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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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Gina Marie Ellison


Gina, date, approximate 1990
Date Missing 06/19/1990
Missing From
San Jose, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 01/15/1968 (54)
Age 22 years old
Height and Weight 5'1, 128 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light blue and pink tank top, black Spandex jogging shorts and a thin gold chain with an attached one-half mizpah coin.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Gina was married to Andray Vance Ellison in 1990. The couple resided in an apartment on Nieman Boulevard in San Jose, California. She was a petty officer in the naval reserves and was enrolled in accounting classes at San Jose State University in 1990.
Andray told authorities that Gina departed from their home at approximately 8:00 p.m. on June 19, 1990. She planned to take her normal evening jog at the time. She never returned to their residence and has not been heard from again.
Gina normally jogged south from San Marino Apartments on Nieman Boulevard to Daniel Maloney Drive, west to Silver Creek Road, north to Aborn Road and back to Nieman Boulevard. The route was approximately 2.7 miles. Andray claimed that he remained at their apartment and practiced the bass guitar while his wife was jogging. He flagged down a passing police car two hours after she left and reported Gina's disappearance.
An extensive search of the area produced no clues as to her whereabouts. Andray remained actively involved in her investigation during the next few months and was reportedly cooperating with law enforcement.
Authorities learned that Gina told two friends she planned to leave Andray prior to June 1990. She apparently left her husband once before, but returned shortly thereafter due to financial problems. Gina underwent a psychiatric evaluation after attempting suicide during an argument with Andray less than two years before she disappeared.
Andray was employed as an information systems operator at the U.S. Air Force's Blue Cube in Sunnyvale, California. He was discharged in October 1990 after testing positive for drug usage, four months after Gina vanished.
Andray confessed to several bank robberies in the San Jose area in January 1991, claiming he needed the money after losing his job. Investigators discovered a gun inside his residence upon his arrest. He was convicted of two robberies and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He was paroled in 1999.
An anonymous male caller told San Jose authorities that Gina was being held against her will at a residence on Mountain View Road in Mountain View, California in January 1991. Investigators searched the home and found that a couple lived at the address with their two children. The family said they did not know Gina and there was no evidence she was held inside the house. The tip is believed to have been a hoax.
There have been no arrests in Gina's . Authorities regard Andray as a possible suspect, but he has never been charged in connection with his wife's disappearance. Before his 1991 arrest, he routinely called the police for on his wife's .
Gina did not have any money with her at the time she vanished. Investigators have treated her as a possible homicide, but there is no evidence of foul play.
Investigating Agency
San Jose Police Department
408-227-4141
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Police Department

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