IA IA - Jodi Huisentruit, 27, Anchorwoman, Mason City, 27 June 1995 #2

[itsrak]

Jodi wasn't investigating anything. She wasn't an investigative reporter. She was an anchor.

It is a virtual certainty that Jodi was abducted by a stalker with a sexual motivation. The only way Honken could be the perp is if he happened to be a sexual predator of women in addition to his other crimes. There is no evidence that he had anything to do with Jodi's disappearance. IMO, comments about knowledge of the crime from him—if there actually were any such comments—were nothing more than empty bragging for "street cred."

Of the known suspects, Tony DeWayne Jackson is far and away the best suspect, in my opinion.

Van Sice doesn't make much sense as a suspect for two reasons: 1) he had a certain level of access to Jodi and wouldn't have needed to grab her by force in her parking lot, and 2) he was under a microscope practically from t=0; if he had done it, LE would have found a mountain of forensic evidence (including Jodi's body, most likely).

The unidentified palm print on Jodi's car forces me to consider the possibility that the perp could be someone who isn't on anyone's radar screen, but that print could be from any random person who touched Jodi's car, so I would not write off any suspect because of the palm print.

Honken makes very little sense as a suspect, in my opinion. Any registered sex offender living in the surrounding area in 1995 would make a better suspect than Honken.

What do you think about convicted Iowa murderer Jerry Lee Burns as a suspect?
The guy JH bought her Miata from, who some locals have said she was 'seeing', and whose plates were still on the vehicle when JH was abducted trying to enter it?
How about the individual(s) who'd been stalking JH, calling, trailing her, the person who'd caused her to state, just hours before she disappeared, that she intended to change her phone number?

 

[Ozoner]

What do you think about convicted Iowa murderer Jerry Lee Burns as a suspect?
The guy JH bought her Miata from, who some locals have said she was 'seeing', and whose plates were still on the vehicle when JH was abducted trying to enter it?
How about the individual(s) who'd been stalking JH, calling, trailing her, the person who'd caused her to state, just hours before she disappeared, that she intended to change her phone number?

Where is the information coming from about her stating that she intended to change her phone number? I hadn't heard about that. It could mean something—or not; I'd have to know more.

 

[1NightWolf]

What do you think about convicted Iowa murderer Jerry Lee Burns as a suspect?
The guy JH bought her Miata from, who some locals have said she was 'seeing', and whose plates were still on the vehicle when JH was abducted trying to enter it?
How about the individual(s) who'd been stalking JH, calling, trailing her, the person who'd caused her to state, just hours before she disappeared, that she intended to change her phone number?

I think they’ve already looked in mr burns. But that’s kind of a new person they arrested.

I could be wrong but all these other people they’ve looked into the last 30 years.
It very well could be someone they have no information on yet.‍

What if they buried her in the middle of absolutely no where and haven’t told anyone anything? Who would know other than them?

 

[1NightWolf]

I think they’ve already looked in mr burns. But that’s kind of a new person they arrested.

I could be wrong but all these other people they’ve looked into the last 30 years.
It very well could be someone they have no information on yet.‍

What if they buried her in the middle of absolutely no where and haven’t told anyone anything? Who would know other than them?

They keep saying someone out there knows something but what if they don’t. Other than the guy(or guys)that did it?

 

[dotr]

Where is the information coming from about her stating that she intended to change her phone number? I hadn't heard about that. It could mean something—or not; I'd have to know more.

Was Jodi being antagonized the day before her disappearance? • Find Jodi Huisentruit

Golfers say they remember Jodi telling them she planned to change her phone number the next day because she was receiving 'nasty, naughty' calls. The day before Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in June 1995, the Iowa anchorwoman spent several hours participating in a Mason City Chamber of Commerce...

www.findjodi.com

''By Caroline Lowe · On March 8, 2017

Golfers say they remember Jodi telling them she planned to change her phone number the next day because she was receiving ‘nasty, naughty’ calls​

The day before Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in June 1995, the Iowa anchorwoman spent several hours participating in a Mason City Chamber of Commerce golf tournament and awards dinner.
She golfed with a team at the Highland Park Golf Course until rain cut the tournament short. Later that day, she attended the Chamber’s social hour and awards dinner at the Mason City Country Club.
In recent interviews with the FindJodi.com team, two golfers said Jodi told them she planned to change her phone number the next day because she had been getting “nasty” and “naughty” calls.''

 

[Ozoner]

In recent interviews with the FindJodi.com team, two golfers said Jodi told them she planned to change her phone number the next day because she had been getting “nasty” and “naughty” calls.''

I would consider that pretty significant. The calls could have been from the person stalking her (but might not have been), and that person could have been Tony Dejuan Jackson (but might not have been).

 

[dotr]

2021 rbbm.
By Matthew Stolle

Investigators keep pushing for clues in TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit's 27-year disappearance

Lack of DNA evidence, the passage of time makes solving the 27-year-old mysterious disappearance more and more unlikely.

www.parkrapidsenterprise.com

''Fuller is certain that someone was lying in wait for Huisentruit when she exited her apartment. The distance between the anchor's apartment door and her car was a mere dozen feet or so, ruling out the possibility that the abduction resulted from some chance encounter.

"Somebody was there on that morning with the intention of at least talking to her or confronting her about something, if not planning an abduction," Fuller said.

Fuller said that Huisentruit may have been aware of being stalked in the days leading up to her disappearance. She had taken self-defense classes "for reasons that we've never fully uncovered." She reportedly told people the day before her disappearance that she was receiving harassing phone calls and was considering changing her phone number.

Unlike some cold cases that have been solved decades after the original crime was committed, the Huisentruit case has offered little in the way of physical or DNA evidence, at least as described by Mason City police. A hair was found at the scene, as well as a palm print on Huisentruit's car.

"Neither or both could be related to the crime," he said.''

 

[1NightWolf]

I would consider that pretty significant. The calls could have been from the person stalking her (but might not have been), and that person could have been Tony Dejuan Jackson (but might not have been).

Did the Feds ever trace those calls back at the time to see who they were from? How did they get her phone number?

 

[dotr]

Did the Feds ever trace those calls back at the time to see who they were from? How did they get her phone number?

This billboard is apropos considering your question!
February 19, 2023

New $25K reward offered in 1995 disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit

A new reward is being offered for information in the nearly 30-year-old case of a missing Iowa television news anchor.

kstp.com

''Ridge said he offered the reward as a private citizen but said the offer has the blessing of Huisentruit’s sister, JoAnn Nathe, Hubbard Broadcasting affiliate KAAL-TV reports.

“I speak with JoAnn on a regular basis, and we have decided the timing is right to seek information on where Jodi’s body was discarded,” Ridge said. “This reward does not require an arrest or conviction – but simply the recovery of Jodi’s remains.”

Ridge has been actively investigating the case for around three years after leaving his former media consulting firm, which provided on-air coaching for Huisentruit early in her career.

“I am now extremely confident that multiple people know what happened to Jodi. Eventually, someone may decide to talk,” Ridge said. “We hope to encourage that possibility.”

Ridge has asked that any information in the case be directed to the Mason City Police Department at 641-421-3636.''

 

[itsrak]

I think they’ve already looked in mr burns. But that’s kind of a new person they arrested.

I could be wrong but all these other people they’ve looked into the last 30 years.
It very well could be someone they have no information on yet.‍

What if they buried her in the middle of absolutely no where and haven’t told anyone anything? Who would know other than them?

Check out the name Burns drops at 19:43 in during his initial questioning in his office before he was arrested for the 1979 murder of young, blonde Michelle Martinko

Prolly nuthin, but who knows...

 

[itsrak]

I would consider that pretty significant. The calls could have been from the person stalking her (but might not have been), and that person could have been Tony Dejuan Jackson (but might not have been).

I think there is a decent chance that the caller is the perp, and that he may not be named John Vansice. AFAIK the caller was never identified and thus never ruled out...

 

[itsrak]

What do you think about convicted Iowa murderer Jerry Lee Burns as a suspect?
The guy JH bought her Miata from, who some locals have said she was 'seeing', and whose plates were still on the vehicle when JH was abducted trying to enter it?
How about the individual(s) who'd been stalking JH, calling, trailing her, the person who'd caused her to state, just hours before she disappeared, that she intended to change her phone number?

I'd be really interested to know if investigators ever interviewed the guy who sold the Miata to JH, if they asked if (as rumoured by at least one commenter on findjodi dot com) he'd been seeing JH (he had stated that the only time he ever saw her in person was when he handed her the keys), etc...

 

[dotr]

Podcast 006: We tracked down Jodi's Mazda Miata • Find Jodi Huisentruit

One of the most unforgettable images from the crime scene where Jodi Huisentruit was abducted was her red Miata Mazda convertible being processed by investigators, and then towed away from her Mason City, IA, apartment complex. Our FindJodi team recently tracked down the 1991 car and met with...

www.findjodi.com

This is Jodi’s original Mazda Miata nearly 30 years later.

• ''The former owner of an Iowa car dealership told FindJodi the car was sold to Jodi by one of his longtime salesmen, who is now deceased. He said the sale was a private, consignment-type transaction that did not involve the dealership. The former dealership owner (who did not want to be publicly identified since Jodi’s case is unsolved) said the car’s previous owner was a personal friend of the salesman. He estimated the car’s value at the time at $10,000.
• We also reached the son of that car salesman. He told FindJodi his late father was shocked when he heard about Jodi’s abduction, saying “I just sold her the car!” The son also told us his father helped Jodi’s now deceased mom with transactions involving the car which was eventually sold to a Minnesota car dealer.
• The original owner of the Mazda Miata told a CBS “48 Hours” crew that he met Jodi only once, to turn over the keys to the vehicle. We have tried unsuccessfully to reach him directly for this post.
• The son of another Mason City area car dealer remembers Jodi stopping by their business when she was shopping for a new car to replace her 1988 Honda CR-X.
• Jodi wrote about the Mazda Miata in several notes to friends and in her private journal. She never described it as a “gift”.
• On June 25th, just two days before she was abducted, Jodi wrote to a Minnesota friend, saying she’d recently bought a Mazda Miata, but had not transferred the title yet. Jodi mentioned that as she explained why she had been unable to drive up to Minnesota that weekend for a birthday party.
• On June 13th, just over a week after her 27th birthday, Jodi wrote in her private journal, “I bought a new Mazda Miata, simply love it.” ( That reference was part of her journal released publicly after a former Mason City police chief’s wife mailed a copy to the Globe Gazette newspaper. Our Episode 2 podcast has more on that unusual twist in the investigation.)

In our search for answers about the Mazda Miata, we also tracked down all of the people who have owned Jodi’s car over the past 25 years, since she disappeared.''

 

[Sweetluv]

IMO, if the abductor was someone Jodi knew, would they have to take her the way that they did...grabbing her in the early AM?
Why not just call her and ask to meet up?
If this person was in her inner circle, they were taking a big risk abducting her from her housing parking lot...where they could be identified. Back then, the phone book provided phone numbs and addresses.
Someone who was infatuated with her from TV? The Miata car transaction is an interesting angle as well.

 

[1NightWolf]

Does anyone know if Thomas Corscadden was involved how he would’ve known where Jodi lived?

I can’t think of anything unless someone told him? He went to Mason city about every other day and may have seen her walking to her car maybe. Possibly saw an attractive woman and wanted her not knowing it was Jodi?

 

[Ozoner]

Does anyone know if Thomas Corscadden was involved how he would’ve known where Jodi lived?

I can’t think of anything unless someone told him? He went to Mason city about every other day and may have seen her walking to her car maybe. Possibly saw an attractive woman and wanted her not knowing it was Jodi?

I don't think that the abductor spotted her for the first time that morning. Predators typically hunt in target-rich environments, and that parking lot was off the beaten path and pretty desolate that time of the morning. I think that whoever abducted Jodi was there specifically to snatch her.

 

[1NightWolf]

I don't think that the abductor spotted her for the first time that morning. Predators typically hunt in target-rich environments, and that parking lot was off the beaten path and pretty desolate that time of the morning. I think that whoever abducted Jodi was there specifically to snatch her.

If they knew her then why haven't they slipped up yet or anyone point them out that they are a little odd? Or could it be or likely is someone who is not a person of interest/suspect that knew her? And they are keeping themselves in the dark/out of the spotlight?

 

[Ozoner]

If they knew her then why haven't they slipped up yet or anyone point them out that they are a little odd? Or could it be or likely is someone who is not a person of interest/suspect that knew her? And they are keeping themselves in the dark/out of the spotlight?

I'm not sure what you mean by "knew her." I said that the perp targeted her. I believe that she had a stalker—probably someone who saw her on TV—whom she did not know personally.

 

[1NightWolf]

I'm not sure what you mean by "knew her." I said that the perp targeted her. I believe that she had a stalker—probably someone who saw her on TV—whom she did not know personally.

If they only saw her on TV then how did they know where she lived and targeted her? Or is that what a stalker does? "I want her, I'm going to find out where she lives"?.
Or could it have been someone who saw her on the streets and followed her like that guy in the black truck she reported months before?

 

[Ozoner]

[H]ow did they know where she lived and targeted her? Or is that what a stalker does? "I want her, I'm going to find out where she lives"?

That's precisely what a stalker does.