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Michelle Jakaitis Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rumford, Maine on Dec 31, 1986

Victim Details

Created

Nov 13, 2017

Case Added

Sep 08, 2022

Firstname

Michelle

Lastname

Jakaitis

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

65 inches

Weight

120 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Dec 31, 1986

City

Rumford

State

Maine

County

Oxford County

Agency ID

34286

Agency Name

Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit South

Agency City

Gray

Agency State

Maine

Agency County

Cumberland County

Agency Zip Code

04039

Agency Contact

Michael Chavez

Contact Job Title

Detective Corporal

Agency Address

1 Game Farm Road, Maine

Agency Phone

2076575710

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

87L000021

Agency Report Date

1987-01-16

Primary Agency

Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit South

Hair Color

Blond/Strawberry

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

Last Updated

08/19/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Michelle Ann Jakaitis was 22 years old when she disappeared at the end of 1986, while she was in western Maine. Public missing-person listings describe her as a woman from Massachusetts who had been visiting Maine at the time she went missing. Her last known contact was on December 31, 1986, and the location is described in official and public sources as the Rumford area, with Maine State Police also identifying Dixfield, Maine, as the place where she was last seen alive. The communities of Rumf ...

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Last Seen: Dec 31, 1986

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Michelle Jakaitis Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rumford, Maine on Dec 31, 1986

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