Found Deceased PA - Janet Walsh 70, last seen @church, missed date w/daughter, veh missing, Shaler Twp, 20 Jan 2020

[renaebri]

I apologize. I see now that my thought has already been brought up by multiple other individuals. I saw a thread where her license plate was caught on a reader on Mt Royal Road. Does anyone know which direction the car was traveling?

The police stated she was heading south towards home.
I feel like she must have take a different route when she left the next day.
Maybe the Conneaut Lake sighting could be credible, she probably would have traveled highway 8 and so avoided the intersection cameras in town?

JMO

I'm featuring Janet for the month of January on my site of people missing with vehicles and trying to spread awareness, she'll be missing 4 years soon.. if anyone wants to help share her case that would be great! Trying to focus on online communities for that area who might be able to search / know something.

 

[renaebri]

Another location was searched for her with sonar in September/October - Lake Arthur.

 

[VaYank5150]

I am confident she is in the water somewhere....there is just so much water around her location.

 

[PommyMommy]

Four years missing.

Where are you, Janet?

 

[SassySquatch]

Search efforts continue 4 years after Allegheny County woman disappears

Shaler Township police are again renewing a call for information on the whereabouts of a woman who’s been missing for four years.

www.wpxi.com

 

[tatertot]

News article: While training, the Murrysville Medic One dive team retrieved a sedan with human remains from the Allegheny River in Springdale Borough.

Human remains found inside car pulled from Allegheny River

Human remains were found inside a car in the Allegheny River in Springdale Borough, police said.

www.wpxi.com

Edit: WTAE has images of the sedan and although it's not far from where Janet went missing, the vehicle is definitely not a 2018 Chevy Trax.

Dive team says human remains found in car pulled from Allegheny River

Allegheny County police are investigating after human remains were found inside a car that was pulled out of the Allegheny River in Springdale Borough.

www.wtae.com

 

[Ann99]

This is a sad situation. My condolences to the families for their loved one not being found.

For what it’s worth, here is a map of the Allegheny River, depth and current, etc.
Is too small for me to make much of, it, but maybe someone can enlarge and comment on the general area of discussion. Parts are deep and a swift current depending upon time of year and rainfall/snow melt upstream.
I lived in the city of Pittsburgh for many years and it was frighteningly common for vehicles/ people to have gone into areas of the Three Rivers or near the Point where Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River, and never be seen or found.
Decades ago there was in incident where a barge hit a smaller pleasure craft, witnessed by a handful of people, a teacher on board, and not a trace of boat or body was ever found.

Allegheny River nautical chart and water depth map

Allegheny River nautical chart shows depths and hydrography on an interactive map. Explore depth map of , all important information

usa.fishermap.org

 

[cutter99]

When I got a message about this thread, I was so hoping Janet had been found. This is so sad!

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I would believe her family could recognize the car.
We shall see.

 

[tatertot]

In my extremely amateurish guessing, this car might be a 2005ish Mazda 3 sedan, though they probably had that styling for the surrounding years so the year isn't certain.

 

[CCJD]

In my extremely amateurish guessing, this car might be a 2005ish Mazda 3 sedan, though they probably had that styling for the surrounding years so the year isn't certain.

Car isn't right for Janet Walsh or Joann Angel. I'm thinking Bennie Lee (last seen in Homewood/Pgh) who was driving a 2004 gray Mazda 626. Had pics up last night comparing that type car with the one they pulled from the river. Could be him.

PA - PA - Bunnie Lee, 78, Pittsburgh, 13 Nov 2013

Bunnie Lee Bunnie Lee, 78, was last seen at his home in East Liberty on the evening of Nov. 13, 2013. Police say Lee suffers from dementia and may be confused or disoriented. According to police, he may be driving a 2004 gray Mazda 626 with Pennsylvania license plate DHA-6337 Height -...

www.websleuths.com

Missing Person / NamUs #MP23384

View NamUs missing person case MP23384 for Bunnie Lee missing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Date of last contact: Nov 13, 2013. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

 

[CCJD]

Car isn't right for Janet Walsh or Joann Angel. I'm thinking Bennie Lee (last seen in Homewood/Pgh) who was driving a 2004 gray Mazda 626.

Apologies to Mr Lee - It's Bunnie, not Bennie.

 

[CCJD]

The license plate on it matches the license plate on the car that belonged to Bunnie Lee, 78, who was last seen in November 2013

Car pulled from Allegheny River belonged to man who went missing in 2013, sources say

A car pulled from the Allegheny River on Sunday belonged to an East Liberty man who went missing over a decade ago, according to sources.

www.wpxi.com

 

[Caring1]

There were 2 vehicles in the water. Remains found inside one of the vehicles have been confirmed to belong to Janet Walsh.

July 22, 2024

Dive crews were able to determine that there were human remains inside the car, as well as another vehicle in the water, according to TribLive.

The remains were later identified as Janet Walsh, who was reported as missing back in 2020, according to WTAE. She was 70 at the time.

Human remains found in car pulled from Pa. river

Divers said that the vehicle was likely in the river for years due to the amount of mud, silt and algae on it.

www.pennlive.com

 

[Richrd]

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FOUND DECEASED

ABC News:

Family identifies human remains found in Allegheny River as woman missing since 2020

The vehicle involved in the incident was found in the water in Oakmont, Allegheny County, on Sunday evening.

www.wtae.com

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[Gameman]

Rest in Peace now, Janet. I'm glad her family has answers.

 

[VaYank5150]

WOW. SO glad this has been solved.

 

[cutter99]

I a so sorry for the loss of Janet, but so thankful her daughter finally has answers!

It sounds like this stretch of road must be dangerous.

 

[JurassicParker]

Chaos Divers posted a video of the search on YT. I follow them and they do good work. Really awesome set of people.

 

[CCJD]

Confirmation from the ME's Office: Remains found in vehicle pulled from Allegheny River identified as missing woman