One of the key, and most mystifying, new pieces of information revealed in the recent statement from John Vansice, a person of interest in Jodi Huisentruit’s 1995 abduction, is the fact he was subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 2, 2017. That subpoena ordered Vansice to provide sets of his finger and palm prints although he said he’d already done that in the earlier stages of the investigation into the Mason City anchorwoman’s disappearance.
Steve Ridge, a prominent media consulting executive and native Iowan, recently persuaded John Vansice to do several in-depth interviews about Jodi Huisentruit.
Several million viewers watched the recent '48 Hours' special that focused on Jodi Huisentruit, prompting dozens of tips to the Mason City Police Department and to FindJodi.com. Along with the special, Jodi's case has recently seen some good coverage online and on-air.
The recent 48 Hours special focused on Jodi Huisentruit focused on two possible persons of interests: John Vansice and Tony Jackson. There’s been no sign of Jodi for more than 23 years since she was abducted from her Mason City, Iowa, apartment parking lot. She was running late to anchor the morning news at KIMT TV when someone grabbed her from behind at about 4:30 a.m. as she attempted to get into her Mazda Miata. I’m frequently asked which man I think was most likely to have abducted Jodi. My answer remains the same: Both men clearly needed to be investigated, but it could turn out to be none of the above.
Jodi Huisentruit’s sister, JoAnn Nathe, and along with several of Jodi’s friends and former coworkers at KIMT-TV, were among the people interviewed for the 48 Hours show, “FindJodi.” The episode aired Saturday night on CBS. Jodi’s family released this statement Sunday night about the show, appealing for help to bring Jodi home.
As expected, a Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, judge has sealed a search warrant in the Jodi Huisentruit investigation for another year. In March, the FindJodi.com team first revealed the existence of the March 2017 warrant seeking GPS data on two vehicles connected to a friend of Jodi’s, John Vansice.
On this 23rd anniversary of Jodi Huisentruit's abduction, four billboards in Mason City are powerful reminders another year has gone by and Jodi is still missing.
FindJodi.com, Inc. is putting up 4 billboards in and around Mason City to drive awareness of Jodi's case and track down more leads. We will host a special event on June 5th (Jodi's 50th birthday) near one of the billboards to discuss her case and mark another anniversary of Jodi's disappearance. Read more on FindJodi.com.
After several decades searching for a serial killer and rapist, Sacramento, California, law enforcement officials today announced a DNA match had led them to a 72-year-old man who only became a suspect less than a week ago. Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested in a quiet Sacramento-area neighborhood where he'd lived for more than 30 years. Our FindJodi.com team will continue to closely watch this case, wondering if a similar break might lead to finding Jodi Huisentruit's abductor -- perhaps not far from where she disappeared in Mason City, Iowa, and perhaps involving someone like a Joseph DeAngelo who hadn't even been on investigators' radar in the past.
Our most recent post, revealing Mason City police executed a search warrant, one year ago today, seeking GPS data for two vehicles connected to John Vansice, struck a big chord. We were not surprised. Vansice was a friend of Jodi’s who claimed to be the last person to see her alive. He was interviewed by police early on in the investigation, denied he had anything to do with her disappearance and told reporters back in 1995 that he passed a lie detector test.
