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Missing Jennifer Lynn Pandos 
Jennifer, approximately 1987; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 45 (approximately 2016) Date reported missing : 02/10/1987 Missing location (approx) : Williamsburg, Virginia Missing classification : Endangered Runaway Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 10/29/1971 (49) Age at the time of disappearance: 15 years old Height / Weight : 5'1 - 5'2, 100 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A pink nylon waist-length jacket, a pink sweater, a nightshirt with the imAge at the time of disappearance: of a panda, blue jeans and white high-top sneakers. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Jennifer has a small mole on her left shoulder. She may go by the nicknames Jenny and/or Jeeper. She is left-handed. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Jennifer was last seen in the Kingsmill area of Williamsburg, Virginia on February 10, 1987. She was reportedly distraught because she and her boyfriend were having problems. Her mother woke up sometime after 6:00 a.m. and discovered Jennifer's bedroom door was locked. It was uncharacteristic of Jennifer to leave the door locked. Her parents forced their way in and noticed the window blinds in the bedroom were bent in such a way that suggested someone had been looking out through them. Jennifer was gone. She has never been heard from again. She took only her purse with her, leaving behind all her other personal belongings, including her coat. A note was left behind. It started out in the third person, stating: Your daughter's with me. She's fine. She's having some problems and needs some time away. The note then switched to the first person, though it was still in the same writing: I'm fine, I just need time to think. Both of you please go to work tomorrow ‘cause I will try to call you. I won't call you at home, only at one of y'all's work. Do not call the police. I can easily find out if you do. I may never come back home. Don't tell my friends about this. Just tell them that I'm sick. The note did not appear to be in Jennifer's handwriting, but her mother believes she did in fact write it. Some investigators theorize that Jennifer, who is left-handed, wrote the note with her right hand to change the writing. Jennifer's boyfriend was interviewed by police and said they'd been having relationship problems, but he was not involved in her disappearance and was as shocked by it as anyone else. He isn't considered a suspect in her case. Investigators stated there was no evidence of a crime in her case and they think she left of her own accord. She was a sophomore at Lafayette High School in 1987, didn't use drugs or alcohol, and wasn't having any apparent problems with her parents, her friends or at school. Her parents, who moved away 1990, hope she is still alive and will return home. Her father now resides in Texas and her mother in Charlotte, North Carolina. Other information and links : ncy James City County Police Department 757-253-1800 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child CyberSearch The Doe Network The Virginia Gazette The Daily Press 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. NBC News Medium |