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This person was missing Missing Since 06/04/1997

Missing Since:

Missing Since 06/04/1997

Missing From:

Missing From McCloud, California

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 10/11/1981 (43)

Age:

Age 15 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’5, 120 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A lime green and white checkered shirt or tank top with daisy-shaped buttons and a tie at the waist, blue jeans, black canvas Vans deck shoes with the letter “V” imprinted in white on the side of each shoe, a silver band-type ring with designs, and possibly a gray sweatshirt.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Hannah’s hair was dyed black at the time of her 1997 disappearance. She has a birthmark behind her right ear near her hairline and a chicken pox scar near her right eye. Her upper left front tooth was chipped at the time of her disappearance. Hannah’s ears are pierced one time each.

Details of Disappearance:

Hannah disappeared on June 4, 1997, in McCloud, California. She was seen leaving her boyfriend’s apartment around 10 pm and walking home, just a couple of blocks away. She never arrived.

At first, people thought she ran away. She’d recently broken up with her boyfriend (who was moving) and her parents had divorced. But she left almost everything behind – clothes, money, even her guitar – suggesting she didn’t plan to leave. Her family says she wouldn’t run away.

The investigation focused on the Henlines, a couple who lived nearby. They were the last people to see Hannah, and also the last people to see another young woman, Karen Mero, who disappeared four months earlier from the same area. The Henlines’ house was searched.

In 2012, Ed Henline Sr. and his son were charged with Hannah’s murder, but the charges were dropped in 2013 due to lack of evidence. Police say the case could be reopened if new evidence is found.

Hannah’s mother believes the police didn’t take the case seriously enough at first. Because of all the strange circumstances, police suspect foul play was involved in Hannah’s disappearance.

Agency:

Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office

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