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Jan Scharf was a 45-year-old emergency room nurse last seen in Cameron Park, California, in May 2002. Friends and family reported seeing her on May 14; her estranged husband, Glyn Wolfgang Scharf, said he last saw her at their home the evening of May 16. The couple were separated and in the process of divorce but still lived in the same house. Glyn told authorities he left for work on May 17 and found Jan’s bedroom door closed and her tan Ford Explorer gone.

Jan failed to report to work on May 18 and was reported missing. Her vehicle was found abandoned on May 19 in front of a 24-Hour Fitness in Folsom; there was no sign she had visited the gym. Investigators found digoxin, a heart medication for which Jan had no prescription, in her system; Jan had earlier reported believing Glyn was poisoning her and had also reported a gun missing from their home. Neighbors said they heard a scream from the residence around 8:00 p.m. on the night Jan was last allegedly seen by her husband, and some of her jewelry was later recovered buried in the yard of Glyn’s girlfriend.

Glyn was arrested and charged with Jan’s murder. Jan’s remains have never been located.

Did anyone in Cameron Park or Folsom notice Jan or her Explorer in mid-May 2002?