FL FL - Katherine "Melissa" Bodden Gelaro, 47, Jacksonville, 23 Dec 2019

[JaxFlaGal]

First reported by Nassau County Florida as missing since 12/19/19 and last seen in Callahan FL. NCSO (Nassau County Sheriff's Office) updated 8 hours ago that NCSO now has information that she was last seen in NW Jacksonville on 12/23/19 near Sycamore St. (which is about 11 miles from downtown Callahan FL).

"She drives a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra with Florida tag JLLW71.
If you have ANY information that could aid in the location of Katherine Bodden Gelaro also known as “Melissa Bodden,”or have a means of contacting her, please contact Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Detective Maldonado at 904-548-4073."

NCSO missing person bulletin:
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NCSO FB link:
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[PommyMommy]

JAN 3, 2020
Deputies look for Nassau County woman missing for 2 weeks

• KG was last seen Dec. 23 near Sycamore Street in Northwest Jacksonville.
• Her boyfriend, Jerry Salis, 37, was arrested the next day in Duval County on charges of burglary, car theft, grand theft, drug possession and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
• Salis has a lengthy criminal history, including a stabbing in October and he’s served time in prison.
• KG lived in Callahan, but the NCSO said she was last known to be living with Salis in Jacksonville.
• She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall weighing 115 pounds.
• She has brown eyes and brown hair.
• She drives a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra with Florida tag JLLW71.
• Calls to her phone go straight to voicemail.
• Her family members say it is unlike her not to be with them on the holidays.
• “She told me she would be right back -- she wouldn’t be gone too long. She’d be right back,” said HB, her father. “That’s the last I’ve seen her.”
• One of KG’s two sons reported her missing on Christmas.

 

[PommyMommy]

First reported by Nassau County Florida as missing since 12/19/19 and last seen in Callahan FL. NCSO (Nassau County Sheriff's Office) updated 8 hours ago that NCSO now has information that she was last seen in NW Jacksonville on 12/23/19 near Sycamore St. (which is about 11 miles from downtown Callahan FL).

"She drives a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra with Florida tag JLLW71.
If you have ANY information that could aid in the location of Katherine Bodden Gelaro also known as “Melissa Bodden,”or have a means of contacting her, please contact Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Detective Maldonado at 904-548-4073."

NCSO missing person bulletin:
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NCSO FB link:
https://www.facebook.com/NassauCountySheriff/

From the second link:

 

[JaxFlaGal]

This article may behind a paywall for some, but they often provide a few free articles. Similar info to what news4jax.com posted, but gives 2 other locations she's lived at before. "She’s had addresses in Callahan on Plantation Road and in Jacksonville on Aspen Ridge Drive." Nassau County deputies search for missing woman

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 4, 2020
Missing Nassau County woman last seen in Jacksonville
[...]

The 47-year-old woman was staying at her boyfriend’s mother’s home in Callahan, according to nearby neighbors and family members.

Her boyfriend, Jerry Randall Salis III, lives on Sycamore Street in Northwest Jacksonville, according to Duval County court documents.

[...]

On Christmas Eve, Salis was arrested for possession of drugs and a weapon, along with car theft.

Gelaro’s father told Action News Jax that he told his daughter to stay away from Salis. However, police said Salis is not a person of interest at this time.

Timeline:

• December 24, 2019: Jerry Randall Salis III is arrested for possessing marijuana, grand theft, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
• December 25, 2019: Family reported Katherine Gelaro missing. Police report said family last saw her on December 19, 2019 in Callahan.
• January 3, 2020: Nassau Co. Sheriff’s Office received information that Katherine Gelaro was seen in northwest Jacksonville, near Sycamore St.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

Meghan Moriarty on Twitter
Take a close look. Have you seen this Nassau Co. woman? She was last seen in Callahan. She drives a 2013 Hydundai Elantra with FL tags and has been missing since Dec. 19. If you know anything call 1-800-866-845 TIPS (8477) @ActionNewsJax will have more details at 6

5:15 PM - 4 Jan 2020 from Florida, USA

Meghan Moriarty on Twitter
Family last saw Katherine Bodden Gelaro in Callahan on 12/19. But there are *now* reports of Gelaro in #Jacksonville on 12/23. Does she look familiar? Here is a photo of her car as well. 2013 Silver Hydundai Elantra FL tags @ActionNewsJax

7:09 PM - 4 Jan 2020 from Florida, USA

Meghan Moriarty on Twitter
Neighbors confirmed Gelaro was living on Morris Dr. with this man, Jerry Salis III. He is now in Duval Co jail for theft and possession of drugs and a gun. He was arrested the day before Gelaro was reported missing @ActionNewsJax

8:27 PM - 4 Jan 2020 from Florida, USA

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 17, 2020
Vigil for missing mother (Video)

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 17, 2020

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 17, 2020
Investigators find car belonging to missing Nassau County woman
[...]

... Her family said detectives recently told them her car has been found, but it’s unclear where.

Since she disappeared, her loved ones have searched in wooded areas where her ex-boyfriend was recently arrested. They say they’re not going to stop looking for her until she’s found.

[...]

KC [Bodden's SIL] said Bodden would never leave her two sons.

“That’s how we knew something was wrong," KC said. "She didn’t contact any of us, she wasn’t there for Christmas with her sons so we know something is preventing her from coming home.”

[...]

Her loved ones are conducting a search for Bodden on Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. The location hasn’t been determined yet.

 

[momrids6]

Family searches: ‘We aren’t hoping to find a body': Loved ones search for missing Nassau County woman

 

[PommyMommy]

Family searches: ‘We aren’t hoping to find a body': Loved ones search for missing Nassau County woman

Noting locations:

[...]

More than a dozen of Bodden’s loved ones spent hours Sunday in the Cary State Forest near Thomas Creek, searching by foot and on four-wheelers for the missing mother of two.

[...]

"We pray Melissa is safe. ... We’re going to search the railroad tracks. There are some bridges right here at Thomas Creek. We are going to check around the water areas. You could cut off the service road, at all hours of the night. Nobody would see you."

[...]

Authorities said Bodden was last seen Dec. 23 near Sycamore Street in Northwest Jacksonville, but Durham told News4Jax that she was last seen Dec. 19. “Nobody has seen her since then,” Durham said.

Authorities found Bodden’s car nearly one month after she was reported missing. Detectives have not released the location where they found the vehicle.

[...]

 

[TatianaBarbie]

She is listed on NamUs, #MP64761:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

The entry doesn't mention her vehicle, or where is was found.

 

[YaYa_521]

It seems as though this family could really use the help of a SAR group as they've struggled getting people out to help them search for Melissa. According to posts/comments on Please Help Bring Melissa Bodden Home!!! there are some very specific areas/addresses that could hold answers to the mystery of where Melissa is located. moo

Bring Melissa Bodden home.

Family, friends still searching for Nassau County mother last seen in December
Corley Peel, Reporter Published: May 29, 2020, 9:00 pm Updated: May 29, 2020, 11:31 pm

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With no new information about her disappearance, Durham feels Melissa Bodden has been forgotten.

She says she wants people keep sharing her picture and saying her name so that someone will speak up.

SNIP

Durham has organized several group searches hoping to find a trace of her friend, but eventually, the search efforts stopped.

“We only had four people showing up. We could not get any assistance with cadaver dogs,” she said.

 

[YaYa_521]

The article is fairly detailed.
Boyfriend of missing woman appears before judge in unrelated case
Corley Peel, Reporter Published: January 6, 2020, 10:38 pm Updated: January 7, 2020, 12:41 pm

...new details about the arrest of Jerry Randall Salis III...

Salis, was booked into Duval County Jail on Dec. 24 on multiple charges -- including car theft, grand theft and drug possession -- unrelated to her disappearance.

stole a car and then a truck (more details in article)...Police said they were on their way to his home on Sycamore Street when he ran into the woods, ditching a pink handgun that he had gotten when he stole the car.

The court appearance Monday was for the stabbing case...The stabbing victim, (gives details about the stabbing)...claimed Salis held him hostage for 30 minutes ...

... recent arrests are also not connected to her disappearance.

...Salis told investigators that he was high on meth.

 

[YaYa_521]

Melissa's FB
Melissa Bodden

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Melissa's FB
Melissa Bodden

It appears that Katherine returned from a vacation to the Cayman Islands shortly before she disappeared.

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 25, 2020
Friends plead for answers one year since Nassau mother mysteriously vanished – Action News Jax
[...]

Melissa Bodden was reported missing Christmas Day 2019. Friends and family said the last time they saw or heard from Bodden was Dec. 19.

MD is a close friend of Bodden and said not a day goes by when she doesn’t think of her.

[...]

Friends like ED said Bodden would never abandon her family, which is why they believe she’s in danger.

[...]

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office stated it’s working with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to investigate what happened to Bodden.

[...]

With no new information, hope is thin.

[...]

MD said someone out there knows something and she’s pleading with that person to speak up.

”It’s Christmas...give the ultimate gift — peace of mind for a family,” MD said. “If you know something, please come forward.”

[...]

 

[JerseyGirl]

Nassau County mother who went missing on Christmas Day still missing after 3 years

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Katherine Bodden Gelaro – The Charley Project

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Detective Charity Rose said they have a person of interest in Melissa’s case.

“That person is currently incarcerated,” Detective Rose said. “When the time comes to put charges on this person, I want to make sure that those charges stick.”

‘See something, say something;’ Nassau County cold case unit working to find missing persons

It’s been close to four years since a Nassau County mom disappeared and loved ones are still searching for answers.

www.actionnewsjax.com