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[Kelly]

The top photo is more recent, although Jarrod's hair could be longer again by now.

Missing Person: Jarrod Duke Johnston

Date of Birth: 08/21/1988
Missing Since: 07/07/2007
Missing City: Yazoo City
Missing State: Mississippi
Age at time of disappearance: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasion
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Hair (other): tends to lighten in spots with exposure to sunlight
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: has Native American ancestry, so complexion is fair to olive, but tans easily.

Characteristics: Front tooth is capped, Has large birthmark on abdomen. Facial hair is sparse and may have a light moustache and chin hair.

Clothing: Was wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a red ball cap, carried a black duffle bag with various articles of similar type clothing, also took a Guitar (walnut-colored Ibenez) in a black cloth/vinyl carrying case.

Jewelry: Digital type wristwatch black band, may also interchange with colored wristbands.

Circumstances: Left his father's home in Kentucky with his Grandmother to ride down to Mississippi to visit with friends for a few weeks. His Grandmother dropped him off at a male friend's on the 4th of July. After visiting with them for several days, the friend and his parents took Jarrod back to his Grandmothers residence in rural Yazoo County. After a disagreement with the grandmother, Jarrod walked off and has not been seen or heard from since then.  

Medical Conditions:Has allergies, (Ragweed etc.) and is on medication.  

Agency Name: Yazoo County Sheriffs Office
Agency Phone: 662-746-5611
Case Number: M-P07-09-644

Print a poster: http://www.projectja...rodJohnston.pdf

[Denise]

http://www.charleypr...ton_jarrod.html

Details of Disappearance

Johnston left his father's home in Kentucky and went to Mississippi with his grandmother to visit friends for a few weeks in July 2007. His grandmother dropped him off to see a male friend on July 4. Johnston spent several days with this friend before returning to his grandmother's house in rural Yazoo County, Mississippi. On July 7 he got into an argument with his grandmother and walked away from her house. He has never been heard from again.
At the time of his disappearance, Johnston was carrying a walnut-colored Ibanez guitar in a black cloth or vinyl carrying case, and a black duffel bag full of casual clothing. His disappearance remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Yazoo County Sheriff's Office
662-746-5611

[Deborah]

Jarrod's case is now under Located/Recovered as there is no evidence he is still missing. Several attempts to verify with Police Department yielded no response.

[fourquew]

Jarrod’s case is now under Located/Recovered as there is no evidence he is still missing. Several attempts to verify with Police Department yielded no response.

Please, Unless you know something I don't remove the words, "Located/Recovered" from your posting.. I have not heard anything from the investigating office, (Dennis Moulder) nor from the FBI in Bowling Green KY (Richard Glenn) of the location/recovery of my missing child... I find this a bit of a discomfort and misleading. Can you immagine my heart doing Flip-Flops???
Stephen Johnston

[Kelly]

Jarrod’s case is now under Located/Recovered as there is no evidence he is still missing. Several attempts to verify with Police Department yielded no response.

Please, Unless you know something I don't remove the words, "Located/Recovered" from your posting.. I have not heard anything from the investigating office, (Dennis Moulder) nor from the FBI in Bowling Green KY (Richard Glenn) of the location/recovery of my missing child... I find this a bit of a discomfort and misleading. Can you immagine my heart doing Flip-Flops???
Stephen Johnston

Stephen,

I have sent you several emails indicating that the LE was not responding to our open case check. I had not heard back from you.

So many times, the family members don't tell us the person was found, and when LE is nonresponsive, as in this case, we don't have much choice but to move the case to located.

If we did not do this, we'd have a site full of persons listed as missing who are not and the accompanying liability. The volunteer does explain to the LE what we do and why we need the information.

Please do two things:

1) Email me with an update
2) Contact your LE and ask them why they were nonresponsive to our simple request: "Is the case still open or not?" Ask them to call us or email us with the case status. 402-932-0095 or information@projectjason.org

We did not mean to alarm you, and I apologize for that.  However, with no word from you after many emails, and the LE being nonresponsive, it appeared that Jerrod was found.

Kelly

[Kelly]

http://blogs.discove...s-issue-31.html

February 18, 2009
The Missing – A Weekly Exposé of Lost Souls – Issue #31

The Mysterious Disappearance of Jarrod Johnston

In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the case of 18-year-old Jarrod Duke Johnston, an endangered and missing adult who was last seen in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in July 2007.

"He left his new home in Kentucky with his grandmother on the weekend of July 4, 2007, to visit some friends in Mississippi," Jarrod's father, Stephen Johnston, said in an interview with Investigation Discovery. "He stayed with his friends for a couple days and then they took him to his grandmother's house. He was going to stay there for a couple of weeks before returning home."

Unfortunately, Jarrod and his grandmother got into a heated argument and he stormed out of her house on July 7, 2007. Jarrod took with him a black duffel bag full of clothing, a walnut-colored Ibanez guitar in a black carrying case and $20 in cash. He has not been seen or heard from since.

"The police have talked to the friends and they've talked to the grandmother, but they were unable to locate him," Stephen said. "Eventually I started receiving ransom demands over the internet, so I got the FBI involved. They determined it was an Internet scam."

Jarrod's profile on MySpace.com was last logged into on the day of his disappearance. Within the profile, Jarrod described his interests and his love of music. His last blog post, posted on Jan. 31, 2007, reads in part:

"Geez life is sad. You ever wake up in the morning and miss there being someone next to you? Someone to hold, someone to love? I do. Name calling, violence, anger - none of that affects me, but love does. I hate it, but I want it at the same time ya know? I've truly been in love one time and she's gone and if I'll ever get her back who knows. The possibility seems so far away, yet so close. I can reach but I can't touch. It's depressing. I want to move out again so I can have a place for her to come to if she wants to, but will she?"

It is apparent by reading the user comments on Jarrod's profile that his friends care about him and are anxious for his return. There is also an indication that some believe he remains missing of his own accord. The most recent comment, left by a female friend on Oct. 24, 2008, reads in part:

"I miss you and I think I know u don't want to be found, but at least let me know your ok."

A profile for Jarrod's band, Only an Atrium, can also be found on MySpace. That profile has not been accessed since May 13, 2007.

Dennis Moulder, the lead detective who is investigating Jarrod's case for the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office, would only speak briefly about the case.

"I can tell you this, we have a new sheriff in this county and he hired me as the chief investigator," Moulder told Investigation Discovery. "We inherited that case. He came up missing in the past administration. I'm a 30 year veteran. I retired from investigations in another county. The sheriff took me out of retirement to help him. I have talked to the family, the grandmother, the grandfather, the FBI, and we're continuing to work on this case."

According to Stephen, he has gotten little cooperation from Moulder.

"He is supposed to be investigating my son's case and I can't even get him to return my phone calls," Stephen said.

Stephen is also angry because law enforcement will not consider the possibility of foul play.

"I don't understand any of this," Stephen said. "The police say they don't suspect foul play and that there is little they can do, but that is the only thing that makes sense. This would not have gone on this long without him making contact. I am his only natural parent. His mother is dead and I know he would reach out to me."

Stephen believes that something happened to his son soon after he left his grandmother's house.

"Highway 61 runs through there and there are back roads for underground folk between Memphis and New Orleans," Stephen said. "He might have gone out there, stuck his thumb out and got picked up by the wrong person."

Unfortunately, this type of heartache is all too familiar to Jarrod's father.

"In 1981, my sister disappeared," Stephen said. "Four months later, a body was found in a water park in Mississippi. My grandmother saw the composite drawing of the victim in the paper and she called my mother. As it turned out, it was my sister. The police ended up catching the killer and he is now serving life in prison."

Stephen tries to remain hopeful, but given his past experiences he can't help but fear the worst.

"Every deer season I hold my breath," Stephen said, referring to the possibility that Jarrod's body could be out there somewhere - as his sisters was - waiting to be found.

In the event Jarrod is alive, Stephen said that he hopes he will decide to come home soon.

"Please call me and let me know you're ok," Stephen said. "We can get past all this. I love you. I just want you home safe."

Jarrod Duke Johnston is described as a white male, 5'11" tall, 155 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair.  He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a red ball cap. He has a capped front tooth and a large birthmark on his abdomen. Anyone with information should contact the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office at 662-746-5611.

For more information or to help, please visit: www.projectjason.org.

[Kelly]

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[Kelly]

NamUs Profile: https://www.findthem...g/cases/5502/5/

[Kelly]

From the family:

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your participation in “Disappeared” on Investigation Discovery. The episode about Jarrod Johnston will air on Monday, March 3, 2013 on Investigation Discovery at 9pm ET/PT.  It is the season finale. If you cannot watch the episode on the airdate, please check the Disappeared schedule to see when it will repeat.

For more information:

DISAPPEARED HOME PAGE:

http://investigation...disappeared.htm

DISAPPEARED SCHEDULE:

http://investigation...tv-schedule.htm

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[Kelly]

We are deeply saddened to hear that Jarrod's father, Stephen Johnston, passed away on August 28th. Funeral arrangements are pending. 

 

RIP, Stephen, knowing you have the answers you desired about Jarrod.

[Deborah]

Jarrod is still missing.

 

Yazoo County Sheriff's Office
662-746-5611