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Janice Marie Hannigan, a 15-year-old Native American girl from Wapato, Washington, was last seen on December 24, 1971. She had been a sophomore at White Swan High School and lived with her father near Harrah after her parents separated. Her six younger siblings lived with their mother in Buena.

On December 21, 1971, Janice was admitted to the hospital with bruises on her head and chest, the cause of which remains unclear. She was discharged in satisfactory condition on Christmas Eve, b ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 01, 1971
Victim Details

Oct 30, 2015

Mar 19, 2024

Janice

Hannigan

69

15

60 inches

105 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Mar 01, 1971

Wapato

Washington

Yakima County

Yes

291

24323

Yakima County Sheriff's Office

Yakima

Washington

Yakima County

98903

Robert Udell

Chief

1822 South 1st Street, Washington

5095742500

County

Law Enforcement

17C00300

Yakima County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

11/25/2025


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