http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/Vigil-held-to-remember-missing-woman/-/10927008/16725738/-/9akjplz/-/index.html#ixzz27ixN0O2uVigil held to remember missing woman
Jamie Peterson, 31, disappeared Sept. 26, 2011UPDATED 12:35 AM EDT Sep 27, 2012
ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A family in Ross Township spent Wednesday evening at a vigil remembering a loved one who disappeared more than a year ago.
Despite a hefty reward and a desperate plea for her return, the family has few answers to what happened to Jamie Peterson.
"It makes me feel good Jamie has so many friends and people show up out of respect and out of love," said Jim Peterson, Jamie's father.
Jamie Peterson, 31, was last seen on North Fremont Avenue in Pittsburgh, where she lived with her two children. That's where friends and loved ones gather for a vigil and raised candles in her memory.
Jamie Peterson's grandmother fought back tears.
"She was such a sweet girl. She wouldn't hurt a soul," Jamie's grandmother said.
When Jamie Peterson's children came home one day last September, their mother was already gone and hasn't been seen since.
A former state constable, Jim Peterson admitted his frustration with the slow-moving wheels of justice.
But more than one year later, the family isn't giving up on the Ross police detectives and their ongoing investigation.
"He advised me there were two things they were just following up on, that everything is still very much active," said Darlene Peterson, Jamie's mother.
Jim Peterson said he will give a sizable amount of his personal money to anyone who provides information that leads to prosecution.
"I offer a $10,000 reward for anyone coming up with any conviction," Jim Peterson said. "With the reward my son has given, hopefully, it will bring somebody forward."
It's information he believes someone isn’t sharing.
“People have a conscience, and they should. I mean, anyone with children will understand where I'm coming from. The only thing I can think of (is) never feel that it can't happen to you, because it can,” he said.
When Peterson disappeared, a large group of volunteers gathered throughout Ross Township to look for the missing mom.
Friends and family are sure she would not have just vanished, and they suspect foul play.
In the 12 months that have passed, Ross Township detectives said they've received a few tips but nothing that has broken the case.
Peterson is described as white, 5 feet 3 inches tall, with a stocky build, green eyes and brown, shoulder-length hair that has blond streaks.
She wears black glasses with pink speckles. Her tattoos include a butterfly on her neck, a purple bear on her left arm, a cross on her left shoulder, a daisy on her right shoulder and a purple rose on her right breast.
Anyone who sees Peterson or knows where she is should call Ross Township police at 412-931-9070.
