Found Deceased CA - Cort Jones, 23, Redding, 16 Aug 2012

[ElemenohP]

Several Clues but No Answers in 2012 Disappearance of Cort Jones - Dateline Cold Case Spotlight; Jan. 10, 2016

Cort, who was 23 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen by his mother, Sandra Dietrich, on August 16, 2012.

According to a Redding Police Department press release, Cort had called his mom for a ride home from a friend's. When Sandra showed up to get Cort, he was gone.
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According to Sandra, Cort was preparing to move to Chico, California to go to college.

On the afternoon of the day her son vanished, Sandra had encouraged him to come home and prepare for his move to Chico. Cort was trying to sell some of his BMX bikes to come up with money for rent. He then headed to his friend's house for a few hours.

When Sandra showed up and Cort was not there, she immediately began worrying about what may have happened to him. She say she began searching that night, calling her son's friends and knocking on doors.

But Cort was simply gone.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold...answers-2012-disappearance-cort-jones-n493636

NamUs: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/case_report_html/17399
California Missing: http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=5421223800257
Redding, CA Missing: http://reddingpolice.org/missing-persons/courtney-jones/
NAMPN: http://www.nampn.org/cases/jones_cort.html

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

Remember his face from MP sites. It's been so long...I hope his mother will get answers soon.

 

[Lilicat]

He has such a nice smile. His poor family, having him just disappear without any evidence. I wonder if he arranged to meet someone with regard to selling the bikes and that person knows something about his disappearance.

 

[Racxbuddha]

http://reddingpolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/JONES-BOTTA_courtney.pdf

 

[ElemenohP]

http://reddingpolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/JONES-BOTTA_courtney.pdf

RPD says Cort is "at risk due to suspicious circumstances" while the CA DOJ classifies him as Voluntary Missing. Wonder why the discrepancy.

 

[Racxbuddha]

Very interesting, however ive seen it many times where different agencies unfortunately have incorrect information.

 

[snowleopard]

Figured I'd bump Cort as he was mentioned in the case of Sherri Papini and Ember Graham as area cases...Any similarities?

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...herri-Papini-33-Redding-2-November-2016/page4

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-Ember-Graham-7-mo-Happy-Valley-2-July-2015-1

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

http://www.redding.com/videos/news/...-5-years-discusses-sons-case-vigil/104486226/

Mother of man missing for 5 years discusses son's case, vigil

 

[thedudebr0]

This story, I just wish we had answers for. My Father works with his Stepfather, and I know the toll it's taking on their family. I do know that Cort had somewhat of an at-risk past with some drug issues, but he cleaned himself up and had been accepted to California State University - Chico, which is about 45 minutes Southeast of Redding. The thing that gets me is how he called his mom, asked for a ride, and then within a matter of 15 minutes was just gone, vanished into thin air. No trace of him to this day. Something weird did happen though the other day up here, the news had mentioned a skull being found around mid-July, but they announced it shortly before they posted an article about Cort. I will link those both at the bottom.

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/sh...und-in-wooded-area-off-highway-299e/602696078

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/sh...g-person-cort-jones-botta-increased/602853624

 

[Jilianity]

I have been thinking about this case A LOT lately. Like the post above, the fact that he disappeared into thin air in 15 minutes is crazy. Someone knows something. I live in Redding, how would I even start to dive into this?

 

[HannahHistory]

Saw this and figured I’d share it.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Shasta County offering up to $9,000 reward for the 9-year-old cold case

REDDING, Calif. - Courtney Nathan Jones-Botta vanished on August 16, 2012 in a case that has stumped investigators for nearly ten years.

Jones-Botta’s mother received a phone call from her son asking for a ride from a residence on Joaquin Avenue in Redding, but when she arrived he was nowhere to be found.

She later filed a missing person report to the Redding Police Department.

Jones-Botta is described as a white male adult, then 23, 6' 1", approximately 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in August 2012 wearing black denim jean shorts and black shoes, according to Redding Police. His left shoulder also has a tattoo of a cross and armor.

The Redding Police Department has investigated dozens of leads since the disappearance, but all have been unsuccessful.

Shasta County Secret Witness is providing up to a $9,000 reward for information about the case.

Anyone with information to lead to his recovery is encouraged to call the Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200, Shasta County Secret Witness at (530) 243-2319 or email coldcases@reddingpolice.org.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

AUG 22, 2023

Found deceased.

According to the Redding Police Department, the remains of Courtney Nathan Jones-Botta were found on May 19 in the area of Henderson Road. The Shasta County Coroner's Office used DNA analysis to identify the remains and released the results Tuesday.

Remains of Redding man missing for more than 10 years found

The remains of a Redding man missing since 2012 have been found and identified.According to the Redding Police Department, the remains of Courtney Nathan Jone

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