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Janis Sanders Missing Person Case

Last seen in Niles, Michigan on Aug 05, 1975

Victim Details

Created

Oct 28, 2010

Case Added

May 26, 2023

Firstname

Janis

Lastname

Sanders

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

64 inches

Weight

115 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Aug 05, 1975

City

Niles

State

Michigan

County

Berrien County

Zip Code

49120

Agency ID

9273

Agency Name

Michigan State Police - Niles Post

Agency City

Niles

Agency State

Michigan

Agency County

Berrien County

Agency Zip Code

49120

Agency Contact

Jason Bailey

Contact Job Title

Detective Sergeant

Agency Address

1600 Silverbrook Avenue, Michigan

Agency Phone

2696834411

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

53-2024-75

Primary Agency

Michigan State Police - Niles Post

Hair Color

Red/Auburn

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Solved

Last Updated

07/18/2026

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Cold Case: Janis Sanders missing since 1970's

Case Description

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In the summer of 1975, a 24-year-old woman named Janis Kay Sanders was starting a new chapter in her life in Niles, Michigan. Having recently ended a relationship with her boyfriend, she had moved back into her parents' home just a week prior to her disappearance. Janis, a young woman with blue eyes and bushy, reddish-auburn hair, was working at Pete's Patio Restaurant. On the evening of Sunday, July 20, 1975, she was dressed in a rose-colored, long-sleeved collared shirt with a black ...

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