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Janice Moats Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lewistown, Illinois on Jan 01, 1980

Victim Details

Jul 27, 2017

Aug 28, 2018

Janice

Moats

74

28

65 inches

67 inches

140 lbs

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 01, 1980

Lewistown

Illinois

Fulton County

34726

Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Lewistown

Illinois

Fulton County

61542

Jeff Standard

Sheriff

268 W Washington Avenue, Illinois

3095472277

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.fultonco.org/officials/elected/the-county-police/

CR80-888

1982-02-09

Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

08/05/2026


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In the small community of Lewistown, Illinois, the start of a new decade was marked by the unsettling disappearance of 28-year-old Janice M. Moats. A native of Kentucky, Janice had built a life in Fulton County. She was last seen by her family and friends on January 1, 1980. At the time she went missing, she was described as a white female with red or auburn hair and blue eyes, standing between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing approximately 140 to 145 pounds. The circumstan ...
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Last Seen: Jan 01, 1980

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