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Jennifer Sophia Marteliz
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: November 15, 1982 from Tampa, Florida
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: June 9, 1975
Age: 7 years old
Height and Weight: 3'6 - 4'0, 60 - 70 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Marteliz has moles or beauty marks on the upper part of her chest, on the right side of her nose near her eye, and on her collarbone. She has a mole on the back of her right thigh. Her ears are pierced. She has a cleft in her chin and her upper front teeth are large.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A pink print dress (sometimes the color is given as orange) with yellow flowers, maroon ballerina shoes, heart-shaped gold post earrings, and a hair comb with ribbons and flowers. Marteliz is shown wearing the dress in the above photograph on the left.
Details of DisappearanceMarteliz was last seen walking one block from her family's residence on 15th Street and 109th Avenue in Tampa, Florida on November 15, 1982 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Marteliz asked a friend to watch her as she continued to her house; her friend turned away for a moment and Marteliz disappeared. She has not been seen again. Members of Marteliz's family were cleared of any involvement in her disappearance. Authorities suspected that Thomas Peter Welnicki, a family friend of Marteliz, was involved in her case. Some evidence was discovered, but Welnicki was never connected to her disappearance and he has never been charged. Marteliz's case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Tampa Police Department
813-273-0770
http://charleyproject.org/cases/m/marteliz_jennifer.html
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: November 15, 1982 from Tampa, Florida
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: June 9, 1975
Age: 7 years old
Height and Weight: 3'6 - 4'0, 60 - 70 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Marteliz has moles or beauty marks on the upper part of her chest, on the right side of her nose near her eye, and on her collarbone. She has a mole on the back of her right thigh. Her ears are pierced. She has a cleft in her chin and her upper front teeth are large.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A pink print dress (sometimes the color is given as orange) with yellow flowers, maroon ballerina shoes, heart-shaped gold post earrings, and a hair comb with ribbons and flowers. Marteliz is shown wearing the dress in the above photograph on the left.
Details of DisappearanceMarteliz was last seen walking one block from her family's residence on 15th Street and 109th Avenue in Tampa, Florida on November 15, 1982 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Marteliz asked a friend to watch her as she continued to her house; her friend turned away for a moment and Marteliz disappeared. She has not been seen again. Members of Marteliz's family were cleared of any involvement in her disappearance. Authorities suspected that Thomas Peter Welnicki, a family friend of Marteliz, was involved in her case. Some evidence was discovered, but Welnicki was never connected to her disappearance and he has never been charged. Marteliz's case remains unsolved.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Tampa Police Department
813-273-0770
http://charleyproject.org/cases/m/marteliz_jennifer.html