Jennifer Lynn Wilkerson,26,Lubbock,TX-msg 7/13/04

[RCOOKE]

Project Jason and Rachel Alert Network are trying to found out more on this missing woman.

7/15/04
Authorities Asking for Your Help In Locating Missing Lubbock Woman

The Sheriff's Department released the woman's name and picture late Thursday afternoon and they're asking for your help in locating her.

On Thursday, the Sheriff's Office released information on missing person Jennifer Lynn Wilkerson. She's described as 26-years-old, with a small build, brown hair and blue eyes. She also has several tattoos throughout her body.

more on kcbd.com

Jennifer's web site can be viewed here
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/FindJennifer.html

Please scroll down and sign her guest book. The entries are checked first, so please be patient for them to show up.

Jennifer's printable flyer is here
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/...sonPoster.html

Please print and post in local businesses and anywhere you deem appropriate and thanks.

With love and HOPE, Lanie
Help For The Missing
HelpForTheMissing@yahoo.com

Search scheduled for missing women

Updated: July 23 2004

A ground search will take place Saturday morning for Joanna Rogers and Jennifer Wilkerson who were both recently reported missing.

The search will be conducted at 8 a.m., by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office in coordination with United Response Search and Rescue.

United Response conducted a search in Lubbock for Joanna Rogers in May.

Registration for the search will be in the parking lot of Lubbock-Cooper High School, located on Woodrow Road, west of U.S. 87.

Volunteers will need to bring their own water and container, sunscreen, hat, long pants and footwear appropriate for rugged terrain. The Sheriff's Office and the search and rescue team ask that volunteers be over the age of 16 and in good physical health.

They also ask that no dogs be allowed, due to specialty animals on the premises. Volunteers with horses are welcome.

The Sheriff's Office is checking specifically for the Wilkerson case, but are also pursuing any information that has developed involving the Rogers case, according to Sgt. Greg Parrott.

"At this time there is no information that the two incidents are related," Parrott said.

Wilkerson, 26, was last seen on the morning of July 13 in the 2400 block of 118th Street. She is considered slim, 5 feet 5 inches tall, with short brown hair that has a red tint. She has several tattoos.

"Due to the amount of time since her disappearance, we are growing concerned that she may be somewhere held against her will," Parrott said.

Rogers, 16, disappeared May 4 and the Sheriff's Office issued an Amber Alert on May 6. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has long red hair. A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her return.

To report information on whereabouts of Wilkerson or Rogers, call (806) 775-1061.
http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/07230...072304048.shtml

[KellyJolkowski]

JENNIFER LYNN WILKERSON in the News

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http://www.lubbockonline.com/storie...072504041.shtml

Story last updated at 5:40 a.m. Sunday, July 25, 2004
Extensive search fails to find missing women
BY KELLIE TOLBERT
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL


The search for Jennifer Wilkerson and Joanna Rogers on Saturday did not uncover any new information but did cover a vast area of Lubbock.

The United Response Search and Rescue Team, the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office and many volunteers from throughout Lubbock searched the southern part of Lubbock County and some parts of the city.

Close to 200 volunteers lent their time and effort to the search for Joanna, 16, and Wilkerson, 26, according to Dana Ames, director of operations for the search team.

"We sent large teams into grocery stores, gas stations and places where kids hang out to hand out fliers of both girls," Ames said.

The search on Saturday covered more area than a May search for Joanna, Ames said.

The search team and the Sheriff's Office will continue their search on Sunday but without public volunteers.

"We will continue to apply pressure into the right places and the public volunteers will stay in touch with us and keep a look out for the missing girls," Ames said.

Ames said she believes the Sheriff's Office will not quit until they find Wilkerson and Joanna. Officials said there is no information at this time to indicate that the two incidents are related.

Sgt. Greg Parrott, of the Sheriff's Office, said the reward for information leading to the return of Wilkerson equals about $6,000 so far.

Wilkerson has been missing since July 13. She is slim, 5 feet 5 inches tall, with short brown hair that has a red tint. She has several tattoos.

Joanna has been missing since May 4 with an Amber Alert issued on May 6. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has long red hair. A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her return.

To report information on the whereabouts of Wilkerson or Joanna, call (806) 775-1601.

[RCOOKE]

I'm glad they had a good turnout. I wish I was closer so I could have helped out on Saturday. I had a appointment yesterday and 350 miles each way is a lot to travel in one day.

Robert
http://rachelcookeseach.org

[KellyJolkowski]

Are you in contact with this family, Robert?

I wondered if there was anything we could do for them up here: buttons, biz cards, etc??

Blessings,
Kelly

[RCOOKE]

I talked to Tim Miller today. He spoke with the Sheriff's Office there and they said they didn't need any help.

We have not been in contact with the family. I wouldn't be surprised if they want help. I will try and contact the media there and maybe they will pass my information to the family.

[KellyJolkowski]

I think that would be a great idea. As it is your state, let me defer this one to you, but of course, if you are in a position to do so, and they want/need our help, I will be glad to do what I can.

Kelly

If you are swamped, let me know, and I will do it.

[RCOOKE]

I sent request to three different places to pass my contact information to the family. Rachel Alert Network, Project Jason, and Texas EquuSearch are all willing to help.

[KellyJolkowski]

Thank you, Robert.

I hope that Jennifer is found very soon. I haven't heard too much lately about this other than the fact they conducted searches.

Kelly

[KellyJolkowski]

Robert,

I have made contact with Jennifer's father. I sent him an email and included your Rachel Alert email and website link on it. Hopefully, we will find out what we can do to help in the morning.

Kelly

[RCOOKE]

Great work Kelly! I haven't heard back from another person I left a voicemail with.

Robert

I, too, heard from Jennifer's father and just sent y'all the information, Kelly and Robert and also one to Tim Miller at Texas EquuSearch.

Great work, y'all.
He found me through Marti's page for Jennifer...I think
http://www.casewatchers.com/missing/FindJennifer.html

With prayers for her safe return, Lanie
HelpForTheMissing@yahoo.com

[KellyJolkowski]

A new printable poster of Jennifer can be found here: http://members.cox.net/kelly_projectjason/

It features new photos provided by the family. It is recommended to take a look to really know what Jennifer looks like. Please also print a poster (or more) and place these for the family.

Thank you.

Kelly

[KellyJolkowski]

Jennifer's family now has their own website. You can see it here:

http://www.findjenniferwilkerson.wagls.com/

Please consider helping by printing up any one of the available posters as mnetioned above. Pray for Jennifer and the family.

Thank you.

Kelly Jolkowski,
President and Founder
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org

Please let me know if they need any "ground searchers". I live close to Lubbock. I've tried to contact "Texas EquuSearch" to become a volunteer searcher in my area, but have got no response from them.

[RCOOKE]

Originally posted by jolayne1963
Please let me know if they need any "ground searchers". I live close to Lubbock. I've tried to contact "Texas EquuSearch" to become a volunteer searcher in my area, but have got no response from them.

jolayne, Texas EquuSearch's e-mail is texas_equusearch@hotmail.com . If you don't get a response you can e-mail me at rachelalert@yahoo.com and I will make sure TES gets it.

The United Response Team has been helping with some of the searches in Lubbock. They are based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. http://ursarteam.org/

Robert
http://rachelcookesearch.org

For Jennifer

With HOPE, Lanie

[KellyJolkowski]

Project Jason announces that Jennifer Wilkerson is the current 18 Wheel Angel campaign. Her campaign will continue through September 15th.

18 Wheel Angels is a national missing person's locator program in which truck drivers or other business travelers are recruited to place posters of a specific missing person along the way as they travel.

For additional information, please see:

http://www.projectjason.org/18wheel.html

You do not need to be a truck driver to help please posters. YOu can also help by telling any truck drivers or trucking companies you know about this program.

Thank you.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org

Originally posted by RCOOKE


jolayne, Texas EquuSearch's e-mail is texas_equusearch@hotmail.com . If you don't get a response you can e-mail me at rachelalert@yahoo.com and I will make sure TES gets it.

The United Response Team has been helping with some of the searches in Lubbock. They are based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. http://ursarteam.org/

Robert
http://rachelcookesearch.org

Thanks, Robert! I had heard a search and rescue team was coming to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, but didn't know it was already in operation. So glad to hear it is. Jo Layne

In Memory of William Ray "Bud" Peters

[KellyJolkowski]

Sunday, October 17, 2004

Amid the agony, parents cling to hope

BY JASON WOMACK
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL



Jack Wilkerson's favorite picture of his daughter Jennifer now adorns the hundreds of white paper fliers that dot the windows of truck stops, gas stations and restaurants in Lubbock and along highways that feed into the city. Emblazoned above the image is one word: missing.

The photograph shows his daughter, now 26, peering out from under a hood in the dim twilight hours of a Colorado evening. She balls her fists and holds them close to her face to fight off the cold. Although she is shrouded in white, her smile is the brightest thing in the picture.

Jennifer Wilkerson Her parents have not seen that smile or heard her voice since she vanished from her south Lubbock County home more than three months ago.

Jennifer Wilkerson's July 13 disappearance sparked the second missing person investigation by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office in a year. Joanna Rogers, 17, also vanished from her family's home May 4.

"This is Lubbock. This isn't Dallas, Houston or Austin. We've had two girls disappear in 10 weeks," Joanna's father, Joe Bill Rogers said. "That shakes the community."

The disappearances of Jennifer and Joanna have sparked f ruitless foot searches of the areas surrounding the homes of both women. The Sheriff's Office, working with a team of forensic divers, even searched Buffalo Springs Lake to no avail.

Despite significant rewards being offered for information leading to the return of the women, the investigations have yet to turn up any solid information leading to their locations, said Sgt. Greg Parrott with the Sheriff's Office.

Parrott, who supervises both investigations, spends every hour of his workday in a concentrated effort to find the women.

"We've taken extraordinary measures to follow up on every lead and even the slightest hunch," he said. "We do feel these cases will be solved, and they will be solved soon."

The Sheriff's Office does not believe the disappearances are related.

The parents of both women said the Sheriff's Office is doing everything it can to locate their daughters. As the search for the women continues, the families are growing desperate for information and struggling to answer the questions that haunt their thoughts.

The Wilkersons live moment to moment. They continue to go to work and live their lives. However, every reminder of their daughter can summon a flood of emotion.

"I can't drive by a softball game without seeing her slide into third base," Jack Wilkerson said.

He and his daughter shared a love of books and music. During her visits to the Wilkersons' home in Hobbs, N.M., they would retreat to his library to play songs for one another.

During lightning storms, they would head to the country to listen to music and watch the flashes of light streak across the New Mexico sky.

"She is also my best friend," he said of his daughter, who he described as fiercely independent.

Jennifer is always in her parents' thoughts. She enters their minds in the morning and she's with them when they fall asleep.

"It's like a nightmare you can't wake up from" said Vikki Wilkerson, Jennifer's mother.

Vikki Wilkerson's most difficult days are Tuesdays, the day her daughter disappeared. She struggles through the others.

"I think I'm walking insanity," she said.

At times she feels fine, but a conversation or memory can destroy her. She remembers a talk with a co-worker where she inadvertently began imitating her daughter's "little heh heh heh" laugh. She fell apart, moving from laughter to tears.

Common rituals try both families. Trips to the grocery store are now complicated endeavors.

Vikki Wilkerson said she tells people she is "fine."

"But we won't be fine until Jennifer comes home," she said.

Joanna's mother, Kathryn Rogers, says people now withdraw from her family.

"We're a constant reminder that life is not always good or fair," she said.

She said they rarely go to restaurants or even watch television.

Both families pray for their daughters to return safely.

"All I have to hold on to is my faith, and until somebody gives me something else, I'm going to hold onto that," Jack Wilkerson said.

[KellyJolkowski]

Lubbock Sheriff's Office Continues Search For Missing Women

www.kcbd.com


Saturday marks six months since an Amber Alert was issued for a Lubbock teenager.

Information about Joanna Rodgers continues to trickle into the Lubbock Sheriff's Department. So far, they say there are no legitimate leads. The now 17-year-old is 5-feet, 5-inches tall and has red hair and hazel eyes.

Deputies also have no leads in the July disappearance of Jennifer Wilkerson. The 26-year-old is 5-feet, 5-inches tall with brownish red hair, blue eyes and several tattoos.

Call the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office at (806) 775-1601 if you have any information on either disappearance.

It's been almost six months since the disappearance of 27 year-old Jennifer Lynn Wilkerson. Since then the Lubbock County Sheriff's Department has followed several leads that have all come to a dead end. Saturday, one lead brought them to a piece of property in Northwest Lubbock. The search began early this morning, members of the Sheriff's department found no evidence that could be linked to the disappearance of Wilkerson, but still Sergeant Greg Parrott says they are getting closer each day.

"Every day we receive something, something new something different that leads us in hopefully a positive direction and we feel that we are going to have resolution in this case very soon," says Sgt. Parrott.

It was through witness interviews the Sheriff's Department decided to search this field in Northwest Lubbock on Saturday. It was a search that like the previous ones came to a dead end. Still Sgt. Parrott remains positive.

"We've come out to several of those locations and have been conducting searches of those areas. If nothing else we've been able to rule out some properties," says Sgt. Parrott.

In the meantime friends and family wait for Wilkerson's return or for at least a sense of closure.

"It's just weird nothing nothing fits together. Once things start fitting together then something else comes up that just makes it all, it's just crazy," says Jessica Bullock, Wilkerson's roommate.

Bullock says Wilkerson was the type to drop everything when she knew a friend needed help.

"If I was having a problem, she would make me laugh and if she was having a problem I'd make her laugh and hearing her laugh would make me laugh. I wish she'd come back," says Bullock.

Bullock says the circumstances surrounding Wilkerson's disappearance is what is most peculiar. Wilkerson left her purse, wallet, cell phone and house keys. In fact not a single one of her things vanished along with her.

"She was getting paid the next day she never picked up her paycheck. Just everything that she would have done she didn't do," says Bullock.

Bullock believes that somehow, somewhere Wilkerson left a clue.

"Her favorite show was CSI so if anything happened to her she'll do something for us to find her. I mean it's Jennifer something will come up she's smart enough," says Bullock.

For now all friends and family can do is pray and wait, while the sheriff's department works to discover the clue that many believe Wilkerson could have left behind.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Jennifer Lynn Wilkerson, you're encouraged to call the Sheriff's Office at 775-1601 . All callers will remain anonymous

http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=2681191

[KellyJolkowski]

An update from the family website:

"April 12, 2005
Jen has been missing now for 9 months the 13th of this month and so far there has been no news as to what has happened. The Sheriff's department continues to follow every little lead that comes their way. Dana and Sheila with the United Response and Rescue team are also continuing to follow leads. These two groups of people have been wonderful and diligent in their efforts to bring Jen home. It has made the most difficult time in our lives bearable, knowing that such good people are on our side and doing everything in their power to bring our daughter home to us. I wish with all my heart that we could give you some real concrete news but as of today we are all still looking, praying, and hoping that we will find her safe and bring her home.
Thanks to everyone for the continued support and prayers.
Sincerely, Vikki, Jack, and family "

Jennifer

Joanna

[KellyJolkowski]

July 13th will mark one year since Jennifer's disappearance. Her best friend, Jessica wrote this and said I could share it with you. Please remember Jennifer and her family on this difficult anniversary.

"I can't beleive that it is going to be a year in just a week that Jennifer has been gone from our lives. I really miss her and constantly think about her daily. There isn't a moment that goes by that I don't think about a special memory or see something that reminds me of her. I still have the same dream that she walks in the front door like usual and has a big smile on her face, I run up to her and give her a big hug.

I am still praying for her and her family. I know that they are still optimistic about this as well as I am. She is my best friend and the dearest to my heart. No one got along better together as roomates as we did. We always used to laugh about how in the future we would still be living together until we are old and wrinkled just like "Romy and Michelle" (but without all the Girl-ly involved-any one that knew her knows what i am talking about!).

One of her many favorite things are ladybugs, so everytime you see one, whether it be a bug,purse,shirt, or a car, make a wish, say a prayer, or just simply keep her in your thoughts and hearts like her family and I do. To everyone out there, please keep praying for her and her family as well as all the other beloved family members and friends that have been missing. This is such a struggle and heart ache to have a close family member or friend just vanish and every prayer and thought is really appreciated. All my love possible to Vikki and Jack.

Jessica "

Thinking of Jennifer on this unfortunate one year anniversary since she disappeared. Hoping that answers can be found for Jennifer's whereabouts. She's still missing but not forgotten.

Search Continues For Missing Lubbock Woman One Year After Disappearance

Posted July 13, 2005

One year ago, Lubbock resident Jennifer Wilkerson went missing. Authorities say they are waiting for the right person to come forward with new information. They continue following leads but Lubbock Sheriff's Deputies don't have much more information.

On July 13th of 2004, Jennifer left a friends house to get ready for work, and never showed up. Jennifer's car was parked at her house and her car keys were inside the locked house, but Jennifer and her purse were gone. Authorities talked to people close to Jennifer and continue to stay in touch with her family in Hobbs, but they still don't know what happened that day.

"We follow up on every piece of information that we get. You know one of these pieces is eventually going to lead us to Jennifer or to someone who is going to help us locate Jennifer. There are some people that we are interested in talking to, and we just need to locate those people see what information they can give us." said Lt. Cody Scott with the Lubbock Sheriff's Department.

Jennifer was 26 when she went missing. She stands about 5-feet 5-inches tall with a small build. She has brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information, call the Lubbock Sheriff's Department at 775-1601, you can remain anonymous.

As for Jennifer's family, Lt. Scott says they are still hopeful to find Jennifer and are coping as best they can.

http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=3591805

[KellyJolkowski]

An update from the family website:

"July 13, 2005
A NOTE FROM JENNIFER'S DAD:
Today makes one year since I received a call from Jen's roommate wanting to know if she were in Hobbs, or if we had heard from her. This is an anniversary we had hoped and prayed not to see, and are hopeful that there will be no more.

While there are still leads coming in and being investigated, there is nothing new or concrete that we can report at this time. We spent yesterday going through and organizing her things, and watching videos of her.

Her Mother found a quote Jen kept next to her computer I think says much about the type of person Jen is: "Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened." In that spirit, we ask that all of you who know her, take some time to remember a special moment of memory you had with her, and reflect on that.

Once again, we want to let each of you know how much the love and support we have received has meant to us. "

[RebelAngel]

[KellyJolkowski]

Jennifer's story is featured today on the Project Jason-Voice for the Missing blog.

We don't often hear from the father of a missing daughter, but Jack Wilkerson lets us in to his heart and soul for this story.

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/


Be sure to help out the families of the missing by telling others about the blog. This is just another way we can reach out and let the faces of the missing be seen. We welcome appropriate website links. Other ideas are posting the blog link on other forums you frequent, and sending it out to your friends and family via email.

Thank you for helping us to help others.

Kelly Jolkowski, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Read our Voice for the Missing Blog
http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com/

For the family!

[KellyJolkowski]

Today's Project Jason-Voice for the Missing blog entry takes you behind the scenes to the women who search tirelessly for Joanna Rogers and Jennifer Wilkerson.

Link to Blog Story

Thank you.

Kelly

[KellyJolkowski]

Deputies Find Hand In Yellowhouse Canyon

Lubbock County sheriff`s officials found a human hand in the area of Yellowhouse Canyon where other remains were found last week.
Last Thursday, two passers-by found a human skull off of FM 835 near the Slaton Highway. Then on Friday, sheriff`s officials found what they believe to be the remains from the rest of the body, lying about 10 feet away from where the skull was found.

"We need to know cause of death," says Lubbock County Sheriff David Gutierrez. "We need to know if (this person`s) death was at the scene, or if it was somewhere else. There`s a lot of information that we have not found yet."

Many questions remain unanswered in the case of human remains found in Yellowhouse Canyon last week. But Tuesday, officials got one more clue: a human hand found at the scene.

"We`re always looking and I think they found some additional items from the body, but there is still no conclusion from the autopsy," says Sheriff Gutierrez.

The medical examiner`s office started that autopsy on Saturday. Now, they`re waiting for an anthropologist to help examine the bones. They expect to have preliminary results before the end of the week.

In the meantime, officials are looking at every piece of evidence found at the scene for clues about the victim`s identity.

"There was one piece of clothing that is primarily worn by males, but in this day and age, you never know," says Gutierrez. "Male and females wear sometimes the same clothing."

"The clothing will give a lot of information about whether it`s an adult or child," says Corporal John Gonzalez, with the Texas Department of Public Safety. "Hopefully (that piece of evidence) is still intact."

Something else officials say might help them solve this case is DPS` state-wide Missing Person`s Database. Corporal Gonzalez says aside from looking into the 2004 disappearances of Joanna Rogers and Jennifer Wilkerson, two Lubbock County women missing since 2004, they`re also searching the state`s records for other cases.

"We hold that information and dispurse it out to other agencies so that way, people will be on the lookout," he says.

"I know the investigative division has already pulled up some names that had been reported missing over the last three or four years and are looking at those," says Gutierrez.

The sheriff`s office is treating the area where the bones were found as a crime scene. The area will be secured until the autopsy is complete.

[Leanne Weich]

Any news on this case?

[KellyJolkowski]

A note from Joanna's family:

"Just a quick note to let you know that the Nancy Grace Show has contacted us and wants to do another segment on Joanna and Jennifer Wilkerson. Plans are to tape the show tomorrow afternoon (Friday 1/06/06) and it is scheduled to air the same day, on Friday evening 01/06/06.

The Nancy Grace Show is on CNN Headline News channel, in our area known as HNN, and typically comes on at 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and midnight. This will be the second time Nancy has devoted time on her show to Joanna's case, and we are very grateful for her help in trying to Bring Joanna Home.

Kathy and Joe Bill Rogers
www.bringjohome.info
www.joannarogers.com"

[KellyJolkowski]

Messages and additional information from Jennifer and Joanna's families are posted on the Project Jason Voice for the Missing blog:

http://voice4themissing.blogspot.com...-jennifer.html

Thank you.

Kelly

[Justins Mom]

1/16/06
Skeletal Remains Found in Kent County
Lubbock Tx local paper says......


Investigators are trying to identify a new set of skeletal remains. Kent County sheriff's deputies made the discovery in the northeast portion of Kent County on Friday. A tip given last Monday led them to the site. The remains are believed to be female and are now in custody of the Lubbock County Medical Examiner's Office. Both Kent County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Rangers are investigating.

There are currently no missing persons cases in Kent County. However there are still two outstanding missing person cases in Lubbock. Both Joanna Rogers and Jennifer Wilkerson have been missing since the summer of 2004. Again, the remains have yet to be identified.

the new remains that were found? were they able to determine who it was?

[KellyJolkowski]

Yes.

KLBK CBS 13's website:


Remains In Kent County Identified
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The Lubbock County Medical Examiners Office says the remains belong to
Sherryl Kay Griffith.

Griffith was reported missing from Abilene in March 2002. She was
31-years-old at the time of her disappearance.

Her body was found last month in an abandoned well in rural Kent County.

Authorities say they have identified a suspect, but no arrests have been
made.