in Baton Rouge, La., where she was the lead writer on a team that won an Investigative Reporters and Editors award for stories revealing the financial dealings of the long-serving warden of the notorious Angola Prison. She graduated from Vassar College.

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