Janet Rose Dolgae was 28 when she disappeared from her home on Geauga Portage Easterly Road in Bazetta Township, near Cortland, Ohio. She was last seen on October 1, 1989, leaving to work a shift as a hostess at a restaurant in Niles, wearing black dress pants and a white blouse. Identifying details include pierced ears, a scar on her left leg from a lighter burn, and known aliases Janet Henderson and T.J.

The initial investigation produced few publicly released clues and the case went cold. Family members, especially a brother who has been a prominent advocate, say jurisdictional gaps hampered the early response and have worked over the years to generate new leads through outreach and the internet. Public databases and a Radford University study have suggested a possible link to convicted kidnapper and suspected serial killer Larry DeWayne Hall, but that connection has not been publicly confirmed by law enforcement. The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office and state lists continue to show Janet as missing.

If anyone knew Janet, lived near Bazetta Township in 1989, or has information that could help clarify what happened to her on October 1, 1989, please come forward.