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Missing Janice K. Potts 
Potts, approximately 1981 Date reported missing : 08/28/1981 Missing location (approx) : Harrison, Arkansas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old Height / Weight : 5'7, 110 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dress. Medical conditions : Potts was four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Potts was last seen in Harrison, Arkansas on August 28, 1981. She was divorced, worked the night shift and lived with her three sons. Her middle son, Age at the time of disappearance: eighteen, had left a pair of football pants at home for his mother to sew knee pads in. Her son came home at noon and saw that his pants were ready and his mother was in bed. He took the pants and returned to school. After school, Potts's son returned home and his mother was gone. The house was unlocked, the utility light was turned on, there were beans simmering in the slow cooker, and the clothes iron was sitting out and turned on. There was a note out that Potts had left on the ironing board for her youngest son. The note said she had gone to a department store, that the beans were ready, and that she should be home when he got home from school. Potts's son went to a football game a short time later. When he was driving through town after the game that night, his older brother flagged him down and said Potts hadn't shown up for work. They began looking for her and didn't find her, but they did find her car in the mall parking lot. Her purse and the sweater she normally wore were inside the car, but her keys and pocketbook were missing. Potts has never been heard from again. She was a member of a Pentecostal church at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Harrison Police Department 870-741-5463 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Harrison Daily Times Never Forgotten: Arkansas Takes Action October 12, 2004. June 9, 2019; . |