PARKER, Colo. — Every week, Jim Arapkiles could expect a phone call from his youngest daughter, Sierra. Living in New Jersey, calls were the easiest way to check in on his daughter, who lives in Parker.
"What she’s been up to. What she’s been doing," Jim said. "How’s the baby? Just family things."
Then one week, the phone call from Sierra never came. One week turned into eight, and Jim's concerns grew.
"I started making calls. 'Have you heard from Sierra?' 'Have you heard from Sierra?' And that kind of got me wondering, what the heck is going on?" Jim said.
Jim's daughter-in-law, Kim, told 9NEWS she last spoke to Sierra on Feb. 15. She said Sierra was excited about going to her daughter's upcoming birthday party.
"We’re a Greek family, and I don't know if you know anything about Greek families, but we’re all very close," Jim said. "We’re always in each other’s businesses. You know, everybody’s worried."
Jim would later find out through his sister, who contacted Sierra's mom, that Sierra hadn't been seen or heard from for at least two months.
"I assumed all these months that she was with her mother," Jim said. "And then I find out that she hasn’t been."
Jim said one of his biggest frustrations comes with not knowing what he can do to help.
"If I knew what I could do, I would do it," he said.
He said it isn't just Sierra's well-being he's concerned about. He's also worried about his unborn grandchild, due in one month.
"She’s ready to have another baby," Jim said.
Until he hears a new development in the investigation, he said he's relying on any help he can get to bring Sierra safely home.
"It’s not easy," Jim said. "Let me put it that way. And I’m always thinking, 'Who else can I call? What else can I do?' It’s heartbreaking. It really is."
Stepping in to provide support to the Arapkiles family is Lafayette nonprofit organizer Britney Hartman. She runs Justice Takes Flight, which supports loved ones of missing persons in Colorado.
"Sometimes that’s just making a flyer and getting it distributed. Sometimes that’s support, mental health wise, for families," Britney said.
Britney said she's been working on Sierra's case for the last two days, consoling her family members and hoping to provide them with more information.
"A lot of it now and what it has been is support," Britney said. "They’re terrified not only for her but also the baby. It’s been a lot of emotional aspects. It’s been really tough."
Britney said she began working in this profession after having her own experience with grief and loss.
"My 2-year-old niece was murdered," Britney said. "She was never missing, but that’s what got me introduced to families who had been through missing persons and murder victims."
She said she's worked hundreds of cases in the past six years.
"So I just started, I think I had one person, and I just reached out like 'Could I do some flyer-ing for you?' and they were like 'Oh my God, yeah,' and then from there, it was I'll help another person and another person," Britney said.
She created a flyer for Sierra that's been circulating social media.
"Somebody in California or New York could be sitting right next to her right now and just not know it," Jim said. "And if I can just get that flyer in front of that one person, that’s all it takes."
Jim said he can appreciate the work Britney is doing while he waits for answers from officials.
"I do have a lot of confidence in her to weed through all information and get the correct information and hopefully find our daughter," Jim said.
Parker Police said they are investigating the whereabouts of Sierra and have shared a bulletin with other state law enforcement agencies. Westminster is listed as Sierra's last known location on Britney's flyer, but Westminster police said they do not have any active reports for her.
Jim said he's been in touch with police, but worries that by this point, Sierra isn't in Colorado anymore. He's hoping people continue to spread news of her disappearance, and Sierra will be found soon.
On Tuesday, the day after this story was published, Parker Police said Sierra's family told them that Sierra contacted the family early Tuesday morning. The department said their case would remain open until a law enforcement officer could confirm that report.
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