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Janice Hannigan Missing Person Case

Last seen in Wapato, Washington on Mar 01, 1971

Victim Details

Oct 30, 2015

Mar 19, 2024

Janice

Hannigan

71

16

60 inches

105 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Mar 01, 1971

Wapato

Washington

Yakima County

Yes

24323

Yakima County Sheriff's Office

Yakima

Washington

Yakima County

98903

Robert Udell

Chief

1822 South 1st Street, Washington

5095742500

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.yakimacounty.us/220/Sheriffs-Office

17C00300

Yakima County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

07/05/2026


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In the winter of 1971, the life of sixteen-year-old Janice Hannigan was marked by turmoil. A member of the Yakama Nation, Janice was a sophomore at White Swan High School where her interests included cooking, beadwork, and watching football. The recent separation of her parents had been difficult for her, and she was living with her father near Harrah, Washington, while her six younger siblings stayed with their mother in Buena. This familial strain is the backdrop to her mysterious disappearanc ...
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Last Seen: Mar 01, 1971

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