Janie June Coe
Missing since April 29, 1997 from Petaluma, Sonoma County, California
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: December 16, 1958
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 38 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 115 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White Female. Brown hair; hazel eyes.
• Dentals: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Coe was last seen by a friend at her Penrod Drive home in east Petaluma, California on April 29, 1997.
Coe, a mother of three, dropped her children off for a visit with their father in Marin County on April 28. She was last seen the following day at her home by friends. Coe was reported missing when her children returned home and found the house empty.

Her two-tone blue 1989 Aerostar van was found in a Napa neighborhood. She has friends in Napa and in Novato but she has not contacted them. Janie had been going through tough times after losing her job as the administrator of a retirement home in San Rafael. But a few hours before her disappearance Janie Coe was seen by a friend, who told police she was in a good mood that day, as she had gone to a two-hour training for a new job with a cosmetics company.

It is unclear why Janie's van was found in a Napa residential neighborhood, far from any transit services, as Janie did not like to venture far from home. She left behind her eyeglasses and one of her contact lenses, which she needed to drive. She also left behind a cat that she'd owned for 16 years and all of her clothes and possessions.

Bank records indicate that Janie Coe's ATM card was last used at about 18.00 on April 29 to withdraw $20 at the Washington Square branch of West America Bank. The person photographed by the ATM surveillance camera is not Janie Coe, but Coe was known to sometimes lend out her card to friends. Police want to question the heavyset woman in the ATM photo, but have not been able to identify her.

Driving Directions from Petaluma, CA to Napa, CA

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Petaluma Police Department
Detective Danny Fish
707-778-4332
707-778-4375

Agency Case Number: 97-3315

NCIC Number: M-021789634
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
CA DOJ
Santa Rosa Press Democrat