Juliana Mae Schubert,1989 from Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington.

[spartanx]

Juliana Mae Schubert​

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Juliana, circa 1989; David Schubert, circa 2001

• Missing Since06/30/1989
• Missing FromArlington, Washington
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• SexFemale
• RaceWhite
• Date of Birth04/13/1959 (64)
• Age30 years old
• Height and Weight5'3, 120 pounds
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Juliana's maiden name is Vanderlaan.

Details of Disappearance​

Juliana was last seen at her residence in Arlington, Washington on June 30, 1989. She left all of her personal belongings behind at her family's rural estate, including her vehicle, when she disappeared. She has never been seen or heard from again.

Juliana was married to David Charles Schubert in 1989, but divorce proceedings were nearly complete at the time of her disappearance. David has been the prime suspect in Juliana's disappearance since 1989. His photo is posted with this case summary.

Juliana's relatives won $1.7 million a cash settlement against David for their two children in 1998, when a civil trial jury found that he was responsible for his wife's wrongful death. The Schuberts' sons publicly supported their father. They told investigators that Juliana departed from their residence with an unidentified blonde woman driving a red vehicle.

David was charged with second-degree murder in Juliana's disappearance in 1994, but the charge was dismissed and he was freed when a key prosecution witness, a police detective who investigated the case, was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to testify. The witness died in 1995.

David was charged with first-degree murder in Juliana's case in October 2001. Authorities said that he spoke to at least one witness while divorce proceedings were underway and mentioned that he wanted to kill Juliana to find "peace" for himself. Investigators have always believed he hid his wife's remains at an undetermined location.

David stated that Juliana called him from Colorado several days after her 1989 disappearance. He claims she wanted time to herself and simply never returned to Washington. He also said that Juliana traveled to the Pacific coast and visited the eastern United States after 1989. Her family said that she would never have abandoned her children by her own decision.

David's initial trial ended when the jury deadlocked on a verdict in December 2001. He faced a new trial in September 2002.

The prosecution told the jury that Juliana wanted to retain full custody of their children. The couple's assets were valued at more than $700,000 in 1989. The prosecution contended that a judge may have awarded Juliana custody of the children and the majority of their financial holdings. A local attorney testified that she asked him for information regarding divorce proceedings and said that Juliana was concerned about retaining custody of their sons.

Nickolas, one of the couple's children, died inside his dormitory room at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California in December 2001, while the jury was deliberating the verdict at David's trial. He did not leave a suicide note and there was no indication of foul play at the scene

His father claimed that Nickolas's death was related to stress stemming from the ongoing legal proceedings. Authorities announced that they believed David coerced his sons into testifying about Juliana's supposed departure from their home in 1989.

David was convicted of second-degree murder in his wife's case in mid-September 2002. He appealed his conviction, but the appeal was denied.

Juliana's remains have never been located.

 

[spartanx]

In this case there is not much to deduce... it was clearly the husband and he did not leave any clue or trace... the divorce process for the husband was only a procedure because his plan was to make her disappear... because she simply does not go away one of the two and let each other live in peace, they can meet other people, friends, etc...
The worst of all in this case is that the children ended up with the entire burden of this case because of the father who forced them to testify falsely against their mother... the eldest son died under these circumstances... beautiful young woman with a mindless grandfather...
either way
rest in peace

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Juliana Mae Schubert – The Charley Project

 

[missesmysteries]

I went to school with the Schubert boys and David would come to the school and pick up the kids and chit chat with my mom (when she picked me up), our teacher and us kids. I never got a sense of evil from him, however I know that doesn’t mean much considering my own dna donor is abusive and pure evil.

I think about this case all the time. The boys were the sweetest kids. I was in the same grade as the oldest son and he was just a quiet, shy and polite boy. He usually always had a grin on his face but I had no idea the turmoil behind that smile. I’m sure this had such an impact on their lives because they were so young. And poor Nick the whole situation broke my heart.