Janice Hannigan was admitted to the hospital on December 21st to treat bruising on her head and chest. Three days later, December 24th, 1971, Janice Hannigan was released from the hospital near Wapato, WA, and was never seen again. This 16 year old girl was a member of the Yakama Nation and lived on the Yakama Indian Reservation. Her family has sought answers and to bring her home for over 50 years! Please watch the video below to learn all about Janice’s case and find out how you can help.
To Report a Tip:
- Yakima County Sheriff’s Office at 509-574-2500. Case number 17C00300
- Tips can be submitted online at http://www.crimestoppersyakco.org
- The FBI has jurisdiction to investigate all serious crimes involving Native Americans on tribal lands. Call the FBI at 206-622-0460 or submit tips online at https://tips.fbi.gov.
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Official Websites:
- https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/30849/details
- https://charleyproject.org/case/janice-marie-hannigan
Additional Sources:
- https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/niece-of-yakama-woman-who-disappeared-50-years-ago-continues-search-for-answers/article_8d4e340f-d19a-598f-9ec5-a820d261b91f.html?
- https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/47-years-zero-answers-16-year-old-janice-hannigan-of-toppenish-disappeared-after-christmas-eve/article_320dd326-da70-11e8-b3d5-cf9009f8677d.html
- https://soapboxie.com/government/Missing-Janice-Marie-Hannigan
- https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/as-coroner-pursues-other-ways-to-identify-remains-found-on-river-island-families-hope-their/article_bb68cf14-4ca1-54d2-bd26-2c6d4150b24a.html
- https://whereaboutsstillunknown.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/janice-hannigan/
- http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2018/11/janice-hannigan-missing-from-washington.html
- https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/first-steps-taken-to-count-missing-murdered-yakama-women-and-girls/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/htvnv6/extensive_write_up_on_missing_and_murdered/
- https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-janice-hannigan-15-wapato-24-dec-1971.358401/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a5btut/missing_in_washington_janice_marie_hannigan/
- https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/family-friends-mourn-wapato-woman-who-long-sought-answers-in-sisters-1971-disappearance/article_7a648778-0a0e-11e9-9356-7b24e7304735.html
- https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/cold-cases-heating-up-again-as-yakima-county-sheriff-plans-task-force/article_0764b98a-1c76-11e9-a54a-175606e73cb4.html
Podcasts:
- The SLAIN Project – Ep 8: 15 MMIWG cases of the 1970’s + Jane Doe – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMHBHXPIN0
- https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/missing-in-the-pnw/janice-marie-hannigan-gfDbLZO1Sjn/
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