Joanna Marie Jenkins, 23, was last seen on November 1, 1977, at the Bridge Inn in Oak Hill, Ohio, after an arrest there with her boyfriend on robbery charges. Contact with her stopped after that night and she never reappeared.

Family accounts say Joanna had sometimes dropped out of sight in the past, but several witnesses later gave troubling statements. One said Joanna told them her boyfriend had struck her and threatened to kill her; that same witness reported the boyfriend later admitted killing Joanna and throwing her body into a well. Another witness said Joanna left upset after finding the boyfriend with another woman; the boyfriend returned alone and allegedly warned the woman she could end up at the bottom of a well. The family also reports being chased off the boyfriend’s parents’ property with shotguns while seeking answers.

Sheriff’s investigators believe Joanna’s remains are likely in a well near her childhood home, but say they have lacked sufficient evidence to obtain a search warrant. In 2005 new information from Joanna’s former brother-in-law produced what was described as a decent lead, but resource limitations prevented active follow-up. Does anyone who knew Joanna or lived in Oak Hill in 1977 have memories or information that could help locate her?