MI MI - Glenna West, 34, PawPaw, 5 Dec 1977

[Diane Redfern]

 

[Diane Redfern]

Her ex-husband R.F.W. is deceased. He passed in 2006 in Arizona.

Is this him? I know he worked for public school systems.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/robert-west-obituary?id=26132469

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Decided to start digging into the Glenna case again. Found mention of her in alocal newspaper in a section posted October 14th in 1988. It was an Order of Publication and Notice of Hearing Final Account.

FILE NO. 88-33718-ES-M

I'm in the processing of requesting these records, though I'm unsure of how quickly I'll get them, being a holiday season.

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Decided to start digging into the Glenna case again. Found mention of her in alocal newspaper in a section posted October 14th in 1988. It was an Order of Publication and Notice of Hearing Final Account.

FILE NO. 88-33718-ES-M

I'm in the processing of requesting these records, though I'm unsure of how quickly I'll get them, being a holiday season.

Process*

It wouldn't let me edit my post for some reason.

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Is this him? I know he worked for public school systems.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/robert-west-obituary?id=26132469

Yes, that is the Robert West that was married to Glenna.

 

[Carrera6]

Any idea as to what kind of vehicle Glenna was driving at the time? This article says her vehicle was missing too.

Cold Case Benton Harbor: The Disappearance Of Glenna Jane West

The mysterious disappearance of the strikingly beautiful Glenna Jane West who was reported missing in December of 1977 after not being seen for a month.

wbckfm.com

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Any idea as to what kind of vehicle Glenna was driving at the time? This article says her vehicle was missing too.

Cold Case Benton Harbor: The Disappearance Of Glenna Jane West

The mysterious disappearance of the strikingly beautiful Glenna Jane West who was reported missing in December of 1977 after not being seen for a month.

wbckfm.com

So far no credible sources have listed a vehicle description.

 

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Two additional photos of Glenna have been added to her NamUs profile.

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Shot out a FOIA for a few documents that I found in Maricopa County Arizona. Here are a few of those documents. For now, I'm only posting the judge asking Robert questions during the divorce proceedings. I know that the court was only following protocol, but it still feels like a missed opportunity.

 

[renaebri]

I'm not sure if this is new but there's an FBI page for her with a vehicle description.
"It is possible she may have been driving a late sixties to early seventies model greenish brown, full-sized station wagon."

I just discovered this case through this post by a team that's apparently going to conduct a search on the St. Joseph River for her presumed vehicle.

 

[Soulmagent]

Kicking this thread back up, as I just moved to the area and find this case intriguing. I do have a few things that confuse me. Paw Paw is not in Berrien County, so was she last seen in Paw Paw, but resided in Berrien County? I'm also curious as to a car description, as there does not seem to be one.

I'll head up to the genealogy department at a few of the local libraries this week and see if I can find any news clippings on the case. I would think that even in 77, reporting someone missing after a month, was a big deal.

As a local, I would ask anyone related to the case shoot me a message, as I'm willing to conduct searches and spend time and resources on this case, so any access to information, without needing to look up every detail, would be highly appreciated.

And did they ever find it?

It was 1977 things were different, In 1988 my friends and I had started buying secret cars.
So it is possible she had a car that was "hers'' off the books.
We were actively hiding the cars ,I had almost forgot about this .
How old were we ? 12-15 . All 3 of us.

 

[Richard]

The FBI description of her car is rather vague, stating that: It is possible she may have been driving a late sixties to early seventies model greenish brown, full-sized station wagon. Here is a Ford station wagon which might fit that description.

 

[Soulmagent]

The FBI description of her car is rather vague, stating that: It is possible she may have been driving a late sixties to early seventies model greenish brown, full-sized station wagon. Here is a Ford station wagon which might fit that description.

So if the things were as awful in the rain an snow as a Grand Torino ..
Fords .
Pontiac however was doing great things . As was GM with suspension and performance .

I dont think Bob did it . Open to change my mind but ..first case impression. We know those can change rapidly .

 

[mlhenn]

Glenna Jane West – The Charley Project

Last updated July 22, 2025; two pictures and clothing/jewelry description added, details of disappearance updated.

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

The FBI description of her car is rather vague, stating that: It is possible she may have been driving a late sixties to early seventies model greenish brown, full-sized station wagon. Here is a Ford station wagon which might fit that description.

Local papers do not show any vehicles matching that description as having been sold via newspaper classifieds. However, there were complaints of shore erosion in the area that led to a makeshift attempt at a seawall that primarily consisted of vehicles to deter the erosion. Detective Moore has been made aware of this, but I'm unsure if it's been investigated. The majority of the seawall building was a few years before she went missing, but it never hurts to check. That being said, I don't know how easy that would be to check.


I'm glad to see that this post is still getting regular bumps and updates

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

So if the things were as awful in the rain an snow as a Grand Torino ..
Fords .
Pontiac however was doing great things . As was GM with suspension and performance .

I dont think Bob did it . Open to change my mind but ..first case impression. We know those can change rapidly .

I haven't personally seen them, as the cost for the aerial photographs were more than I was willing to pay, but I do know that LE has considered the possibility that her vehicle may have, either intentionally, or unintentionally, found it's way into the river.

I haven't spoken with the detective in roughly 5 months, so I don't know, nor do I think he would say, if that lead ended up resulting in anything.

 

[MichiganTrueCrimer]

Update via Facebook posted on June 23rd of 2025