Linda Perhacs has been found: "She's fine, she's safe"

Linda Perhacs, the legendary US singer-songwriter reported missing in recent days, has been found safe and sound. Confirmation came from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), which announced that she was located on Wednesday, July 29.
The story had sparked serious concern after friends and collaborators of the musician revealed they had had no news of her for about eight months. Perhacs, 82, was last seen in late 2025 at a care facility in California's San Fernando Valley, where she had been living for some time while receiving treatment for dementia. After being discharged from the facility, however, all contact with her had ceased, including with her former manager.
The appeal launched on social media by friends and colleagues helped bring renewed attention to the case. A spokesperson for the LAPD's Missing Persons Unit confirmed the singer's discovery to the Daily Mail in a brief statement: "She was found today. She is safe."

Authorities have not released further details about her whereabouts or her state of health, explaining that such information is protected under US federal healthcare privacy law (HIPAA). Shortly afterward, a message also arrived via the artist's official Instagram account: "Linda Perhacs is safe and is in a new care facility." The message went on to thank the many people who had helped with the search efforts: "Thank you all for your messages and support. The community really came together to ensure Linda's wellbeing."

Born in Los Angeles, Linda Perhacs was working as a dental hygienist in Beverly Hills when she was discovered by composer Leonard Rosenman, an Oscar winner for scores including "Barry Lyndon", "East Of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause". Struck by the melodies the young woman hummed while at work, Rosenman helped her land a record deal that led to the release of "Parallelograms" in 1970, an album now regarded as a landmark of psychedelic folk.
At the time, however, the record went almost unnoticed and Perhacs stepped away from her music career, returning to private life. Decades later, thanks to the rediscovery efforts of the label Wild Places and producer Michael Piper, "Parallelograms" was reissued in an expanded edition, sparking a reassessment of her work and convincing the singer-songwriter to return to the studio.
In 2014, at age 68 and a full 44 years after her debut, she released her second album, "The Soul of All Natural Things", followed in 2017 by "I'm a Harmony". Over the years Perhacs has won over a new generation of admirers, including Julia Holter, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes and numerous other musicians, many of whom voiced their concern on social media after the appeal spread.

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