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Janell Massey

Janell Lashawn Massey, 40, was last seen at a convenience store in Jasper on Sept. 2, 2016. NamUs lists her case as open and unresolved.

Incident date
September 2, 2016
Location
Jasper, Walker County
Independent sources
1

The record

Janell Lashawn Massey

Janell Lashawn Massey, 40, was last seen Sept. 2, 2016, at a convenience store in Jasper, Alabama. NamUs states that it is unknown whether she left with another person and that no vehicle or other method of transportation is known 1.

At the time of her disappearance, Massey was residing in a residential home for women. She was married but had recently separated from her husband before relocating to the home 1.

A police report was filed Jan. 3, 2017, after four months without contact. NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved and identifies the Jasper Police Department as the primary investigating agency 1.

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    Massey was last seen at a convenience store in Jasper, Alabama.

  2. Confirmed

    A police report was filed after four months without contact from Massey.

Documented claims

  • Janell Lashawn Massey was 40 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Massey was last seen on Sept. 2, 2016, at a convenience store in Jasper, Alabama.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • It is unknown whether Massey left with another person, and no vehicle or method of transportation is known.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • At the time of her disappearance, Massey was residing in a residential home for women.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Massey was married but had recently separated from her husband before relocating to the residential home.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • A police report was filed on Jan. 3, 2017, after four months without contact from Massey.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Massey has not been seen or heard from since Sept. 2, 2016.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The Jasper Police Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs Missing Person Case MP64236: Janell Lashawn Massey — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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