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Missing Jennifer Jean Gordon 
Gordon, approximately 1997 Date reported missing : 09/10/1997 Missing location (approx) : Watertown, New York Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 01/30/1967 (54) Age at the time of disappearance: 30 years old Height / Weight : 5'3 - 5'5, 110 - 155 pounds Medical conditions : Gordon has a history of drug and alcohol abuse. She has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was prescribed medication to control the condition, but she wasn't taking medication at the time of her disappearance because she did not believe she was ill. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Gordon has a tattoo of a bleeding rose on her left shoulder, and a three- to four-inch scar on her right calf, and a horizontal scar on her upper lip. She may dye her hair. Her nicknames are Jen, Jenna and Jenny, and she may use the last name Loomis. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Gordon was last seen in Watertown, New York on September 10, 1997. A week prior to her disappearance, she had been discharged from a community psychiatric facility. She has never been heard from again. She has left home before, but had always kept in touch with her loved ones every few weeks by phone. None of them have heard from her since her disappearance. Her mother reported her as a missing person 40 days after she was last seen. Gordon has led a transient lifestyle in the past and has previously lived in Florida and North and South Carolina. At the time of her disappearance, she and her mother were fighting over custody of Gordon's young son. Her mother later adopted the child. Few details are available in Gordon's case, which remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Watertown Police Department 315-782-2233 315-786-2601 September 2021 updates and sources New York Missing Persons North American Missing Persons Network Jennifer Gordon News 10 Now The Doe Network The Watertown Daily Times 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. |