NE NE - Jason Jolkowski, 19, Omaha, 13 Jun 2001 - #3

[deadinthewater]

Welcome to the rabbit hole! We can only hope that whoever did it is given a stinging reminder of what they did 20 years ago, and the the guilt eats them up- even if it's not enough to confess.

Thank you.

I think as many theories as there are about what could have happened to Jason, the fact that the police waited 10 days to launch their search was so negligent. 10 days... All that time the killer had to destroy/hide evidence, clues, etc. The police would have had much more to go on if they had just acted right away. So frustrating and unacceptable.

 

[deadinthewater]

This may have already been discussed at length, but wasn't it strange that Jason's parents, after being notified of his disappearance, went to their younger son's baseball game that same day (I'm assuming it was later on, in the afternoon? Please correct me if I am wrong here). Weren't they concerned with Jason's whereabouts? He missed the rendezvous point at the school, he didn't show up for his shift, he wasn't answering his phone when they (presumably) called, none of his friends or family had heard from him... it sort of makes me think his family may have been accustomed to him going off and coming home at the end of the day? (ie. the long walks he went on, according to his dad). Like, was there an effort made to track him down/ start looking for him right away? Around the neighborhood/school? Instead they just went to a baseball game? I don't want to sound harsh or judgemental, maybe I am missing something.

 

[ekardh]

This may have already been discussed at length, but wasn't it strange that Jason's parents, after being notified of his disappearance, went to their younger son's baseball game that same day (I'm assuming it was later on, in the afternoon? Please correct me if I am wrong here). Weren't they concerned with Jason's whereabouts? He missed the rendezvous point at the school, he didn't show up for his shift, he wasn't answering his phone when they (presumably) called, none of his friends or family had heard from him... it sort of makes me think his family may have been accustomed to him going off and coming home at the end of the day? (ie. the long walks he went on, according to his dad). Like, was there an effort made to track him down/ start looking for him right away? Around the neighborhood/school? Instead they just went to a baseball game? I don't want to sound harsh or judgemental, maybe I am missing something.

I didn't know the detail about them watching Jason's brother play baseball. However, Jason was a 19 year-old man, strait-laced and no problems with criminality. They most likely assumed he changed his plans and didn't go to work. I think Jason's low-risk victim status meant it was no immediate cause for concern.

 

[Alleykins]

I didn't know the detail about them watching Jason's brother play baseball. However, Jason was a 19 year-old man, strait-laced and no problems with criminality. They most likely assumed he changed his plans and didn't go to work. I think Jason's low-risk victim status meant it was no immediate cause for concern.

I would agree, except on the Montel show they told him Jason was "very, very responsible". This leads me to believe they knew him being a no-show was way out of character for him. It should have raised a red flag, causing them enough concern that one of them could have gone to the ball game, and the other could have knocked on doors or drove/walked around the neighborhood. They both didn't need to go.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I would agree, except on the Montel show they told him Jason was "very, very responsible". This leads me to believe they knew him being a no-show was way out of character for him. It should have raised a red flag, causing them enough concern that one of them could have gone to the ball game, and the other could have knocked on doors or drove/walked around the neighborhood. They both didn't need to go.

If this is even what happened, I assume there was an element of denial, the kind that's normal and understandable. He was an adult, they assumed he would be back later that day and didn't see a need to start panicking, even if it was out-of-character behavior to miss work. IMO.

 

[Alleykins]

If this is even what happened, I assume there was an element of denial, the kind that's normal and understandable. He was an adult, they assumed he would be back later that day and didn't see a need to start panicking, even if it was out-of-character behavior to miss work. IMO.

Later that day? The baseball game was in the late afternoon, early evening, so that ship had already left the harbor by the time they got home from it.

 

[deadinthewater]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I just think had LE been proactive after the 24 hour "wait period" and adequately canvassed the area/route from JJ's house to the school, including and especially questioning neighbors, they would have found something to go on. A suspicious neighbor, an item belonging to Jason (his hat, maybe?). Or at least ruled out a theory? I just don't believe that Jason was involved in anything where the consequences of it led to his disappearance, especially while he's on his way to work at 10:45 on a weekday. Surely, it would have come up if investigators dug into his life, his phone and computer records, etc. and found something. Yet here we are 20 years later with no lead. Nothing.

I think it was a sick, opportunistic neighbor who lived alone, and he got away with it.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Later that day? The baseball game was in the late afternoon, early evening, so that ship had already left the harbor by the time they got home from it.

This isn't the timeline I'm finding, though, but I am not finding a timeline on a great source.
What is your source for what time his parents (not sibling but parents) found out he was missing and what time they reported it to LE? TIA.

 

[Alleykins]

This isn't the timeline I'm finding, though, but I am not finding a timeline on a great source.
What is your source for what time his parents (not sibling but parents) found out he was missing and what time they reported it to LE? TIA.

My sources would be various articles and podcasts I've read over the years, sorry I don't have links for each one, but most of them were links found here his thread, but here is a very early interview Jason's parents did in 2004, outlining day Jason went missing.

 

[JohHall1001]

Probably a long shot, but if Jason was murdered,has anyone ever considered the possibility of it being connected to the Branson Perry case? Both young men around the same age who disappeared in broad daylight in a short window of time, who have never had their bodies found. Skidmore Missouri is only 2 hours from Omaha, and Perry dissapeared only 2 months before Jason. The main suspect in the Perry case (Jack Wayne Rogers) supposedly had written on the computer about multiple men who he killed.

 

[dotr]

Probably a long shot, but if Jason was murdered,has anyone ever considered the possibility of it being connected to the Branson Perry case? Both young men around the same age who disappeared in broad daylight in a short window of time, who have never had their bodies found. Skidmore Missouri is only 2 hours from Omaha, and Perry dissapeared only 2 months before Jason. The main suspect in the Perry case (Jack Wayne Rogers) supposedly had written on the computer about multiple men who he killed.

Unfamiliar case until now, thanks- Ws thread..
MO - MO - Branson Perry, 20, Skidmore, 11 April 2001

 

[deadinthewater]

Does anyone know how long Jason's car had been in the shop for? Was he mostly getting around on foot in the meantime?

 

[Andreee]

Probably a long shot, but if Jason was murdered,has anyone ever considered the possibility of it being connected to the Branson Perry case? Both young men around the same age who disappeared in broad daylight in a short window of time, who have never had their bodies found. Skidmore Missouri is only 2 hours from Omaha, and Perry dissapeared only 2 months before Jason. The main suspect in the Perry case (Jack Wayne Rogers) supposedly had written on the computer about multiple men who he killed.

I think this has been discussed in this WS thread before, but I have seen it mentioned in regards to a possible connection to Jason before online somewhere. In my opinion, the perp in Jason's case lived in the area between his former high school and his home.

 

[studebkr]

Does anyone know how long Jason's car had been in the shop for? Was he mostly getting around on foot in the meantime?

We had had two major hailstorms that spring. The first one totally wrecked my Pathfinder, and I traded it in for a pickup. Then the second storm hit, and I got as much of the truck into the garage as I could, but made a second claim.

Jason had a Honda. The shops were backed up getting this work done. There were out of town bodywork shops setting up tents doing paintless dent removal. It was a couple week wait. I don't remember seeing his car back in the driveway for quite a long time, then it sat there in case he came back. I think he had been without it for over a week or more.

 

[deadinthewater]

Double post

 

[deadinthewater]

We had had two major hailstorms that spring. The first one totally wrecked my Pathfinder, and I traded it in for a pickup. Then the second storm hit, and I got as much of the truck into the garage as I could, but made a second claim.

Jason had a Honda. The shops were backed up getting this work done. There were out of town bodywork shops setting up tents doing paintless dent removal. It was a couple week wait. I don't remember seeing his car back in the driveway for quite a long time, then it sat there in case he came back. I think he had been without it for over a week or more.

Oh wow, thank you for the information! I had just read that his car had been in the shop for a week, as per his mom, and I thought that the length of time was a bit strange but this makes sense. Sorry about your pathfinder.

Does anyone know what his regular shift at the restaurant was? There doesn't seem to be a lot of information about the days leading up to JJ's disappearance. Was he mostly at home before his shifts? Did he go on walks in the morning/early afternoon?

 

[MatthewTyler]

Does anyone know what his regular shift at the restaurant was?

He usually started work at 5:30 pm. However, the day he vanished, he was called into work an earlier shift due to them being shortstaffed.

 

[Andreee]

He usually started work at 5:30 pm. However, the day he vanished, he was called into work an earlier shift due to them being shortstaffed.

It is odd how the one day he was called into work earlier, that that is the day he disappeared. I wonder if that has something to do with the timing of the perp who lived on his walking route. Perhaps they normally got home from work at the time Jason set off. JMO.

 

[MatthewTyler]

It is odd how the one day he was called into work earlier, that that is the day he disappeared. I wonder if that has something to do with the timing of the perp who lived on his walking route. Perhaps they normally got home from work at the time Jason set off. JMO.

But even still, it just seems so odd that in a split second, some neighbor would see him walking for the first time in awhile and then suddenly decide to lure him and kill him. Personally I still think that he was making a stop along the way. Could definitely have been someone right on the route, but I think it was slightly more premeditated than just seeing him walking and abducting him.

 

[Alleykins]

Does anyone have any links or screenshots to any old newspaper articles, reporting Jason's disappearance? The earlier the better.