Woman's 1977 Disappearance Still Unsolved
Associated Press
Akron Beacon Journal
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Oak Hill, Ohio (US):
The sheriff in southern Ohio's Jackson County has a decent lead on a woman's disappearance three decades ago, thanks to information recently dug up by a retired officer who knew her.What investigators don't have, they say, is the time or manpower to pursue it.
A private investigator has given the sheriff's office new information, but the case sits unsolved while the woman's mother has reached old age."We have a woman who is 78 years old. All she wants is to maybe find her daughter's bones and bury them, and they're dragging their feet," said retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Bill Reese, Joanna Jenkins' former brother-in-law.Jenkins moved in with her boyfriend in 1977, when she was 23. She disappeared shortly after the two were arrested for robbery.
For the next six years - until he died of a heart attack - Charles Jenkins would drive past young blonde women and turn around, hoping to see his daughter's face.His wife, Virginia Jenkins, of Oak Hill, 130 miles east of Cincinnati, tried to put the heartache and hope out of her mind, resigning herself to the mystery.
Then, in 2003, Reese called. He'd found some new information - a possible suspect, witnesses and the place where officers might be able to find the body.Reese said he's shared everything he knows with the Jackson County sheriff's office.
Nov 26, 2005
Associated Press
Akron Beacon Journal
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Oak Hill, Ohio (US):
The sheriff in southern Ohio's Jackson County has a decent lead on a woman's disappearance three decades ago, thanks to information recently dug up by a retired officer who knew her.What investigators don't have, they say, is the time or manpower to pursue it.
A private investigator has given the sheriff's office new information, but the case sits unsolved while the woman's mother has reached old age."We have a woman who is 78 years old. All she wants is to maybe find her daughter's bones and bury them, and they're dragging their feet," said retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Bill Reese, Joanna Jenkins' former brother-in-law.Jenkins moved in with her boyfriend in 1977, when she was 23. She disappeared shortly after the two were arrested for robbery.
For the next six years - until he died of a heart attack - Charles Jenkins would drive past young blonde women and turn around, hoping to see his daughter's face.His wife, Virginia Jenkins, of Oak Hill, 130 miles east of Cincinnati, tried to put the heartache and hope out of her mind, resigning herself to the mystery.
Then, in 2003, Reese called. He'd found some new information - a possible suspect, witnesses and the place where officers might be able to find the body.Reese said he's shared everything he knows with the Jackson County sheriff's office.
Nov 26, 2005
