Missing Woman: Jessica Foster--NV--04/09/2006

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/08/05/4395398-sun.html

Gals told 'don't go' to work in Vegas
Alberta woman's disappearance now looks like case of human trafficking

By GLENN KAUTH, SUN MEDIA
8/5/07

Carol-Lynn Strachan shudders whenever she hears of Edmonton prostitutes going to work in Las Vegas.

"I tell them don't go, and find out who you're working for," said Strachan, a local sex-trade advocate.

Strachan's concern is the rise in human-trafficking cases in the Las Vegas sex trade.

Just recently, authorities there revealed they believe Jessie Foster, an Alberta woman missing since March 2006, is the victim of a possible trafficking ring.

[Kelly]

Project Jason's Voices for the Missing: Audio Interviews presents an interview with Glendene Grant, Jessica's mother.

She won't be stopped in the quest to find her missing daughter, despite the frightening theory about her disappearance.

Part 1: http://www.projectjason.org/audio/JessicaFosterPart1.mp3
Part 2: http://www.projectjason.org/audio/JessicaFosterPart2.mp3

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/11/11/4648414.html

Social networking sites used for human-trafficking
Hundreds of Albertans get targeted each year

By ANDREW HANON, SUN MEDIA
11/11/07

City cops are investigating two suspected human-trafficking rings believed to be part of an international network that enslaves hundreds of young Albertans each year, many of whom are forced into the sex trade in Las Vegas.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Galvin, head of the Edmonton police organized crime and gang units, said because the investigations are still underway, he wouldnt give specific details.

He said that while human-trafficking criminal enterprises have operated in Western Canada for at least 20 years  and for decades longer in central Canada  theyre more sophisticated than ever before.

They do most of their recruiting on social networking websites like Facebook and MySpace, choosing nave or vulnerable victims for grooming? who are right around 18 years old in order to avoid detection by authorities looking for predators after underage kids.

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/news/12287736.html

Monday, 12/10/2007 1:47 am

Supporting search for Jessie

By Cassidy Olivier

David Miller knows how good it feels when the community shows its support for a worthy cause.

That is why the owner of MD Auto Detailing decided to help out Glendene Grant, one of his longtime friends, by organizing a fundraiser in support of the Jessie Foster trust.

Foster, the 23-year-old daughter of Grant, went missing in March 2006 while living in Las Vegas.

While friends and family havent heard from her since, many, including Grant, believe she fell victim to a human-trafficking ring.

[Kelly]

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http://www.lvcitylife.com/articles/2007/12/13/news/local_news/iq_18477112.txt

Without a trace
Christmastime will be particularly cold for the hundreds of people whose loved ones have disappeared from Las Vegas

12/13/07

by MATT O'BRIEN

THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE a particularly cold one for Maureen Reintjes. It will be her first Christmas unpacking the ornaments and decorating without her husband of 26 years, Jon Van Dyke.

Van Dyke kissed Reintjes goodbye the morning of May 19, 2005, and went to work at Citigroup financial services company on West Sahara Avenue. That afternoon, she got a call from Citigroup saying he never returned from lunch.

Read more at link above.

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=585c6e70-111c-44c5-b4f6-b1492d0d9c9c

Mom of missing daughter wants to speak with deported woman

Lena Sin, The Province
Published: Friday, December 21, 2007

A distressed Kamloops mom wants to hear from 22-year-old Yvonne Hubrechtsen -- one of the few people her daughter knew in Las Vegas before disappearing 21 months ago.

Jessie Foster, a former Boston Pizza waitress in Kamloops, arrived in Las Vegas in May 2005.

At the time, Hubrechtsen was one of the few friends her daughter talked about, according to mother Glendene Grant.

Jessie even gave her mother Hubrechtsen's phone number in case of emergencies.

[Linda]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/foster_jessica.html



Jessica Edith Louise Foster









Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: March 28, 2006 from North Las Vegas, Nevada
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: May 27, 1984
Age: 21 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 120 pounds

Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Foster's hair may be dyed brown and may have streaks in it. Her right eyebrow and left nostril are pierced, her left ear is pierced twice, and her right ear is pierced three times. She has caps on her teeth, which are straight. Foster's nickname is Jessie and she may use the last name Taylor.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly small earrings which may have princess-cut diamonds, a ring with a round diamond, and a ring with a princess-cut diamond.
Medical Conditions: Foster may have been taking prescription pain medication at the time of her disappearance, as she had recently had a wisdom tooth extracted.


Details of Disappearance

Foster was last contacted by a family member by telephone while at her residence in the vicinity of the 1000 block of Cornerstone Place in North Las Vegas, Nevada on March 28, 2006. Her live-in boyfriend, Peter Todd stated she left him on April 3 and took all of her belongings with the exception of her makeup and hair dryer. Foster's loved ones stated it would be uncharacteristic of her to leave those items behind.

Authorities believe Foster was working as a prostitute at the time of her disappearance; she was convicted of prostitution multiple times in Las Vegas. Her family had been unaware of this aspect of her lifestyle until after she disappeared. Foster's loved ones stated Todd beat her and threatened her life. He maintains his innocence in her disappearance and stated he never abused her. Just prior to her disappearance, Foster told her sister she planned to leave Todd.

Foster is originally from Canada and her family still lives there. She was living in the United States illegally in 2006. She kept in daily contact with her relatives at home, but they have not heard from her since her disappearance. She had planned to attend her stepsister's wedding reception in late April 2006, but never showed up. She has also not used her credit cards, bank account or cellular phone since March 28. Her loved ones fear for her safety. Both American and Canadian police are investigating her case.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
North Las Vegas Police Department
702-633-1773
OR
Kamloops, British Columbia Police Department
250-828-3293

[Denise]

read more here http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/12/23/4738214-sun.html

Jessie remains mystery

By DANIEL MACISAAC, SUN MEDIA
 
Members of Jessie Foster's family say they're frustrated a woman who may have information on her disappearance seems to have slipped through the fingers of Canadian authorities.

Foster's mother Glendene Grant has been trying to speak to American Yvonne Hubrechtsen since her 23-year-old daughter went missing after being lured from Alberta to Las Vegas in May 2005, a suspected victim of a prostitution ring.

"This has haunted me," Grant said from her Kamloops, B.C., home. "Because when she first went down to Las Vegas in May 2005 I asked her, 'If anything happens to you or if you go missing, who can I call?' "

[Linda]

read more here http://www.nowpublic.com/crime/message-missing-woman-jessie-fosters-mom-glendene-grant

Message from Missing Woman, JESSIE FOSTER's mom...Glendene Grant

I want to wish my all my family, friends, supporters in our search for Jessie...just everyone, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
We have been through so much since Jessie disappeared, but without all of you, we would still be back where we where the day we realised the horror that was beginning.

The last day that I saw Jessie, that her sisters, Crystal, Jessie & Jennee and stepdad, Jim all saw Jessie was when we dropped her off at the Kamloops airport so she could get home to Las Vegas to see Peter for Christmas. We were shocked that we did not know she was leaving that day until Christmas morning, but we did as Jessie wanted, we drove her to the airport.

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080101.BCMISSING01/TPStory/?query=jessie+foster

Cash aims to spur response in missing-woman case
Family offers $50,000 reward with the hope of tracking down daughter who disappeared in Las Vegas nearly two years ago


CATHRYN ATKINSON
Special to The Globe and Mail
January 1, 2008

The family of a Kamloops woman who disappeared in Las Vegas almost two years ago is hoping a $50,000 reward for information on her whereabouts will trigger a response from those who knew her at the time she went missing.

Glendene Grant, the mother of 23-year-old Jessie Foster, said she hoped the money would create the sort of leads that will help recover her daughter. The reward had previously been $10,000.

Ms. Foster's parents reported her missing to police in North Las Vegas, where she had been living, shortly after she stopped contacting them in March, 2006. The family hired a private detective who, after a short search, gave them the devastating news that their daughter had been leading a double life by prostituting herself through a Las Vegas escort service.

[Linda]

read more here http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2008/01/22/4786339-sun.html

DNA kits going to missing woman's family

January 22, 2008

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- The parents of a missing Kamloops woman are being sent DNA swab kits to determine whether a burnt body found in Texas is that of their daughter.

Jessica Foster disappeared in Las Vegas two years ago after meeting a man at a party.

A facial reconstruction of a young woman was recently featured on America's Most Wanted.

Foster's mother, Glendene Grant, was alerted by friends that the image was similar to that of her daughter.

[Linda]

read more here http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=722cb4c3-bd75-4bbe-9b0f-a393cd22ef18

Could Jessie Foster be Jane Doe?
Forensic artist 90% sure it's her; missing woman's mom awaits DNA test



January 23, 2008

The mother of a missing Kamloops woman is clinging to hope offered by a DNA test, despite a forensic artist's opinion that her daughter's facial features match the reconstructed image of an unidentified woman found dead in Texas.

"My heart doesn't accept she's dead," said Glendene Grant, 50, from her Kamloops home yesterday. "Moms might not know everything, but if your child is not alive your heart would know."

Her daughter, 23-year old Jessie Foster, disappeared in March 2006, four months after moving to Las Vegas. Grant found out later that Jessie has been working as a prostitute for an escort service.

[Kelly]

read more here http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/news/17132121.html

Two years of anguish

March 30, 2008  

It's been two years since Jessie Foster disappeared. That's 104 weeks, 731 days and 17,544 hours.

For Glendene Grant of Kamloops, each second without her daughter has been torture but she is also fierce in her determination to find Jessie and bring her home.

March 29 marks two years since Jessie's daily phone calls, text messages and e-mails from Las Vegas to her family in Canada abruptly stopped and there are still no clues as to where the then-21-year-old could be after being lured by her boyfriend into the Nevada sex trade in May 2005.

As time goes on, we get stronger,Grant said of the family.

[Linda]

read more here http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2008/03/30/5147471.html

Keep holding on
Two years later mother of missing woman still believe she's alive

March 30, 2008

Two years after an Alberta woman  believed to be a victim of a human-trafficking ring  went missing in Las Vegas, her mom clings to the hope she will be found alive.

We've never gone through a mourning process because, myself anyway, I don't believe that Jessie is dead,said Glendene Grant, who spoke with Sun Media from her residence in Kamloops, B.C.

Jessie Foster disappeared on March 28, 2005. Once a straight-A student, she travelled twice to the U.S. in the spring of 2005 with a man she met at a reggae party who promised to pay the way.

She wound up meeting another man a short time later and by June was already working as a prostitute in Sin City.

[Kelly]

The family has reported that the DNA results are in and that the woman found in Kilgore, TX is NOT Jessica Foster.