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Missing Woman: Sandra & John Jacobson--ND--11/16/1996

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LoriDavis:
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200401832S

Sandra Mary Jacobson


Classification:  Endangered Missing Adult 
Date of Birth:  1959-12-08 
Date Missing:  1996-11-16 
From City/State:  Bismarck, ND 
Missing From (Country):  USA 
Age at Time of Disappearance:  36 
Gender:  Female 
Race:  White 
Height:  66 inches 
Weight:  145 pounds 
Hair Color:  Brown 
Eye Color:  Green 
Complexion:  Light 
Glasses/Contacts Description:  Glasses (description not available). 
Clothing:  Blue sweatshirt, blue jeans, brown lace-up boots, blue down-filled jacket. 

Circumstances of Disappearance:  Unknown. Sandra was last seen with her son, John Jacobson (also missing) at approximately 8:00pm leaving a family member's residence in the vicinity of the 1100 block of University Dr. in Bismarck, ND. The following day, her gray 1990 Honda Civic was located abandoned at the Centennial Beach parking lot which is adjacent to the Missouri River in Bismarck, ND. Sandra has a medical condition. 

Investigative Agency:  Bismarck Police Department 
Phone:  (701) 223-1212 
Investigative Case #:  95-15745 
NCIC #:  M-979541842 

LoriDavis:
Endangered Missing
JOHN JACOBSON



DOB:  Aug 12, 1991
Missing:  Nov 16, 1996
Age at time of disappearance:  5
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Hair:  Lt. Brown
Eyes:  Brown
Height:  3'0" (91 cm)
Weight:  47 lbs (21 kg)
Missing From:
BISMARCK
ND
United States

SANDRA JACOBSON
Companion
DOB:  Dec 8, 1959
Sex:  Female
Race:  White
Hair:  Brown
Eyes:  Green
Height:  5'6" (168 cm)
Weight:  145 lbs (66 kg)
 
John's photo is shown age-progressed to 16 years. He was last seen with his mother, Sandra Jacobson, on November 16, 1996 in Bismarck, North Dakota, leaving a relative's home in Sandra's car. The car has since been found abandoned, but John and Sandra are still missing. When John was last seen, he was wearing a hunter green winter coat with blue cuffs. Sandra was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue sweatshirt, brown lace-up boots, and a blue down-filled jacket.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
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Bismarck Police Department (North Dakota) 1-701-223-1212

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Jenn:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/02/24/news/opinion/editorials/177569.txt

Cold cases can still be solved
 
Feb 24, 2009 - 08:56:21 CST

Police are sometimes critiqued for not finding the bad guys fast enough, or not at all. But the facts show that they generally catch up to their men or women.

It's good news that an arrest could be made at any time in the 2001 slaying of Chandra Levy.

The Washington, D.C., intern's remains were discovered a year after the time when she vanished. The case was extensively covered in the media because, in part, Levy had a romantic involvement with former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit. Never a suspect, he was questioned, and publicity in the case is believed to be the reason he lost a re-election bid in 2002.

The lesson here is that cold cases can heat up. Something as complex as DNA evidence, like in the Levy case, can suddenly make a huge difference as can something as simple as a phone call with information that seems irrelevant.

There are 14 cold cases listed on the North Dakota attorney general's Web site at www.ag.state.nd.us/BCI/ColdCase/coldcase.html

They range from the 1962 homicide of Larry Phebus in McKenzie County to the 1996 missing person case of Sandra M. Jacobson in Burleigh County.

The introduction on the site reads as follows: "The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is working with local agencies across the state on unsolved missing person and homicide cases. These cold case files get harder to solve with every day that passes. Your assistance could make the difference. If you have information about any of these cases, please contact the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 1-800-472-2185. Help us bring these criminals to justice!"

Seven of North Dakota's cold cases are listed as homicides, and the other seven as missing persons.

The circumstances are not pleasant, but brief reminders might jog a memory or soften a hard heart to reveal information.

Among the unsolved cases is a 14-year-old boy who died of asphyxiation and a 14-year-old girl killed by strangulation.

Two men were shot and another was cut in half and put in garbage bags.

Another was found in the trunk of a car wearing only underwear and covered with a green sheet, and another man died of hypothermia after being beaten and thrown into a water-filled ditch.

A mother and her 5-year-old son were never seen again after leaving a relative's home to go get gas for her car. Another mom dropped her son off at his grandpa's, went to run some errands and never returned.

Such crimes and tragedies are all too real in life, making living for many that much more difficult, especially those who have lost loved ones without knowing why.

That certainly isn't a final or comforting resolution, but the facts and solving of cold cases can bring some needed closure.

Check out the North Dakota cold case Web site. Help if you can.

LoriDavis:
https://findthemissing.org/cases/192
NamUs profile for Sandra Jacobson

https://findthemissing.org/cases/8710
NamUs profile for John Jacobson

Jenn:
Charley Project profiles

for Sandra: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jacobson_sandra.html

and John: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jacobson_john.html

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