Oregon woman vanishes after running out of gas in rural area despite knowing family was on their way

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsOregon woman vanishes after running out of gas in rural area despite knowing family was on their wayThe woman’s family says they have received text messages claiming to be her, but they do not sound like herErin Keller In Ohio Friday 03 April 2026 14:35 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951500","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/oregon-woman-missing-route-of-gas-b2951500.html","title":"Oregon woman vanishes after running out of gas despite knowing family en route"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-19448","index":0}Maria Linda Jade Kilmer, 28, reportedly left her passenger and stranded vehicle on Saturday, got into another person’s car and has not been heard from since (Oregon State Police)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday -...