Adre-Anna Anita Jackson, also spelled Adreanna or Adre'Anna was a missing person of Native American descent[1] from Lakewood, Washington. She disappeared at age 10 while walking to school in December 2005 in "a high-crime area with a large number of registered sex offenders".[2][3] Her mother had sent her out on a three-block walk not knowing school had been canceled because of snow and didn't report her missing until late in the day.[4][5]
Adre-Anna Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 Lakewood, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | April 2006 Lakewood, Washington, U.S. |
Search, death investigation and suspects
editIn April 2006, her skeletonized body was found by children in a thicket near 7500 block of 146th Street Southwest in Tillicum in an abandoned lot that was "a popular passageway for school-aged children and a hangout for transients and drug users", identified as Jackson by use of her dental records.[4][2] The finding followed a highly publicized search by bloodhounds and 120 personnel from the Lakewood police and fire departments, search-and-rescue teams from Pierce County and nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord,[5][4] and sonar scans of American Lake off Silcox Island organized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[6] Investigators determined the death was suspicious but had not determined the exact cause of death as of 2017.[7]
Child murderer Terapon Adhahn was a person of interest in the case and his former home was searched for evidence in 2007.[8][9][10]: 153
Her death appeared on the FBI's most wanted list from 2005 through 2019.[1] As of 2020, there is a $60,000 cash reward – contributed by the FBI, local authorities, and individuals – for information leading to her killer or killers.[5][11] The case remains unsolved as of 2020.[12][1][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FBI Most Wanted, dated December 5, 2005 last archived November 2, 2019
- ^ a b Stacey Mulick; Adam Lynn (May 21, 2006). "Massive resources, no luck in search for Adre'anna Jackson". The News-Tribune. Tacoma. (updated December 06, 2017)
- ^ Christopher Schwarzen (Dec 4, 2005). "Officials halt search for missing 10-year-old". The Seattle Times.
- ^ a b c Stacey Mulick (April 4, 2011). "Searching for answers in death of Adre'anna". The Olympian.
- ^ a b c "Adre'Anna Jackson: Large reward for clues leading to young girl's killer". Seattle: KCPQ-TV. August 9, 2013.
- ^ Mulick, Stacey (December 13, 2005). "FBI will use sonar to map lake floor in search for girl". The News-Tribune. Tacoma – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Adre'anna Jackson's cause of death undetermined". The News-Tribune. Tacoma. Dec 6, 2017.
- ^ Gene Johnson (July 20, 2007), Man who led police to girl's body denies rapes, Associated Press – via The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)
- ^ "Former Adhahn home searched for possible evidence in Adre'Anna murder". Seattle: KOMO-TV. July 31, 2007.
- ^ Newton, Michael (2009). The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-1914-4.
- ^ a b "UNSOLVED DEATH INVESTIGATION - 2005: VICTIM ADRE'ANNA JACKSON". Tacoma–Pierce County Crimestoppers. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ SEAN ROBINSON (April 6, 2018). "'Justice for a child.' Will Lakewood girl's killer ever be caught?". Tacoma News Tribune.
Further reading
edit- Seeking Information And Honoring Two Young Heroes, Crimes Against Children stories, Federal Bureau of Investigation, December 20, 2006
- Unsolved homicides: Adreanna Jackson case #053360891 (City of Lakewood Police) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2021)
- Unsolved for 12 years, search for Adre'anna Jackson's killer continues video at Miami Herald (April 3, 2018)
- Michelle Singer (December 16, 2005). "No Clues In Case Of Missing Girl". CBS News.