Missing Jennifer Lee Schmidt Schmidt, approximately 1985 Date reported missing : 08/06/1985 Missing location (approx) : West Lafayette, Indiana Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/01/1966 (55) Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 125 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white blouse, pink shorts, flat white shoes, and a plain 18 or 24 karat gold necklace. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Schmidt was a freshman at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1985; she majored in electrical engineering. She lived in Dayton, Ohio when she was not at school. She was last seen at Purdue on August 6, 1985. She left her apartment near the university campus to go talk to a professor. She was last seen talking to an acquaintance at Grant and Northwestern Streets. Schmidt has never been heard from again. Foul play is suspected in her case. She was declared legally dead in 1993. Other information and links : ncy West Lafayette Police Department 765-775-5200 September 2021 updates and sources WLFI 18 The Doe Network The Lafayette Journal and Courier Unsolved in the News 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. Indiana Missing Persons Bulletin October 12, 2004. March 18, 2019; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : updated. |