Teller Co. woman last seen at boyfriend’s home missing for nearly a year

DIVIDE, Colo. (KRDO) -- Nearly a year after she was first reported missing to authorities, the Teller County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 40-year old woman out of Divide.

According to a post to the TCSO Facebook page Wednesday morning, Dava Charlene Leonard was last seen on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in the Rainbow Valley Subdivision, S. Hwy 67, Divide, Teller County, Colorado.

TCSO tells 13 Investigates the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is working with their detectives on this case and asked the TCSO to post to their Facebook page.

Leonard is described as a white female, 5’4”, between 120 and 130 lbs, green eyes, brown/auburn long hair. She was wearing a gray Columbia jacket and jeans. Dava has a piercing below her left eye. She wears black cat-eyed glasses. Dava has a dragon tattoo on her back, and a tattoo and scar on her left arm. Dava also wears dentures.

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Leonard was last seen at her boyfriend's residence on February 28, 2021, not in March. She does not have a cell phone or vehicle and there has been no activity on her bank account.

The missing person's page says Leonard was first reported missing to the Teller County Sheriff's office on March 11, 2021.  Her family tells 13 Investigates they are concerned for her welfare.

Dava's older sister, who is currently living in Pueblo, says Dava was never heard from on her son's 12th birthday in 2021. This inspired Dava's sister to call the Teller County Sheriff's Office to report her missing.

13 Investigates reached out to CBI for comment on our story. They have not responded.