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Janice Laplant

NamUs lists Janice Ruth Laplant as missing from Lincoln, Alabama, following a July 25, 2011 party at her residence. The Lincoln Police Department responded to a missing-person report on Aug. 10, 2011, and the case remains open.

Incident date
July 25, 2011
Location
Lincoln, Talladega County
Independent sources
1

The record

Janice Ruth Laplant

Janice Ruth Laplant was 49 when she went missing from Lincoln, Alabama, according to NamUs case MP78735 1.

The NamUs record states that the Lincoln Police Department responded to Lincoln Manor Apartments on Aug. 10, 2011, regarding Laplant’s disappearance 1. Her husband, Eugene Smith, told police that she went missing after a party at their residence on July 25, 2011 1. The record states that Laplant had been Smith’s caregiver before his death 1.

The case is listed as open and unresolved. The Lincoln Police Department is the primary investigating agency 1.

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    According to the statement recorded in NamUs, Laplant went missing after a party at her residence.

  2. Confirmed

    The Lincoln Police Department responded to Lincoln Manor Apartments regarding Laplant's disappearance.

Documented claims

  • Janice Ruth Laplant was 49 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

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

  • The Lincoln Police Department responded to Lincoln Manor Apartments in Lincoln, Alabama, on Aug. 10, 2011, regarding Laplant's disappearance.

    Confirmed

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

  • Laplant's husband, Eugene Smith, told police that she went missing after a party at their residence on July 25, 2011.

    Confirmed

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

  • Laplant was Eugene Smith's caregiver before his death.

    Confirmed

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

  • The case is open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

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

  • The Lincoln Police Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

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

Sources

  • NamUs Missing Person Case MP78735 — Janice Ruth Laplant — 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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