NE NE - Jason Jolkowski, 19, Omaha, 13 June 2001 - #2

[DakotaMayi]

Thank you dotr. Much appreciated. Hopefully. Even if just a photo, it would open the case up.

The scant information about Sherman is listed here, it is a short list, hopefully more can be added one day soon.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?315624-Samuel-Sherman-19-last-seen-19-July-2001-Douglas-County-Omaha&p=12777549&highlight=Samuel+Sherman#post12777549
Samuel Sherman, 19,last seen 19 July 2001,Douglas County,Omaha

 

[Alleykins]

Thanks for the update & the link, picachu. I will listen when I have a chance. Just to touch upon a few things you mentioned - I'm glad they are aware of Sam Sherman's case. Hopefully we can find out more information about him and his case. A picture would be helpful if we can somehow find one, somewhere. This is the third and latest (but most likely not the last) case in which I've learned that sex offenders were in the area where a person went missing years after the disappearance. The other two cases involved children who went missing in the 70s. Nothing was ever mentioned about SO's in either case until decades later. Thanks again for the info.

 

[ekardh]

Surely some of the intrepid researchers out there should be able to track down Samuel Sherman? Try searching through yearbook records or something?

 

[ekardh]

What the hell happened to this guy?

 

[DakotaMayi]

Surely some of the intrepid researchers out there should be able to track down Samuel Sherman? Try searching through yearbook records or something?

A couple of WS'ers have come to mind...
There must be something out there about Samuel.

 

[ekardh]

This case gives me sleepless nights. I just can't get my head around it. At least with a lot of missing persons cases there are some possible scenarios (gang-related, abduction, runaway etc.), but with Jason there isn't the slightest clue as to what happened to him. I've long suspected someone at his workplace, what with the change to his schedule and the fact Jason was changing jobs the week after he disappeared. Did Jason find out about some illegal business going on? If he was starting a new job, they would no longer be able to control him, so they call him into work on the pretense of covering a shift, only to intercept him before he makes it to the school? But assuming that the workplace was indeed investigated thoroughly, that's a dead end. A Jeffery Dahmer type killer inviting Jason into his home and murdering him is another, and could tie into Samuel Sherman's disappearance also. If only we knew where Samuel Sherman's job interview was, that could blow things wide open and we'd be able to see any further overlap with Jason's case. Whatever happened, I think Jason must have met someone he knew and trusted.

 

[DakotaMayi]

This case gives me sleepless nights. I just can't get my head around it. At least with a lot of missing persons cases there are some possible scenarios (gang-related, abduction, runaway etc.), but with Jason there isn't the slightest clue as to what happened to him. I've long suspected someone at his workplace, what with the change to his schedule and the fact Jason was changing jobs the week after he disappeared. Did Jason find out about some illegal business going on? If he was starting a new job, they would no longer be able to control him, so they call him into work on the pretense of covering a shift, only to intercept him before he makes it to the school? But assuming that the workplace was indeed investigated thoroughly, that's a dead end. A Jeffery Dahmer type killer inviting Jason into his home and murdering him is another, and could tie into Samuel Sherman's disappearance also. If only we knew where Samuel Sherman's job interview was, that could blow things wide open and we'd be able to see any further overlap with Jason's case. Whatever happened, I think Jason must have met someone he knew and trusted.

BBM.

I agree. Jason's job situation seemed to be the only thing that was in the air at that moment. Seems to me to be the only thing to stand out as a potential.

Do we know why Jason was jumping ship? That's what I would like to know.

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

Since finding out about Samuel Sherman, I feel like these two cases are somehow connected.

 

[DakotaMayi]

Since finding out about Samuel Sherman, I feel like these two cases are somehow connected.

Me too. I am desperate for there to be more information on Samuel. Where are his family

ETA: Is Samuel on NAMUS?

 

[ekardh]

I agree. Jason's job situation seemed to be the only thing that was in the air at that moment. Seems to me to be the only thing to stand out as a potential.

It's natural to work a varied shift pattern at a restaurant but this was the only change to Jason's schedule. Who else knew he was leaving the house at that time? What are the odds that he'd run into a serial killer or a gang at 10am in a residential neighbourhood?

Also, he'd be more likely to hitch a ride from a work colleague than someone else who just happened to be driving by. Not ruling it out completely, just sayin'.

Do we know why Jason was jumping ship? That's what I would like to know.

Not sure of the why and wherefores, but wasn't his new job at a radio station?

 

[DakotaMayi]

It's natural to work a varied shift pattern at a restaurant but this was the only change to Jason's schedule. Who else knew he was leaving the house at that time? What are the odds that he'd run into a serial killer or a gang at 10am in a residential neighbourhood?

Exactly. It wasn't like it was the middle of the night.

Also, he'd be more likely to hitch a ride from a work colleague than someone else who just happened to be driving by. Not ruling it out completely, just sayin'.



Not sure of the why and wherefores, but wasn't his new job at a radio station?

Oh I'm not too sure. It's his current job I think holds the answers.

 

[Alleykins]

I'm fairly certain his boss & coworkers at his current job were cleared. They were quick to contact his mother and ask where he was, and they were interviewed a couple of times, irrc. I think his mother also addresses that in a recent podcast. The link is a few pages back if you want to listen to it.
I wouldn't rule out a patron who frequented the restaurant, someone whom Jason might have been familiar with, who might have been in the restaurant when he was called in and over heard him being called in, then beat the coworker to the pick up spot.
I don't see being called into work on short notice as a red flag in that industry.

 

[dotr]

It's natural to work a varied shift pattern at a restaurant but this was the only change to Jason's schedule. Who else knew he was leaving the house at that time? What are the odds that he'd run into a serial killer or a gang at 10am in a residential neighbourhood?

Also, he'd be more likely to hitch a ride from a work colleague than someone else who just happened to be driving by. Not ruling it out completely, just sayin'.



Not sure of the why and wherefores, but wasn't his new job at a radio station?

rbbm.
Coincidentally, Jesse Ross was also about to start a new job at a radio station when he went missing without a trace.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...s-20-Chicago-21-Nov-2006&highlight=jesse+ross

http://findjesseross.com/
Help Us Find Jesse Ross

1. 19 years old at time of disappearance
2. Was a sophomore at University of Missouri Kansas City
3. Just received a promotion from intern to paid radio personality on a popular Kansas City Morning Show

 

[DakotaMayi]

I'm fairly certain his boss & coworkers at his current job were cleared. They were quick to contact his mother and ask where he was, and they were interviewed a couple of times, irrc. I think his mother also addresses that in a recent podcast. The link is a few pages back if you want to listen to it.
I wouldn't rule out a patron who frequented the restaurant, someone whom Jason might have been familiar with, who might have been in the restaurant when he was called in and over heard him being called in, then beat the coworker to the pick up spot.
I don't see being called into work on short notice as a red flag in that industry.

Oh no your quite right, the shift changed seems okay.

But someone who knew about that shift changed must be something to do with it.

I just don't see this being a chance encounter.

Either way, it breaks my heart and I think of Kelly a lot.

 

[Alleykins]

rbbm.
Coincidentally, Jesse Ross was also about to start a new job at a radio station when he went missing without a trace.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...s-20-Chicago-21-Nov-2006&highlight=jesse+ross

http://findjesseross.com/
Help Us Find Jesse Ross

What a sad case, Dot!

 

[ekardh]

I'm fairly certain his boss & coworkers at his current job were cleared. They were quick to contact his mother and ask where he was, and they were interviewed a couple of times, irrc.

I'm sure plenty of guilty parties have been cleared during an initial investigation.

Also, when you say 'they' were quick to contact Jason's mother, I assume you're referring to the coworker sent to pick him up. That doesn't rule out someone else from the restaurant.

 

[Simply Caustic]

rbbm.
Coincidentally, Jesse Ross was also about to start a new job at a radio station when he went missing without a trace.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...s-20-Chicago-21-Nov-2006&highlight=jesse+ross

http://findjesseross.com/
Help Us Find Jesse Ross

Somewhat OT rant here, but as a Chicagoan, the Jesse Ross case haunts me. However, I can at least fathom what COULD have happened to him - chicago river, Lake Michigan, both within a relatively short distance from where he went missing (and cab rides are commonplace, downtown). Any monster who happened upon him could have shoved him in, and winter weather it notoriously brutal, here.

This was before my beloved city turned into a war zone with shootings hourly. I believe he was pushed into one of the bodies of water, or somehow disposed of, by a predator/murderer.

With Jason, I can't fathom WHAT happened. I've read of the theory that someone hit him accidentally with their car, panicked and threw him in the trunk to dispose of him elsewhere. I don't know how likely that is - I would hope such an awful secret would
Eat at the soul of whomever did it, and they'd have confessed by now.

The Samuel component is interesting - I wonder why no one seems to be looking for him (family or friends)?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Jennibee]

Call me jaded/cynical but when LE say they have 'cleared' someone, I don't put much weight on that. There have been plenty of cases where people cleared have ended up being guilty.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Alleykins]

You're absolutely right. There probably have been suspects who were cleared that shouldn't have.
However, I based my conclusion off of what Jason's mother, Kelly Murphy, stated in the recent podcast.
She said that everyone who had even the slightest little bit to do with Jason was definitely cleared, including the people at the restaurant.

 

[Vital Forces]

With Jason, I can't fathom WHAT happened. I've read of the theory that someone hit him accidentally with their car, panicked and threw him in the trunk to dispose of him elsewhere. I don't know how likely that is - I would hope such an awful secret would
Eat at the soul of whomever did it, and they'd have confessed by now.

That is a tempting theory, but if true it may be the only such case of its kind.