FindJodi.com, Inc. is proud to announce team member Gary Peterson’s appointment to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children as Project Alert Consultant. Given the recent developments in Cleveland surrounding the three women found alive after living as hostages for 10 years, NCMEC has taken center stage once again to keep hope alive for Continue Reading
Daring rescue happened because people were willing to get involved. Minnesotans are all too aware that answers, much less good endings, are heartbreakingly elusive when a young person goes missing. Jacob Wetterling, TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit, St. John’s student Josh Guimond and little Leeanna “Beaner” Warner of Chisholm are among those whose disappearances remain unsolved Continue Reading
Details are only beginning to emerge about the amazing story in Ohio: Three young women who independently went missing a decade ago are found alive in a Cleveland basement and three brothers are arrested. It is impossible to hear about this incredible case and not think of Jodi Huisentruit, Jacob Wetterling and all the other Continue Reading
Authorities say three brothers have been arrested after three women who vanished about a decade ago in separate cases were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown Cleveland, just a few miles from where they disappeared. Police said one of the brothers, a 52-year-old, lived at the home, and the others, Continue Reading
Earlier this month, FindJodi.com co-founder Gary Peterson and his wife, Gladys, joined me for a wonderful evening in the company of members of an Elk River book club. The event was primarily a social one for the Petersons, having a personal connection with one of the book club members. For me, it was social as Continue Reading
On June 27, 2013, eighteen years will have passed since Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in Mason City, Iowa. Yet the FindJodi effort and website has not diminished. In fact, it’s growing. We are a far-flung bunch living all over the United States, yet all united in one cause – to keep the Jodi Huisentruit case alive. Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: The following is a response from Beth Bednar to a recent comment posted under the story: A trip back in time: KGAN-TV business card, by Josh Benson. The commenter claimed to be Jodi’s relative. We felt it was important and necessary to respond to her concerns and reiterate our mission at FindJodi.com, Inc. Continue Reading
It’s 2:00 in the morning and I cannot sleep. Do you ever have one of those nights? I don’t suffer from insomnia but occasionally I will have a night where I just cannot get to sleep right away. Finally you fall asleep only to wake up an hour or two later, your mind is racing Continue Reading
I came across a very neat find the other day. Jodi’s sister Joann was nice enough to lend our team Jodi’s complete archive of VHS tapes that contained all of her resume work. I’m copying over the video so we can have a digital copy of her work. Just like Jodi, I have dozens of Continue Reading
I recently heard from a woman I interviewed 16 years ago while reporting for the WCCO TV I-Team on the possible involvement of a serial rapist named Tony Jackson in the disappearance of Mason City anchorwoman Jodi Huisentruit. The woman who contacted me was one of three women who came forward after the news reports Continue Reading