Missing Jessie Flo Stuart Jessie, approximately 1977; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 38 (approximately 2013) Date reported missing : 12/10/1977 Missing location (approx) : Honeydew, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 2 years old Height / Weight : 2'8, 26 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Jessie and her sister Fannie were last seen in Honeydew, California on December 10, 1977. The girls disappeared with their mother, Mary. They left home at 10:00 a.m. in Mary's red Opel station wagon with license plates numbered 456-AII. They were going to go to the grocery store, to a television repair shop in Eureka or Fairfield, California and may have also planned to see an optometrist. They were supposed to return by dark, but never did. On January 19, 1978, Mary's vehicle was found abandoned on an old logging road a few miles from home. The car's gas line was broken and there were groceries in the back. There were no indications of foul play or a struggle. There has been no sign of Mary or the children since 1977. Byron McGray Stuart, who was Mary's husband and Fannie and Jessie's father, has long been considered the prime suspect in their disappearances. He had a bad temper and a violent history, but authorities never had enough evidence to charge him. After his family disappeared, Byron was behaving strangely, abusing drugs, and said his wife and children had been abducted by aliens. He was an alcoholic and a drug addict who went into recovery after he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1991. He never remarried or had any other children. He died in 1996, Age at the time of disappearance: 48. The investigation into the Stuarts' disappearances was reopened in 2009 and investigators hope to recover Mary, Fannie and Jessie's remains. Their cases remain unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Humboldt County District Attorney's Office 707-445-7251 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Eureka Times-Standard Unsolved in the News The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat The Redwood Times The North Coast Journal Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. March 12, 2018; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |