OR OR - Stephanie Warner, 43, Ruch, 4 July 2013 - #3

[Sleuth2010]

Hope and Justice take a lot of hard work.
Sissy loves you for what you are doing. You are not alone. Love always wins

 

[Dicentra]

Hope and Justice take a lot of hard work.
Sissy loves you for what you are doing. You are not alone. Love always wins

Thank you so much

 

[Sleuth2010]

Hearts and Souls for Justice
Justice for our murdered !!!
Pulling for law enforcement and the District Attorney!

 

[Lilibet]

The hair and apparent tissue discovered about 2.5 miles from Stephanie’s home in May were sent to the Oregon State Police Forensics Lab. There are five lab locations in Oregon, including one in Central Point near Medford (close to Ruch), but the only one doing DNA analysis is in Portland. We know that can take some time, and of course DNA from a family member of Stephanie’s is needed for comparison. NamUs used to indicate whether DNA and dental info was available, but I don’t see that option now, so we don’t know if Stephanie‘s family has submitted DNA. This is always recommended in missing person cases as it speeds up the identification process.

Oregon State Police : Laboratory Locations : Forensic Services Division : State of Oregon

Crime Labs

www.oregon.gov

Missing Person / NamUs #MP21345

View NamUs missing person case MP21345 for Stephanie Anne Warner missing from Ashland, Oregon. Date of last contact: Jul 04, 2013. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

JMO

 

[Sleuth2010]

Could you please let us know if DNA samples were submitted by family ?

Thank you so much

 

[Lilibet]

Could you please let us know if DNA samples were submitted by family ?

Thanks @Sleuth2010. I hadn’t thought about asking @Dicentra about the DNA from Stephanie’s family. Hopefully she knows if they did submit it. Either way, I guess we have to be patient for awhile longer.

 

[Red Clover]

Thanks @Sleuth2010. I hadn’t thought about asking @Dicentra about the DNA from Stephanie’s family. Hopefully she knows if they did submit it. Either way, I guess we have to be patient for awhile longer.

I just checked and don't see anything new. It would seem like they would have some kind of dna ID by now, it's been 6 months.

 

[Lilibet]

I just checked and don't see anything new. It would seem like they would have some kind of dna ID by now, it's been 6 months.

I can only hope that LE is tying up all the loose ends in this case so that an arrest and ID of Stephanie can happen simultaneously. There may be other DNA at the scene that would make the case a slam dunk. Hope springs eternal.

 

[Red Clover]

I'm not sure if this particular 5/3/2023 article from Rogue Valley Times has been posted but it has more details than most

On July 10, 2013, seven searchers using trained scent hounds and cadaver dogs searched the area near her home, according to news reports at the time. On July 11, 2013, another group of 16 searchers performed a grid search in different locations in the Applegate valley. A third search of the area was conducted with the help of a helicopter. All three turned up no signs of Warner.

Following this week's discovery, detectives are conducting a new search with search-and-rescue personnel in the area of China Gulch Road near Warner’s home, according to the sheriff's office.

Human remains discovery heats up Stephanie Anne Warner cold case - rv-times

Hair and human tissue found by a mushroom hunter in the Applegate have provided a fresh break into the disappearance of Stephanie Anne Warner, an Applegate woman who vanished 10 years ago in a case that has baffled law enforcement. The discovery Monday afternoon was reported to the Jackson...

www.rv-times.com

 

[Caring1]

With 39 ‘reported’ missing persons from Jackson county, the recent remains found could belong to anyone but the first two MP in this area that came to mind were Stephanie and Fauna Frey. There is no word on whether they are male or female as there is an active investigation and very few details have been released.

They were found near Applegate about 15 miles west of Jacksonville.

April 18, 2024

Jackson County Sheriff's Office detectives investigate the scene where skeletal remains were discovered in a remote area of Jackson County, Ore. on April 14. (Jackson County Sheriffs' Office)

Skeletal remains found in Southern Oregon woods; death ruled suspicious

Detectives with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a suspicious death after skeletal remains were discovered in a remote, wooded area of Southern Oregon on April 14.

www.koin.com

 

[Bree1950]

I live in Jackson County Oregon and I immediately thought of Stephanie Warner due to the area these remains are located. As much as I want the family to find her, I still hope at the same time it’s not her. I keep hoping maybe she is still alive and being held somewhere.

 

[Lilibet]

This confuses me…

Police continue work to identify remains found outside Jacksonville - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Police are still working to identify the human remains found in the Applegate area. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says the remains were found outside rural Jacksonville on Sunday. Investigators don’t want to reveal the exact location where they were found due to the...

kobi5.com

A year ago, human remains were also found in the Applegate area.

At the time, investigators believed the remains might have belonged to 43-year-old Ruch woman Stephanie Anne Warner, who has now been missing for nearly 11 years. That body was eventually linked to an unrelated missing person investigation out of Ashland.

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Post 877 talks about remains found near Ashland belonging to an Ashland woman in April 2023. At the time we thought they might belong to Stephanie, but they weren’t.

The remains found on China Gulch Rd near Stephanie’s in May last year have never been identified to my knowledge. They are the only remains found in the Applegate area until this past Sunday. I think the reporter got it wrong.

 

[Sleuth2010]

Oregon State Police : Missing Persons : Missing Persons : State of Oregon

missing people

www.oregon.gov

State of Oregon Statistics

 

[Lilibet]

Oregon State Police : Missing Persons : Missing Persons : State of Oregon

missing people

www.oregon.gov

State of Oregon Statistics

I’m wondering why Stephanie isn’t on this list, nor is she on the cold case missing list for Jackson County.

Oregon State Police : Missing Persons : Missing Persons : State of Oregon

missing people

www.oregon.gov

Oregon State Police : Clearinghouse Functions : Missing Persons : State of Oregon

missing list

www.oregon.gov

• How do people get added to this list?
  • The missing person must be reported to a law enforcement agency and the law enforcement agency will enter that person into the LEDS/NCIC database as a missing person.

Jackson County, Oregon - Official Government Website

www.jacksoncountyor.gov

 

[Lilibet]

I try to mark the anniversary of Stephanie’s disappearance each year, but I’m afraid I spaced out this year. I don’t like to make excuses, but I think a hip replacement might explain my lapse. I’ve been a little preoccupied.

Stephanie has been missing for eleven years as of July 4, 2024. As always, I hope this is the year she is found and I know everyone here shares that hope. And above all, we want to make sure that her family, friends and murderers know that Stephanie has not been forgotten!

 

[Caring1]

12 years tomorrow and still nothing.

July 3, 2025

Development in cold case turns "disappointing" for JaCo. investigators - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

RUCH, Ore. – Friday marks 12 years since the disappearance of a Ruch woman after Ashland’s 4th of July parade. Police have been unable to find her or charge anyone in her disappearance. Stephanie Anne Warner was 43 years old when she went missing. Investigators said a lack of leads and evidence...

kobi5.com

 

[Lilibet]

12 years tomorrow and still nothing.

July 3, 2025

Development in cold case turns "disappointing" for JaCo. investigators - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

RUCH, Ore. – Friday marks 12 years since the disappearance of a Ruch woman after Ashland’s 4th of July parade. Police have been unable to find her or charge anyone in her disappearance. Stephanie Anne Warner was 43 years old when she went missing. Investigators said a lack of leads and evidence...

kobi5.com

Thank you for posting this article. I had always wondered what happened to the tip in 2023. Now we know…

In 2023, investigators thought they got that big break. A mushroom hunter stumbled on what was believed to be human hair and tissue near Warner’s home in Ruch. “It was confirmed to not be human hair,” Lieutenant Ainsworth told NBC5 News. “Which was very, very disappointing.”

Also, Lennie Ames did live in Georgia when he left Oregon, but he has lived in the Houston, Texas area with his son for several years.
ETA: I just did a search and can’t find a current location for either Ames or his son Jared Fournier.

As Lt. Ainsworth said:
“To solve it, it’s going to take somebody coming out who knows something, or somebody coming across human remains,” said Lieutenant Ainsworth.

 

[dotr]

Added: 05/19/2025; Last Updated: 05/19/2025 By: cj

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5163DFOR

5163DFOR - Stephanie Anne Warner​

Photos of Stephanie; Stephanie's tattoos
Name: Stephanie Anne Warner
Nickname/Alias: Steph
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: July 04, 2013
Location Last Seen: Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon\
Physical Description
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 43 yrs old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" - 5'3"
Weight: 115lbs - 135lbs
Hair Color: Red/auburn - long, wavy
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced left and right ear, nose and abdomen. Faded scar on chin, red birth mark on middle of back. Multiple tattoos (pictured) including a colourful bird on her left thigh, a woman on her right thigh, a mermaid type figure on the left side of her chest, and an owl and cherry blossoms on her right ankle

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Pink colored sleeveless blouse/tank top, black jeans
Jewelry: Necklace: black 27inch leather like cord with cross made of nails and wire 1 inches X 1.5 inches with bronze colored wire holding nails together
Additional Personal Items: Sometimes wears eyeglasses, black lace up boots

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Stephanie was last seen at the 4th of July parade in Ashland, OR on July 4th 2013.

 

[Lilibet]

Anyone who knows something about Stephanie’s murder needs to know that she has not been forgotten. It’s past time to tell what you know and give Stephanie’s family and friends that information. If the roles were reversed, isn’t that what you’d want? Do the right thing. Please! Twelve years is too long.

 

[Sleuth2010]

Thank you for posting this article. I had always wondered what happened to the tip in 2023. Now we know…

In 2023, investigators thought they got that big break. A mushroom hunter stumbled on what was believed to be human hair and tissue near Warner’s home in Ruch. “It was confirmed to not be human hair,” Lieutenant Ainsworth told NBC5 News. “Which was very, very disappointing.”

Also, Lennie Ames did live in Georgia when he left Oregon, but he has lived in the Houston, Texas area with his son for several years.
ETA: I just did a search and can’t find a current location for either Ames or his son Jared Fournier.

As Lt. Ainsworth said:
“To solve it, it’s going to take somebody coming out who knows something, or somebody coming across human remains,” said Lieutenant Ainsworth.

Was Ames ever named as the culprit?
Does anyone know if the cold-case experts in Roseburg were brought in??

Many of these horrible cases are now being solved!

Much love and heartprints to those grieving. She was an amazing woman who deserves justice.

Prosecute. Use the circumstantial and Prosecute

jmo moo