Janice Hughes was 30 when she was last heard from in the early hours of June 8, 1991, in Macon, Georgia. She phoned her mother saying she was on her way over but never arrived; that call is the last contact her family had. Two weeks later, on June 22, 1991, her family reported her missing to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

At the time she vanished Janice was the mother of five daughters; the children were living with an aunt in Brunswick, Georgia. The night before she disappeared she had been at home on Oglethorpe Street with her live-in boyfriend, who told investigators he last saw her around 10:00 p.m. on June 7. He said she asked him for $10 before leaving and that a firearm he owned was missing when she left; that gun was later recovered at another residence. The couple had a history of domestic violence; Janice’s mother said she believed the boyfriend was involved, though he was never officially named a suspect and is now deceased.

Investigators have explored multiple lines of inquiry over the years, including the possibility of a serial offender, but little evidence points decisively to any one theory. The case remains an active missing person investigation with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. If anyone knew Janice, saw her on June 7–8, 1991, or has information about her movements or the recovery of the firearm, contact investigators.