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Jodi Huisentruit
Jodi Sue Huisentruit (/ˈhuːzɪnˌtruːt/; born June 5, 1968 – c. June 27, 1995) was an American television news anchor who worked for KIMT in Mason City, Iowa. In the early morning of June 27, 1995, a colleague called her at home when she failed to arrive for work. Huisentruit answered the call and said she had overslept and was on her way. Signs of a struggle outside her apartment near her car led investigators to believe she had been abducted. Despite extensive investigations, no definitive clues to her disappearance were found, and she was declared legally dead in 2001.
Jodi Sue Huisentruit was born on June 5, 1968, and raised in Long Prairie, Minnesota, the youngest daughter of Maurice Nicholas Huisentruit and Imogene L. "Jane" Huisentruit. She excelled at golf in high school and won the state Class A tournament along with her team in 1985 and 1986. After high school, Huisentruit enrolled at Moorhead State University and later transferred to St. Cloud State University, where she studied mass communications and speech communication, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1990. Her first job after graduation was as a flight attendant with Northwest Airlines.
Huisentruit began her broadcasting career with CBS affiliate KGAN[when?] in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as the station's Iowa City bureau chief, then returned to Minnesota for a job at ABC affiliate KSAX in Alexandria. Huisentruit later returned to Iowa for her position at small CBS affiliate KIMT in Mason City, with service reaching as far as Southeast Minnesota.
The day before her disappearance, Huisentruit participated in a golf tournament. According to Mason City resident John Vansice, she then went to his house to view a homemade videotape of a birthday celebration that he had arranged for her earlier that month.
At 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 1995, KIMT producer Amy Kuns noticed that Huisentruit had failed to report to work as scheduled and called her apartment. When Huisentruit answered the telephone, she explained that she had overslept and that she was preparing to leave for the station. However, by 6:00 a.m., Huisentruit had still not arrived, so Kuns filled in for her on the morning show Daybreak. At 7:13 a.m., KIMT staff called the Mason City police.
When police arrived at Huisentruit's apartment, they found a red Mazda Miata in the parking lot that she was planning on buying, as well as evidence that suggested a struggle had taken place near the car. Her personal items, including a bent car key and her red high heels, were strewn about the area, and police reported recovering an unidentified palm print from a pole nearby.
Investigators interviewed at least three neighbors at Huisentruit's apartment complex who said that they had heard screams around the time that she would have likely been leaving for work. In addition, a nearby neighbor reported seeing a white Ford Econoline idling in the parking lot at about the same time.
In September 1995, the Huisentruit family hired private investigators from McCarthy & Associates Investigative Services in Minneapolis, who in turn enlisted the assistance of Omaha private investigator Doug Jasa. McCarthy and Jasa appeared on several national television shows, including America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. In November 1995, they and members of Huisentruit's family traveled to Los Angeles to meet with three prominent psychics. This meeting was televised and served as the pilot for the Psychic Detectives television show. Although each show generated several leads, none resulted in concrete evidence nor identification of a suspect.
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Jodi Huisentruit
Jodi Sue Huisentruit (/ˈhuːzɪnˌtruːt/; born June 5, 1968 – c. June 27, 1995) was an American television news anchor who worked for KIMT in Mason City, Iowa. In the early morning of June 27, 1995, a colleague called her at home when she failed to arrive for work. Huisentruit answered the call and said she had overslept and was on her way. Signs of a struggle outside her apartment near her car led investigators to believe she had been abducted. Despite extensive investigations, no definitive clues to her disappearance were found, and she was declared legally dead in 2001.
Jodi Sue Huisentruit was born on June 5, 1968, and raised in Long Prairie, Minnesota, the youngest daughter of Maurice Nicholas Huisentruit and Imogene L. "Jane" Huisentruit. She excelled at golf in high school and won the state Class A tournament along with her team in 1985 and 1986. After high school, Huisentruit enrolled at Moorhead State University and later transferred to St. Cloud State University, where she studied mass communications and speech communication, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1990. Her first job after graduation was as a flight attendant with Northwest Airlines.
Huisentruit began her broadcasting career with CBS affiliate KGAN[when?] in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as the station's Iowa City bureau chief, then returned to Minnesota for a job at ABC affiliate KSAX in Alexandria. Huisentruit later returned to Iowa for her position at small CBS affiliate KIMT in Mason City, with service reaching as far as Southeast Minnesota.
The day before her disappearance, Huisentruit participated in a golf tournament. According to Mason City resident John Vansice, she then went to his house to view a homemade videotape of a birthday celebration that he had arranged for her earlier that month.
At 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 1995, KIMT producer Amy Kuns noticed that Huisentruit had failed to report to work as scheduled and called her apartment. When Huisentruit answered the telephone, she explained that she had overslept and that she was preparing to leave for the station. However, by 6:00 a.m., Huisentruit had still not arrived, so Kuns filled in for her on the morning show Daybreak. At 7:13 a.m., KIMT staff called the Mason City police.
When police arrived at Huisentruit's apartment, they found a red Mazda Miata in the parking lot that she was planning on buying, as well as evidence that suggested a struggle had taken place near the car. Her personal items, including a bent car key and her red high heels, were strewn about the area, and police reported recovering an unidentified palm print from a pole nearby.
Investigators interviewed at least three neighbors at Huisentruit's apartment complex who said that they had heard screams around the time that she would have likely been leaving for work. In addition, a nearby neighbor reported seeing a white Ford Econoline idling in the parking lot at about the same time.
In September 1995, the Huisentruit family hired private investigators from McCarthy & Associates Investigative Services in Minneapolis, who in turn enlisted the assistance of Omaha private investigator Doug Jasa. McCarthy and Jasa appeared on several national television shows, including America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. In November 1995, they and members of Huisentruit's family traveled to Los Angeles to meet with three prominent psychics. This meeting was televised and served as the pilot for the Psychic Detectives television show. Although each show generated several leads, none resulted in concrete evidence nor identification of a suspect.