Post by Scumhunter on Sept 6, 2018 1:15:01 GMT -5
(Above images: Van Gelderen, circa 2017. Photo Credits: Charley Project)
Missing Person Profile as of September 6th, 2018: (Based on Charley Project website profile)
Missing Since: 8/19/2017
Missing From: Atlanta, Georgia
Age (at time of disappearance): 25 years old
Height and Weight: 4'11, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A green t-shirt with the words "San Antonio" on the front, possibly a black spaghetti-strap top, and black yoga pants.
Medical Conditions: Van Gelderen was diagnosed with autism in elementary school. Although she is high-functioning, her condition affects her social interactions; she is very impressionable and trusting, and can easily be taken advantage of.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Van Gelderen has a Star of David tattoo on her upper thigh. Her ears are pierced.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call the Dekalb County Police Department (Georgia) at (770)-724-7715
From The Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
Van Gelderen was last seen in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19, 2017. She was house-sitting for her parents at their home in the Druid Hills neighborhood at the time. Her parents were on a vacation in Canada. She texted a friend at 2:00 a.m. to say she was going to lie down. This is the last time she used her phone; she has never been heard from again.
She left the lights and television on in her parents' house, their elderly cat unfed, and the doors locked. She also left her makeup, shoes and two phone chargers behind, but took her two cellular phones.
Oddly, an Egyptian tapestry was discovered to be missing from the wall of the home; it was removed from the frame and a corner of the glass was cut off and then replaced. The tapestry is described as hand-stitched and five feet by two feet in size. It was a family heirloom, part of a set of three complementary pieces purchased by Van Gelderen's grandfather in the 1940s, but of little monetary value.
Van Gelderen's vehicle, a dark blue 2010 Mazda 6 with the Georgia license plate number PWH5902, disappeared with her, as did the suitcase she took with when she arrived to house-sit. Her phone last pinged near Fairburn, Georgia at 7:45 a.m., but her car was sighted in the northwest/west midtown area of Atlanta at the same time.
The Mazda was found on September 5, two weeks after her disappearance, parked along Defoor Place northwest in northwest Atlanta, about seven miles from parents' home. It was almost out of gas. Van Gelderen's missing suitcase was inside it, as were her shoes, wallet, and glasses, and an unidentified person's shoes and phone charger. Both of Van Gelderen's phones are still missing. One is a T-Mobile in her father's name; the other is an Android in her own name.
Van Gelderen originally attended Georgia Gwinnett College, but dropped out after three years and transferred to Gwinnett Technical College, where she earned a certificate in office administration in 2016. Her parents described her as a very regimented person, and stated her disappearance is completely out of character for her.
She had moved out of her parents' home in April 2016, and refused to tell her parents were she was living. She also got a second cellular phone, one that wasn't on her parents' family plan. Her parents didn't approve of her friends, stating they took advantage of her.
Authorities learned Van Gelderen was living in a room she rented from a friend. Her roommate told police he planned to throw her belongings out in the street, as her rent wasn't paid for September 2017. He refused to let the police search the apartment, but he has not been named as a suspect in Van Gelderen's case.
Van Gelderen's boyfriend told investigators she had stopped by his house on the evening of August 18th, the day before her disappearance, and that he had broken up with her at this time. He also told them Van Gelderen was a prostitute and drug addict, something that hasn't been independently corroborated. Her only criminal record is a misdemeanor theft charge.
Although there's no hard evidence of foul play in her case, Van Gelderen's family fears she is being held against her will. Her case remains unsolved.
charleyproject.org/case/jenna-van-gelderen
Thoughts? The Charley Project links to a Facebook page dedicated to finding Jenna which mentions she was sadly still missing on the 1-year anniversary of her disappearance (8/19/2018): m.facebook.com/HelpFindJennaVG/
Also, I know since I have Southern Jewish relatives in several states down south (Florida, Maryland, Georgia etc...) that Druid Hills is a somewhat affluent largely Jewish neighborhood so it is very concerning and I feel should be stressed that potential crime cases like this likely don't happen that often in this part of Atlanta. It's a reminder that unfortunately missing person, unsolved murder cases etc.. can happen anywhere.
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