As our FindJodi team started discussing ways to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance, none of us could have imagined the events of this Spring.
And just as the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted so many parts of our daily lives, it has also forced our team to re-think planned events for June 27th.
We’re still hopeful that we can host sort of gathering in Jodi’s memory in Mason City, IA on that date, just as we did in 2015 on the 20th anniversary and in 2018 on Jodi’s 50th birthday when we unveiled four billboards there.
We’ll keep you posted at FindJodi.com and via our social media.
In the mean time, we are making plans to mark the anniversary and to connect with you digitally; including the launch of the official FindJodi podcast. It is currently in production and will be introduced in the coming weeks.
We hope you and your family are safe and healthy during these unusual times.
We also remain focused on our mission to raise awareness about Jodi’s case, and help find answers.
While the current situation is unlike any other we’ve seen in the time since Jodi disappeared, it does not change the fact that she is still missing, and has been missing for nearly 25 years.
And we hope the approaching anniversary will be the last before answers for Jodi are found.
It’s time to bring Jodi home.
1 Comment
As I am watching YouTube videos of missing individuals, I would like to see the following:
– A week each year specifically dedicated to to missing persons. I’m seeing many videos of people who didn’t know they were missing. Sometimes one of the parents or grandparents ran away with the child.
– Some missing individuals, once found, claim they knew they were missing, but didn’t reach out for help. There needs to be a campaign to encourage these kids to call 911 and not believe what their captor(s) are telling them.
– A focused week or weekend each year to search wooded areas, rivers, etc. I’ve seen drones that can go under water. Can we get divers to search the water again for Jodi? Maybe also search where Vansice frequented in Coralville/Iowa City.
– Is there already some type of yearly movement out there? How do we get those cadaver dogs out to search again? Has anything else turned up with Billy Pruins murder that may have been overlooked?
We need more awareness for people to search online regarding their own background. We should be finding people who didn’t know they were missing. A campaign would encourage these individuals to search online.
What was missed in the police report? Many cases are solved after the case was reopened and someone found something in a report. When was the last time new eyes looked at Jodi’s file?