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Janice Kay Matney, a 39-year-old mother of four, disappeared from her home in Ottawa, Illinois, under troubling circumstances. She was last seen at her residence in the vicinity of the 200 block of State Street on a Sunday evening. Reports indicate that a domestic argument may have taken place shortly before she went missing. It was considered highly out of character for Janice to leave her children, with whom she was very close, and have no further contact. Her family has been left grappling wi ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 03, 2002

Victim Details

Mar 12, 2010

Nov 08, 2022

Janice

Matney

61

39

62 inches

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 03, 2002

Ottawa

Illinois

61350

8276

Ottawa Police Department

Ottawa

Illinois

LaSalle County

61350

301 West Lafayette Street, Illinois

8154332131

Local

Law Enforcement

2004-1968 & 2002/04/10/00

2002-04-10

Ottawa Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/29/2026


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