Missing
Jane Elizabeth Bui
Bui, approximately 1997
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/16/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Charlotte, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/06/1961 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 36 years old
Height / Weight : 5'5, 165 pounds
Medical conditions : Bui is anemic.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Bui has a gold tooth. She has a scar on her abdomen from a spleen operation. Her ears are pierced and one ear has a tear in it from where an earring was ripped out when she was younger. Bui may be known as Jane Elizabeth Bui Hoffman or Jane Elizabeth Hoffman Bui.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Bui was last seen 4:00 p.m. on October 16, 1997 in the vicinity of the 9500 block of Albemarle Road in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 16, 1997, by her daughter.
Bui wanted her daughter to come with her to Bui's Lincolnton, North Carolina residence, but her daughter was unable to go at that time. They were supposed to get together to paint Bui's home the following weekend, but Bui had disappeared by then.
Bui has never been heard from again. She was living with a boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. Her boyfriend took a check to her insurance company and said that she was in a mental institution, but there is no evidence to verify his claims. Bui's vehicle, a red Chevrolet Blazer with gray stripes, was later located with an acquaintance driving it on June 12, 1998 in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Bui is described as a friendly, kind-hearted person. Her case remains unsolved. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear.
Other information and links : ncy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
704-353-1000
September 2021 updates and sources
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
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