Linda Perhacs Found Safe Days After Being Reported Missing

82-year-old folk singer Linda Perhacs has been “found safely” by local authorities after her friends and collaborators issued a public appeal for information about her whereabouts earlier this week. “We are grateful to share that singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs has been located and is safe,” Perhacs’ former manager, Laurel Stearns, shared in a statement. “After a period of concern during which friends, collaborators, and members of the music community were unable to establish contact with Linda and had filed police reports accordingly. Law enforcement has just confirmed that she has been found and is safe.” Stearns continued: “We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who helped amplify this effort by sharing information, reaching out with support, and expressing genuine care for Linda’s well-being. The overwhelming response from fans, fellow musicians, journalists, and the broader creative community has been a powerful reminder of the profound impact Linda’s music. We are especially grateful to the authorities for their assistance and to all those who worked behind the scenes to help bring clarity to this situation. At this time, we ask that Linda’s privacy be respected as those close to her determine the best path forward. We hope this moment allows for compassion, healing, and continued support for an artist whose work has touched so many lives. Thank you again to everyone who stood with Linda and helped ensure that she was found safely.” A new post on Perhacs’ Instagram page added that the artist is now in a new care facility. According to a statement posted earlier this week, Perhacs had been discharged from a residential care facility roughly eight months ago while under the supervision of her legal guardian. Pitchfork reports Stearns became concerned about Perhacs’ well-being after several months without contact and reported her former client missing in early June. However, authorities could not share information with anyone who did not have legal ties to the musician. This led to Stearns, Julia Holter, filmmaker Jessica Hundley, and dublab co-founder Mark McNeill’s public appeal about Perhacs’ well-being. Perhacs is best known for her cult classic 1970 album Parallelograms, which has inspired the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, and Holter.