Remains of Missing Age 12 Girl Finally Found 34 Years After Her Disappearance
By Kayla Kunkel
Published July 29, 2019 at 5:26pm
On Dec. 20, 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews went missing from her northern Colorado home. Police confirmed on July 25, 2019, that remains found by construction workers on July 23 are those of Jonelle.
After 34 years, her family finally has some sense of closure, but investigators are now trying to figure out how the young girl died.
Jonelle, a seventh grader, was a member of the Franklin Middle School Honor Choir and was active at the Sunny View Church of the Nazarene.
She was last seen after singing with her classmates at a Christmas recital on December 20, 1984. After she and her friends sang “Jingle Bells” and other Christmas carols, a friend’s father drove her home and dropped her off around 8:30 p.m.
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That’s very sad. Something happened in that hour and a half and it is most unlikely she would intentionally leave her house at night without her shoes. She might step outside barefoot, but not to go anywhere. They will probably never know. There wouldn’t be much remaining except bones and badly decayed clothes.
DWornock posted on 2019-07-31 19:00:46 Reply Private Reply