WI Wi - Jody Lynn Newberry, 54, Ashland County, 24 May 2018

[Akweks]

I’m looking forward to reading your work. I feel this case is solvable.

 

[crhedBngr]

Hello all. I’ve been away for some time but working on this unsolved case now.

Robert M. Dudley, Author

I, too, look forward to reading your work.

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Jody was added to Naums
NamUs Case Created March 18, 2021

I've only looked at this case for a few hours, but it's a good one. Her sister is still fighting, hard, for answers.

I agree with others here, this is solvable.

 

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Doe, #3067 - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

namus for these two respective cases:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

This is my best match in terms of UP's.

 

[Teamir]

Editing this post - her family is aware of this possible, but no update on identity. Does Namus have Jody ruled out for this one by chance?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This UI was found in Oct of 2022, and was there 2-15 years estimated.
Near Florence WI. It’s about 2 hours from Bessemer, MI

 

[feels_close_to_home]

Editing this post - her family is aware of this possible, but no update on identity. Does Namus have Jody ruled out for this one by chance?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This UI was found in Oct of 2022, and was there 2-15 years estimated.
Near Florence WI. It’s about 2 hours from Bessemer, MI

checking my photos of jody to see if i see these earrings anywhere.

edit: ah yeah, i remember this. i have no shots of her ears with earrings, was my problem with the cincinnati UP as well. This one sounds possible though. I wish namus had news article links.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Jody Lynn Newberry – The Charley Project

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Newberry, circa 2018

• Missing Since 05/27/2018
• Missing From Mellen, Wisconsin
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/23/1963 (60)
• Age 54 years old
• Height and Weight 5'3, 130 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A hooded sweatshirt and long pants.
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• Medical Conditions Newberry has some unspecified mental health issues.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Newberry usually wears wire-wrimmed eyeglasses. She has a skin tag on her nose, and several missing teeth.

Details of Disappearance​

Newberry was last seen at the Mellen Jam music festival on Gilgen Road in Mellen, Wisconsin on May 27, 2018. She went there with a male companion, who said they were camping together and were walking out from the remote campsite, with her trailing behind him, when she suddenly disappeared.

She was seen going down to a creek that evening. She never returned and has never been heard from again, and extensive searches turned up no indication of her whereabouts.

There has been no activity on Newberry's cellular phone, credit cards or social media accounts since she went missing. It's uncharacteristic of her to be out of touch with her family. Her sisted stated the man she was with changed his story several times after her disappearance.

Newberry has five children. The circumstances of her disappearance are unclear.

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated September 23, 2022; casefile added.

 

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Had a naggin in the back of my head. Think it's here. There's so much more here, I think this is going to be my starting point. I'm going to compile for this one, i already have some stuff, but i might reach out to the sister again.


This is a case on the level that "Payne Lindsey" from "Up and Vanished", a "true crime podcast" that looks into "cold cases" of "missing persons". They have looked into the cases of "Tara Grinstead", "Kristal Resinger", "Ashley Loring HeavyRunner", and currently "Florence Okpealuk". I think this team could do some serious good.

 

[Teamir]

Editing this post - her family is aware of this possible, but no update on identity. Does Namus have Jody ruled out for this one by chance?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This UI was found in Oct of 2022, and was there 2-15 years estimated.
Near Florence WI. It’s about 2 hours from Bessemer, MI

How can we find out if Jody has (or has not) been ruled out for this UID?

 

[Keiri]

She is not listed as excluded.

 

[Keiri]

Jody’s family or insiders: 1) should we be looking into the companion who went with her? If so, we need a name. And 2) did you guys ever get a search party to search around the Mellen fest grounds? I know you said the sheriff wasn’t much help. But there’s some organizations that spearhead that kind of thing.

 

[Keiri]

I'm putting together maps for hunters, to show them where missing people's remains or items might be while they are hunting there anyway. Looks like the Mellen Jam is held at 70511 Gilgen Rd, Mellen (Or High Bridge) Wisconsin. It's not clear who owns it. If anyone can tell if this is private or public property, I'd like to foreworn the hunters.

 

[Tametn]

Hi,
I have the app on X hunt. This is what my records show for the address you gave. Private property belonging to Cory W. Stowe...how updatd this is, I'm not positive.

 

[Keiri]

Wow great app! Thanks for telling me about this.

 

[Tametn]

No problem. I got it for when I hunt. And now I had found out about this site from watching a missing person's case that was actually a murder on Netflix and I thought I'd check out the site they mentioned. Here I am trying to help in anyway I can.

 

[Teamir]

How can we find out if Jody has (or has not) been ruled out for this UID?

Submitted to DCI

 

[Keiri]

So far the only exclusion for Jody is The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Her family is pretty convinced she’s deceased, after reading the missing fb page for her.

I looked at the fb page you referenced, @doodles1211 - I also found a curious post I forwarded to the sheriff. I can’t link it for obvious reasons, but if you go look again, he has a photo of a location and there’s comments on it.

 

[Keiri]

I forwarded the picture and comments I found I mentioned above to the sheriff and was told he received them. Now we wait and see.

 

[Keiri]

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access

wcca.wicourts.gov

Little bit of a criminal history here, but her companion to the concert was the sketchier thing. This was also in 2011 and she went missing in 2018. I don't know if she still used.

 

[Keiri]

Wisconsin’s missing persons rate among lowest in U.S., but families still need answers

“Jody Newberry was last seen at the Mellen Jam music festival in Mellen, Wisconsin. She was reported missing by her sister on May 28, 2018, after failing to return home. She had traveled to the festival with a male friend. The two reportedly became separated around noon on May 26. The last confirmed sighting of Jody was the evening of May 27th, near a creek on private property adjacent to dense forest and rugged terrain—an area that has been searched multiple times”

The main point of the article is devastatingly wrong, and I have emailed the author about it. They massively understate the amount of missing Wisconsin has at 194. We have 475 open missing people cases in Milwaukee -alone-. There's no law saying officers need to report missings to NamUs and they actively, and intentionally, do not.