Jennifer Gordon Missing Person Case

Jul 12, 2010

Sep 05, 2023

Jennifer

Gordon

58

29

62 inches

64 inches

120 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the late summer of 1997, a 29-year-old woman named Jennifer Jean Gordon disappeared from Watertown, New York. She was last seen on September 10, 1997. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer was a mother to a young son and was known by several nicknames including Jen, Jenna, Jenny, and also by the surname Loomis. She was described as a Caucasian female with brown hair and blue eyes, standing between 5'2" and 5'5" tall. Distinctive features included a tattoo of a bleeding rose on her left shoulder, a three- to four-inch scar on her right calf, and a scar on her upper lip. Jennifer had a history of personal challenges, including struggles with drug and alcohol abuse and a diagnosis of schizophrenia. She had been discharged from a community psychiatric facility just a week before she went missing and was not taking her prescribed medication at the time. It was not uncommon for Jennifer to leave home, but she had always maintained contact with her family, typically calling every few weeks. This time was different; the calls stopped, and after 40 days of silence, her mother reported her missing. At the time she vanished, she was living in an apartment on State Street, a building that has since been torn down. Her life had been transient at times, with previous residences in Florida and the Carolinas. She was also reportedly involved in relationships that were physically abusive. The investigation into Jennifer's disappearance has been ongoing for years, handled by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Despite the passage of time, her case remains unsolved, leaving her family, particularly her mother who later adopted Jennifer's son, without answers. Over the years, law enforcement has utilized various resources, including online platforms for missing persons, in an effort to generate new leads. DNA samples from her parents were submitted to be entered into national databases, providing a means for comparison should unidentified remains be discovered. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear, with few details available to the public. The case is a somber reminder of a life interrupted and a family left waiting for any information that might bring them a sense of closure.

Sep 10, 1997

Watertown

New York

Jefferson County

8800

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Watertown

New York

Jefferson County

13601

753 Waterman Drive, New York

3157881441

County

Law Enforcement

https://co.jefferson.ny.us/departments/SheriffsOffice

19465-97

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

09/15/2026