The disappearance of 12-year-old of Jonell Matthews shortly after the school Christmas concert in 1984 shocked a small town in rural Northern Colorado.
Thursday, July 25, the police announced that human remainsfound by builders this week belong to Janel, which could now be 47 years old.
Photo: Greeley Police Department
Found the answer to the question of where the missing girl, but not on the main – what happened to her then, five days before Christmas.
Jonell Matthews was a seventh-grader Franklin Middle school, was an active parishioner in the Church. After she sang in the choir at the Christmas school concert, December 20, at 20.00 it was the ride home the father of a school friend with her daughter. According to them, they saw the girl went into the house. In the evening there was nobody home – mom, Jonel was in another state with relatives, and his father on a sports game eldest daughter. The girls ‘ father, Jim Matthews, returned home literally an hour later after Gonal – but she was gone.
The TV and the lights in the house were on, in addition, opened the garage door. Despite the fact that this story even attracted the attention of then President Reagan, the police never found out what happened with Janel. No one was arrested.
Police Grills not commented on the investigation after finding the remains of the girls, but the police said that «tirelessly working» to determine what killed Jonel, and who may be responsible for her death.
«I’m grateful that we can finally get answers, said the Associated Press the sister of the deceased, Jennifer. – It was opening up old wounds, but we have already received so much love and support even from strangers».
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According to Jennifer, their Dionel with parents-pensioners live in Costa Rica and are going to come to Greeley.
It is known that the workers were laying a new pipeline to the North-East of Greeley, when he discovered the bones. Sheriff Steve reams said they consider the case as a murder investigation.
Greeley is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) North of Denver.
