Janet Ann Kramer was 13 when she was last seen on January 1, 1971, in Willmar, Minnesota. She was staying in a group home for girls and reportedly left to visit family; she never returned and investigators classified her as an endangered runaway. At the time she was 5 feet 0 inches, 110 to 130 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a healed break of the right arm at the elbow noted as an identifying feature.

The case lay largely dormant until 2015, when a sister’s inquiry prompted an official review. Some have suggested a possible connection to a 1976 runaway sighting of two girls in Tennessee, one of whom was later found deceased, but no conclusive evidence links Janet to that incident. Her whereabouts remain unknown and the case is still open.

Anyone who knew Janet, saw her after January 1, 1971, or has information is asked to contact the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.