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This person was missing Missing Since 05/26/1997

Missing Since:

Missing Since 05/26/1997

Missing From:

Missing From Gifford, Illinois

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 10/17/1977 (47)

Age:

Age 19 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’6, 115 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A size medium Sears navy blue and white striped chambray shirt, size 9 stonewashed Zana Di bellbottom jeans, size 9 or 9 1/2 black St. Michael shoes, a Mickey Mouse watch, a gold ring with six diamonds, diamond-studded earrings and gold ball earrings.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Zimmerman is right-handed. She has a tattoo of three roses with black stems on the outside of her left ankle; a picture of the tattoo is posted with this case summary. Zimmerman’s left ear is pierced eight times and her right ear is pierced six times. She has scars on her left arm, left wrist and left index finger, and a mole on her neck. Her left ring finger doesn’t function properly.

Details of Disappearance:

On May 26, 1997, Angela Zimmerman left her parents’ house in Gifford, Illinois, around 8:30 PM after getting a soda. She was believed to have gone to a party in nearby Rantoul. Someone said she was dropped off near her home around 3:00 AM on May 27th, but that wasn’t confirmed. She vanished and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

Angela left everything behind – her purse had been stolen earlier, so she had no ID, money, or credit cards. She also never picked up her last paycheck from her part-time job.

Her husband was in the Marines in Japan at the time, and they had a difficult marriage; some say they were separated or divorced. Even though they were having problems, it was very unusual for her to disappear without a trace.

Police searched thoroughly but found nothing. Interestingly, another woman, Jamie Harper, disappeared from the Rantoul area in 2007. Police think the cases might be linked because there’s the same person of interest in both, but they haven’t been able to prove a connection. Police haven’t ruled out foul play in Angela’s case, and it remains a mystery.

Agency:

Champaign County Sheriff’s Office 217-384-1213

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