HEIDI Planck was last seen at her son's football game on October 17 and her boss was "probed" over millions in fraud before she disappeared, her ex-husband claims.
The 39-year-old mom's last known movements are now under police investigation after she appeared "edgy" before suddenly leaving her son's game.
Police who are looking into the disappearance are looking into her work after her boss was probed over a $43 million fraud, her ex-husband has told The Sun.
Her boss, Jason Sugarman, is accused of stealing "$43 million from unwitting pension funds to finance the acquisition of a global financial conglomerate of European and Bermuda insurers, and investment advisers based in Virginia and Connecticut" according to legal documents obtained by The Sun.
It is not clear what the status of that civil lawsuit is.
Asked about Sugarman, a managing partner at Heidi’s firm Camden Capital, Heidi's ex-husband Jim Wayne, 63, told The Sun: “Heidi would have been working with him daily, for sure. I know for a fact that the police are looking into that. That’s absolutely one of their lines of inquiry."
There is no evidence to suggest that Sugarman was involved in Planck’s disappearance, and police have not named him as a suspect or person of interest in her disappearance.
Heidi was captured on security footage the same day she went missing leaving her home with her dog in her gray 2017 Range Rover. Since the disappearance, Reddit and Websleuths users have been commenting on the case.
Read our Heidi Planck live blog for the latest news and updates…
- Jocelyn Cook
'WE JUST NEED TO FIND HER'
Jim Wayne, Heidi Planck's ex-husband, appeared on NBC's Dateline on November 1 to talk about the case and revealed that he suspected something was wrong when she did not pick up their son on October 20.
“She’s a devoted mother who would never, ever leave her son,” Wayne told NBC.
"We have a 10-year-old boy at home that’s looking for his mom and we just need to find her.”
He went on to reveal that their son's birthday is next week and all he wants to do is spend his birthday with his mom.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHO IS HEIDI PLANCK'S EX-HUSBAND JIM WAYNE?
Jim Wayne, 63, is Planck's ex-husband.
The former couple divorced after four years together shortly after the birth of their son.
Reportedly, Wayne is a hairdresser for celebrities in Beverly Hills, according to Meaww.
Wayne and Planck had a 24-year age gap at the time of their relationship.
Their son together is their only child and Wayne claimed that Planck's parenting style is "relaxed."
- Jocelyn Cook
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS CONNECT HEIDI PLANCK AND GABBY PETITO CASES
Some Twitter users are using the attention that remains on the Gabby Petito case to make people aware of Heidi Planck's disappearance.
"For those following #brianlaundrie and Gabby's odd case. A new one. 39 year old mom in LA, left home with her dog for her son's football game. She's been missing for days…Her dog was found wandering the hallways of an LA highrise," one person wrote.
- Jocelyn Cook
'SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE'
Heidi Planck's friends posted flyers in Los Angeles on Saturday near to where her dog was found wandering an apartment building without her.
Los Angeles Police Department Detectives have not said how Planck is connected to the complex.
Jarrod Burguan, a retired San Bernardino police chief, said: "People are very, very attached to their pets, and their pets do not just go missing."
"There clearly is something out of place here."
One friend told CBS: "It seems to us that everything stems from that building where her dog was found."
- Jocelyn Cook
HEIDI PLANCK'S BOSS PROBED OVER MILLIONS IN FRAUD
Authorities probing the disappearance of Heidi Planck are looking into her work after her boss was probed over a $43 million fraud, her ex-husband told The Sun.
Heidi's boss, Jason Sugarman, is accused of stealing "$43 million from unwitting pension funds to finance the acquisition of a global financial conglomerate of European and Bermuda insurers, and investment advisers based in Virginia and Connecticut," according to legal documents obtained by The Sun.
It is not clear what the status of that civil lawsuit is.
Heidi's ex-husband Jim Wayne, 63, told The Sun she had never spoken to him about the legal issues her colleague is facing.
Jim said: “Heidi would have been working with him daily, for sure."
“I know for a fact that the police are looking into that. That’s absolutely one of their lines of enquiry."
- Jocelyn Cook
'GREAT WORKER AND A GREAT MOM'
Heidi Planck's ex-husband spoke to The Sun and was asked to describe her.
"She’s a great worker and a great mom," Jim Wayne said.
“We have totally different parenting styles, I’m a very strict dad. This is not my first rodeo, I’ve got two older kids."
“Our son is Heidi’s only child and she is a bit more relaxed in her parenting style."
“We were married for a couple of years but had been with each other for four years. We divorced nine years ago."
- Jocelyn Cook
WATCH FOR A RANGE ROVER
Heidi Planck was last seen driving a 2017 gray Range Rover with a California license plate.
Anyone with information that could help investigations should contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800.
Anonymous tipsters should call the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to the Crime Stoppers website.
- Jocelyn Cook
BOYFRIEND NOT NAMED AS PERSON OF INTEREST
There is no evidence to suggest that Heidi's current partner was involved in her disappearance.
Police have not named him as a suspect or person of interest in her missing persons case.
Heidi's ex-husband, Jim Wayne, told The Sun, "They had been in an argument the week before so he didn't know anything about her disappearance."
"I don’t have any worries about him, he’s a great guy," he noted.
- Jocelyn Cook
NEW BOYFRIEND IS A 'GREAT GUY,' EX-HUSBAND INSISTS
Heidi Planck's ex-husband Jim Wayne, 63, reported Heidi missing after she failed to pick up their son from school three days after she left his football game.
He told The Sun Heidi had an argument with the man she had been dating in the week before her disappearance – but insisted he is a "great guy."
"I don’t have any worries about him, he’s a great guy," Wayne said.
“I'm no detective for sure, but he seems like a really great guy."
“As I said, I'm not a detective, but I can pretty much assure you that that’s not it.”
There is no evidence to suggest that Heidi's partner was involved in her disappearance.
- Jocelyn Cook
HEIDI PLANCK'S BOYFRIEND 'THOUGHT SHE WAS GHOSTING HIM'
Heidi Planck argued with her boyfriend and he believed she was "ghosting him" when she disappeared, her ex-husband Jim Wayne has claimed.
He told The Sun Heidi had an argument with the man she had been dating in the week before her disappearance – but insisted her new beau is a "great guy."
“They had been in an argument the week before so he didn't know anything about her disappearance," Wayne said.
“He thought she was just ghosting him. He had no idea."
“He said that they got into an argument because he lives in San Francisco and she wanted him to come down but he couldn’t because he had to work."
- Jocelyn Cook
HEIDI PLANCK'S CAR IS STILL MISSING
Heidi Planck's car remains missing, according to local reports, after her laptop and phone were found at her home during a wellness check on October 20.
Police conducted a wellness check that day and found the property in "pristine condition".
Then on October 29, FBI agents raided her home, allegedly leaving with files.
- Jocelyn Cook
HEIDI'S SON WANTS TO SPEND BIRTHDAY WITH HIS MOM
Heidi Planck, 39 was last seen on October 17 when she attended her 10-year-old son’s football game in Los Angeles before leaving at halftime.
Her ex-husband, Jim Wayne, has said their son is due to turn 11 and wants to spend his birthday with his mom.
Wayne told NBC: “He was doing OK until he saw a photo of them the other day – then he just broke down."
"He told me that he just wanted one more time to talk to her. That hurt. That was really painful.”
- Jocelyn Cook
LAPD LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON HEIDI PLANCK'S DISAPPEARANCE
If you have seen or have any information regarding the whereabouts of Heidi Planck, please contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800.
During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to http://www.lacrimestoppers.org.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE THREE DAYS?
It is not known where Heidi Planck was in the three days between when she was last seen and the day she was reported by missing by her ex-husband, Jim Wayne.
She is white, 5-feet-3 inches tall, and weighs about 120 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes.
- Jocelyn Cook
FBI RAIDED HEIDI PLANCK'S HOME
The FBI was seen on Friday evening entering Heidi Planck's home with guns drawn.
They had been expecting to find a crime scene there, according to local reports.
They were later said to have left the home with files, but it is not known what they contain.
Heidi's friends say they have not been allowed in her home.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHY DID HEIDI PLANCK LEAVE HER SON'S GAME EARLY?
It is unclear why Heidi Planck left the game early, but her friends have said she would never leave her son.
One told CBS: "She’s a good person. Good mom."
"She’s always, always, like the person you want to have around you."
Her ex Wayne added: "She's a good mom. She's really a good mom. She wouldn't let a day go by without talking to her son, there's no way."
- Jocelyn Cook
WHO FOUND HEIDI PLANCK'S DOG?
Heidi's dog was found on October 17, hours after she left the football game, but it is unclear who found the dog and when.
It is also unclear when Heidi's loved ones discovered her dog had been found alone and where he had been in the three days since she was last seen.
Jarrod Burguan, a retired San Bernardino police chief, said: "People are very, very attached to their pets, and their pets do not just go missing."
"There clearly is something out of place here."
One friend told CBS: "It seems to us that everything stems from that building where her dog was found."
- Jocelyn Cook
WHERE WAS HEIDI PLANCK'S DOG FOUND?
Planck's friends posted flyers in LA on Saturday after Planck’s dog was found wandering an apartment building on October 17.
Los Angeles Police Department Detectives have not said if Planck is connected to that complex.
It was 12 miles from her home where she was last seen on security footage with her pet.
- Jocelyn Cook
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: WHY DIDN'T HEIDI PICK HER SON UP?
Planck was reported missing when she failed to pick up her son from school on October 20.
That's when her ex Jim Wayne, who shares custody of their son with Planck, said he knew something was wrong and went to the police.
Wayne told ABC he had last seen his ex three days earlier at her son's game, adding: "She may have been a little bit edgy. I don't know."
He told CBS: "If you have seen anything, anything at all, we have a 10-year-old boy at home that’s looking for his mom and we need to find his mom."
"People don’t just disappear."
- Jocelyn Cook
EX-HUSBAND SAYS HEIDI WAS 'EDGY' DURING LAST SIGHTING
Planck went to Downey to watch her 10-year-old son play football the day she was last seen, but her ex-husband Jim Wayne said she left the game early.
"She may have been a little bit edgy. I don't know," Wayne told CBSLA.
"I just know that was the last time we spoke to her."
- Jocelyn Cook
HEIDI PLANCK TIMELINE
Heidi Planck was last seen on October 17.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHEN WAS HEIDI PLANCK LAST SEEN?
39-year-old Heidi Planck was last seen on October 17 at her son's football game.
She was captured on security footage that same day leaving her home with her dog in her gray 2017 Range Rover.
However, the dog was found later that day on the 28th floor of a high-rise building in downtown LA – 12 miles from her home in Downey, California.
It was not until three days later that Heidi was reported missing by her ex-husband Jim Wayne after failing to pick up their 10-year-old son from school.
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