WI WI - Jean Colborne, 56, Rhinelander, 14 July 1977

[TheArtfulDetective]

Jean Colborne



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 14, 1977
Location Last Seen: Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1921
• Age: 56 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5'1"
• Weight: 135 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Speech is slurred. Drags her right leg.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Colborne was last seen in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on July 14th, 1977. She is believed to have walked away from County Farm Nursing Home around 5:40 pm and has never been seen or heard from since. Extensive ground and air searches were conducted in the wooded and water areas near the nursing home, but she was never located. Her whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Oneida County Sheriff’s Office: 715-361-5100

• Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children & Adults: 608-266-1671

NamUs #MP77393

https://www.wimissing.org/post/jean...qmE1jD2fJ83xsxZLG04-A3I-BIGHRS1x_P8YC8z9NXvtg
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[oldmaid]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Jane Doe’s skeletal remains were located in Caledonia, WI in May 1982. Estimated age 45-65. Per Namus, “victim may have had arthritis in her neck, lower spine, and left knee. Victim may have walked with a slight gait.”

Jean Colborne was reported missing from a nursing home in July 1977 in Rhinelander, WI. Age 56. Her Namus profile states “she drags right leg”. Also, in Ms. Colborne’s picture, you can see she holds her head at a slightly tilted angle. I think this could be an indication of neck arthritis.

According to Google, the two cities are approximately a 4 hr drive. I’m a nurse at a nursing home and I’ve heard stories of residents wandering away and found many miles away. One was given a ride by a stranger so I think it’s a plausible scenario.

I submitted this UID to the Sheriff department in charge of her case. He replied back that he will look into it. What do you all think?

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance today.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Bumping. Anniversary of disappearance just passed.

 

[Pennysmom1]

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Jean Colborne was last seen in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on July 14th, 1977.

Jean is a white woman, 5’1”, and 135 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Her speech is slurred and she drags her right leg.

She is believed to have walked away from County Farm Nursing Home around 5:40pm on July 14th, 1977. Multiple searches, consisting of both manual and air searches were conducted in the wooded and water areas near the nursing home. However, they were not successful in locating Jean.

No one has seen or heard from Jean since. Jean was 56 years old when she went missing. She would be 101 years old today.

Jean Colborne

Jean Colborne was last seen in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on July 14th, 1977. Jean is a white woman, 5’1”, and 135 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Her speech is slurred and she drags her right leg. She is believed to have walked away from County Farm Nursing Home around 5:40pm on July...

www.wimissing.org

 

[oldmaid]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Jane Doe’s skeletal remains were located in Caledonia, WI in May 1982. Estimated age 45-65. Per Namus, “victim may have had arthritis in her neck, lower spine, and left knee. Victim may have walked with a slight gait.”

Jean Colborne was reported missing from a nursing home in July 1977 in Rhinelander, WI. Age 56. Her Namus profile states “she drags right leg”. Also, in Ms. Colborne’s picture, you can see she holds her head at a slightly tilted angle. I think this could be an indication of neck arthritis.

According to Google, the two cities are approximately a 4 hr drive. I’m a nurse at a nursing home and I’ve heard stories of residents wandering away and found many miles away. One was given a ride by a stranger so I think it’s a plausible scenario.

I submitted this UID to the Sheriff department in charge of her case. He replied back that he will look into it. What do you all think?

I haven’t heard back from the sherrif.

 

[cheemsg]

Her mother died in 1968. Per her obit, Jean's father died in 1922, so when Jean was a baby.
Wausau Daily Herald 05 Jul 1968, page 14 - Newspapers.com

 

[lightofmine99]

Now on Doe Network!

4734DFWI - Jean Colborne

Zero exclusions on NamUs.

 

[Keiri]

Which sheriff did you contact? The doe one or the colborne one? Because there’s been no comparison done, we could try the other sheriff.

 

[Keiri]

Did you contact the Columbia or Oneida sheriff, @oldmaid ? I’ll try the other one if you let me know

 

[Keiri]

The old folks home Jean disappeared from is no longer there in Rhinelander. <modsnip: not an approved source> I have talked to old timers but not gotten a definite answer. I have asked the Sheriff to tell me in the email I sent that I referenced below.

Since you linked the Columbia county sheriff in what you reported, @oldmaid , I submitted to the Oneida county sheriff and will see if they do anything. I'll update you all if I hear anything. Unfortunately there's no DNA for Jean, according to Doe Network 4734DFWI - Jean Colborne so he might need to track down family.

0 Days since I needed a Mod to fix my post Sorry mods!