Jani Thompson, also known as Jan Scharf, was last seen May 14, 2002, in Cameron Park, California, while still living with her estranged husband Glyn Scharf during a separation. She worked as an emergency room nurse at UC Davis Medical Center and was planning for her daughter’s upcoming wedding and other trips, details that family found inconsistent with a voluntary disappearance. Neighbors reported hearing a scream from the couple’s home on the night of May 16; Glyn later told police he saw Jani leave the house early on May 16. Her tan Ford Explorer was found abandoned in Folsom on May 19.

Jani had previously told police she believed Glyn was poisoning her. A year after she vanished, Glyn was arrested and convicted of her murder based on circumstantial evidence; he denied wrongdoing and said she had run away, and he died in prison in 2007. Jani’s body has never been found and the location of her remains remains open.

Anyone who knew Jani, saw her in May 2002, or has information about the Explorer or the area where it was found is urged to contact law enforcement.