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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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images 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.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Deborah Ann Jessie
Jessie, date, approximate 2013; Crystal Anderson; Jammy Washington; Jessie's clothes
Date Missing 06/23/2013
Missing From
Pahokee, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 03/18/1990 (32)
Age 23 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue and white striped pants and silver and blue flip-flops. A photo of these clothes is posted with this summary.
Associated Vehicle(s) SUV (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Jessie has a tattoo on her arm. Her ears are pierced. She may spell her name "Debra."
Details of Disappearance Jessie was last seen at the home of Crystal Anderson in the 700 block of Eisenhower Drive in Pahokee, Florida before noon on June 23, 2013. Anderson was a good friend of Jessie's and babysat her children. The two women planned to attend church together that day. Jessie has never been heard from again.
Late in the evening on June 24, Anderson was found shot to death inside the bedroom of her residence. The murder weapon, a .38 caliber handgun, was missing, and there was no sign of Jessie either. Her SUV was found parked at the Palm Beach Golf Center in the 7700 block of Military Trail in Riviera Beach, Florida. This is two miles from the store where Jessie worked.
In December 2013,Jammy Washington was charged with the murders of both Anderson and Jessie. Photos of Washington and Anderson are posted with this summary. Washington is Jessie's former boyfriend. He has an extensive criminal history dating back to 2003, including convictions for aggravated assault and sexual battery on a previous girlfriend.
She had gotten a temporary domestic violence injunction against him prior to her disappearance, and was seeking a permanent one. Jessie stated he had beaten her many times, locked her in her own home and threatened her, and that she was afraid for her life. She wanted an order keeping him away from her residence on Palm Boulevard in Pahokee, her workplace, and Anderson's home.
Jessie disappeared the weekend before the court hearing about her domestic violence injunction. Authorities believe Washington went to Anderson's home to speak to Jessie and there was a confrontation, and both women were killed, with Jessie being the primary target. DNA evidence and witness statements support the prosecution's .
After Anderson's murder and Jessie's disappearance, Washington was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a prior incident with Jessie. He was still in jail on that charge when he was charged with the murders. In July 2019, he was convicted of first-degree murder in the slayings of Anderson and Jessie, as well as burglary while armed for entering Anderson's home on the day of her death. He was sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison.
Jessie's body has never been found and may have been dumped in the sugar cane fields or in a canal in the Belle Glade, Florida area. Foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
800-458-8477
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
NamUs
The Palm Beach Post
Florida Department of Corrections
Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County
WPTV 5
Missing Person Photos
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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images 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.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Photos
