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Missing Jesse Alvin Work 
Jesse, approximately 1959 Date reported missing : 02/06/1959 Missing location (approx) : Hemet, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/13/1938 (82) Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old Height / Weight : 6'3, 145 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Blond hair, green eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Jesse was last seen in Hemet, California late at night on February 6, 1959. He disappeared with his fifteen-year-old girlfriend, Joyce Ramsey. Jesse was an apprentice lather and Joyce was a student at Riverside High School. They were last seen when a friend dropped them off after a party. The next day, Jesse's convertible was found abandoned on a dirt road near Hemet. Frank Phillip Kretz Jr. later confessed to murdering the couple. The killings had been part of an eight-hour crime spree where Kretz shot at his ex-wife and missed, assaulted her roommates and stole their car, car-jacked another man's vehicle, and raped a woman after tying up her husband. Kretz was sentenced to life in prison. He was paroled in 1964, but jailed again for parole violation in January 1970. Kretz confessed to the murders and led police to Joyce's body in February 1971; it was in a shallow grave in the remote Mud Hills area four miles north of Indio, California. He said Jesse's body was buried along Highway 74 between Hemet and Idyllwild, California, but when authorities searched for it they didn't find any evidence. Kretz was convicted of first-degree murder in 1972 and died in prison in August 1996. Jesse's body has never been found, but foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved. Other information and links : ncy Riverside County Sheriff's Office 951-955-2777 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 Long Beach Press-Telegram The Riverside Press-Enterprise The Modesto Bee October 12, 2004. September 9, 2019; middle name added. |