Jacqueline Rowe, 35, was reported missing from Youngstown, Ohio on July 1, 1996. Her decomposed body was discovered December 26, 1996, hidden beneath a large box in a garage in the 700 block of Park Avenue. The remains were partially dressed and in such condition that the cause of death was ruled undetermined. Identification was not made until 2013 when DNA submitted by her daughter Patricia matched the remains through the Ohio Attorney General’s LINK Program.

Jacqueline had a history of drug use that had affected her ability to care for her four children; she was diagnosed with cancer in 1994 and reportedly stopped using drugs after that diagnosis. Patricia, who was 18 when her mother disappeared, has expressed frustration over inconsistencies in descriptions of the remains and has urged police to follow up on a former boyfriend and a friend who lived in the house where the body was found. No arrests have been announced and the family continues to seek answers about what happened.

Does anyone have information about Jacqueline’s movements in Youngstown in 1996 or about people connected to the Park Avenue garage?