The Unsolved Disappearance of Jamie McChurin
16-year-old Jamie Michelle McChurin was last seen in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 18, 1997. She disappeared from the front porch of her friend’s residence.
Background
Jamie Michelle McChurin was born on November 21, 1980. She was the mother of a 14-month-old daughter.
At the time of her disappearance, Jamie was working at Tastee Freez, a local ice cream chain restaurant in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She did not have a history of running away from home.
Disappearance
On March 18, 1997, Jamie Michelle McChurin was last seen in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Jamie completed her shift at Tastee Freez that day and subsequently took a taxi to a friend’s residence on the corner of F and Elmira streets. She had just cashed her first paycheck and talked to coworkers about the possibility of purchasing a car.
Jamie was last seen sitting on the front porch when her friend’s mother briefly went inside the house.
A few moments later, her friend’s mother returned to the porch but Jamie was nowhere to be seen, but she did see a large dark-colored four-door sedan turning the corner.
Jamie Michelle McChurin has never been heard from again.
Investigation
Authorities are unsure if the large dark-colored four-door sedan has anything to do with Jamie’s disappearance. The vehicle and it’s driver have never been identified.
In December of 2005 a pond in Summit, Oklahoma was searched for clues in Jamie’s disappearance. The pond had previously been searched in 2002 after cadaver dogs made a few hits in the area.
During the 2005 search authorities recovered a 10-inch bone, an assault rifle, and shells from the dried-up swamp pond near Davis Field Road and South 40th Street West. Subsequent testing on the bone identified it as not human.
Whereabouts
Foul play is suspected in Jamie Michelle McChurin’s disappearance. Authorities suspect Jamie may have been taken against her will by someone.
The circumstances of Jamie’s disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. Her case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female born on November 21, 1980 with brown hair and brown eyes. Jamie stood 5’1 tall and weighed 133 pounds at the time of her disappearance.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Jamie has multiple tattoos including the initials “LO” on her left hand, a snowflake on her left breast, a heart on her right hand, the initials “LO” and a heart on her left calf, and “Lanessa heart PJR” on her right calf. She has a scar over right eye.
Clothing and accessories:
Jamie was last seen wearing a blue Tastee Freeze t-shirt, Chic blue jeans, a Raiders jacket, and black & white Nike shoes.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Jamie Michelle McChurin please contact the Muskogee Police Department at (918) 683-8000. Agency Case Number: R9703375
