ND ND - Jonett Wanner, 50, West Fargo, 11 Jul 2023

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  • #21
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www.valleynewslive.com

West Fargo Police continue search for woman missing since July ‘23

If you have any information on Wanner's whereabouts, contact the West Fargo Police Department.
www.valleynewslive.com www.valleynewslive.com

May 4, 2024

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - West Fargo Police continue to follow tips and any other information in their search for missing West Fargo resident, Jonett Wanner.

According to a Facebook post, as of Thursday, May 2, there were no new updates in the investigation.

https://www.facebook.com/WESTFARGOPOLICE/posts/pfbid02KH8FvB5i3WvsKMumxpgoFUNoFhqhP45mTbWRJGvYoCDiTjpsvqdZykYzRFQwUJyyl
 
  • #22
Such a strange case. I'm also interested as to whether the car was actually seen by an officer. If her car hasn't been seen since the day she went missing you have to assume the worst and that it's in a body of water somewhere.
 
  • #23
July 10, 2024 article

www.inforum.com

Dive team searches, but still no sign of missing West Fargo twin 1 year later

Jonett Wanner, then 50, was last heard from on July 11, 2023.
www.inforum.com www.inforum.com

[…]

In early June, the dive team searched Big Watab Lake, Big Fish Lake and a private pond in Stearns County, as well as Big Cormorant Lake in Becker County and Leaf Lake in Otter Tail County, where Wanner once had a lake home, Aberle said.

All searches came up empty.

[…]
 
  • #24
JUL 11, 2024
www.stcloudlive.com

Dive team searches Stearns County lakes, but no sign of woman missing for 1 year

Jonett Wanner, then 50, was last heard from on July 11, 2023. Last fall, a Stearns County deputy had "randomly run" a plate belonging to Wanner, but wasn't aware at the time that she was missing.
www.stcloudlive.com www.stcloudlive.com
[...]

Last fall, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office in St. Cloud said a deputy had "randomly run" a plate belonging to Wanner on Aug. 12, but they weren’t aware at the time that Wanner was missing.

The vehicle wasn’t stopped and the deputy who ran the plate didn’t recall what type of vehicle had the plates, the office said.

[...]

Wanner left her cellphone behind when she left home. Police at first couldn’t unlock the phone but were eventually able to get into it, said Joenell Bachman, Wanner's identical twin sister. Nothing was found in the phone to provide any clues.

[...]
 
  • #25
I am really confused about this plate reading done by a Stearn county police officer. If we have any law enforcement reading this thread, can you help clarify why this would be done? Obviously, if an officer had pulled the car over, then I can understand the plate being run. But I’m not following this information that we are being given. Is something being held back as to why this plate was “randomly” run?
 
  • #26
AmandaSkis said:
I am really confused about this plate reading done by a Stearn county police officer. If we have any law enforcement reading this thread, can you help clarify why this would be done? Obviously, if an officer had pulled the car over, then I can understand the plate being run. But I’m not following this information that we are being given. Is something being held back as to why this plate was “randomly” run?
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Sometimes a plate will be run if an officer comes across a vehicle that is in an unusual location such as being parked on the side of the road with no one around, etc. They will run the plate to see if there are any “wants” on it. If there are no flags, they will usually leave it unless it is obstructing traffic, etc. Sometimes they will swing by in a couple of days to see if it has been moved and if not, they may try to contact the owner and/or tow it. I don’t know for sure if this is what happened here, but one of the reasons I think this might be the case is because Stearns County indicated the vehicle “wasn't stopped”. This doesn’t mean it was not parked, but that it wasn’t pulled over by the officer who made the check. For safety, LEO’S will call in that they are stopping a vehicle and give a description of the vehicle, the number of occupants, and the reason, I.e. driving erratically, expired tag, etc. They then request dispatch to run the plate.

I am surprised that there was no flag on this vehicle to indicate it belonged to a missing person.
This is a very curious case. Leaving the cellphone behind often indicates a voluntary disappearance. One interesting bit is that she took her dog and the dog bed with her when she left. People are extremely attached to their pets. I think if she was contemplating self harm she would not have brought the dog and dog bed with her.
The plate was run weeks after she disappeared. It apparently moved after the Stearns County officer saw it, so who moved it? Had JW been wandering around in some type of disassociated state? Or was she the victim of foul play and someone else had been operating her vehicle? The other possibility is that someone found it abandoned, and helped themselves to it without encountering the victim.
Lots of questions on this one.
 
  • #27
www.solvethecase.org

MISSING - Jonett Wanner | Solve the Case

Jonett Wanner was last heard from July 11, 2023 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wanner has access to a grey 2017 Nissan Rogue with North Dakota license plate 261AZY. Wanner may be traveling with her dog.
www.solvethecase.org www.solvethecase.org
 
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Bumping for Jonett, still missing
 
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  • #31
Bumping for Jonett, so that she is not forgotten


www.solvethecase.org

MISSING - Jonett Wanner | Solve the Case

Jonett Wanner left work July 11, 2023, and was last seen at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wanner has access to a grey 2017 Nissan Rogue with North Dakota license plate 261AZY. Wanner may be traveling with her dog.
www.solvethecase.org www.solvethecase.org

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  • #32
www.solvethecase.org

MISSING - Jonett Wanner | Solve the Case

Jonett Wanner was last heard from July 11, 2023 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wanner has access to a grey 2017 Nissan Rogue with North Dakota license plate 261AZY. Wanner may be traveling with her dog.
www.solvethecase.org www.solvethecase.org
 
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July 11, 2025 article - indicates still missing

www.valleynewslive.com

Officials give details in local missing persons case

Officials say Jonett Wanner was first reported missing in July of 2023.
www.valleynewslive.com www.valleynewslive.com


[…]

Police also releasing in their update, no transactions have been made on any of Wanner’s credit cards or bank accounts. The Investigations Division continues to monitor law enforcement databases, resources, and additional tips on a routine basis.

[…]
 
  • #36
Glad to see LE is following up
 
  • #37

Details of Disappearance​

Wanner was last seen in West Fargo, North Dakota on July 11, 2023. She was working from home, and logged out of her remote workspace at 2:30 p.m. that day. She never logged back in to work the next day as expected, and has never been heard from again.

Wanner's dog, a Chihuahua/terrier mix named Scooby, disappeared with her, as did her purse and her vehicle, a gray 2017 Nissan Rogue with the North Dakota license plate number 261AZY. Photos of Scooby and the Nissan are posted with this case summary. Wanner left her cellular phone behind, and once police were unable to unlock it they found no evidence as to what might have happened to her.

On August 12, a month after Wanner's disappearance, her license plate number was randomly run through a law enforcement computer by a sheriff's deputy near St. Cloud, Minnesota. It wasn't stopped, as at the time the police didn't realize Wanner was missing, and the deputy who ran the plate number didn't recall what sort of vehicle it was attached to or any description of who was driving.

The circumstances of Wanner's disappearance are unclear.


West Fargo ND to St Cloud MN

 
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