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Donna Jou Missing Person Case

Last seen in Los Angeles, California on Jun 23, 2007

Victim Details

Jul 19, 2009

May 11, 2022

Donna

Jou

38

19

63 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 23, 2007

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

1546

Orange County Sheriff's Department

Santa Ana

California

Orange County

92703

550 North Flower Street, California

7146477000

County

Law Enforcement

www.ocsd.org

07121542

Orange County Sheriff's Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026


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Donna Jou, a 19-year-old pre-med student, disappeared on June 23, 2007, after leaving her mother's home in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. She went with a man named John Steven Burgess, whom she had met online. Burgess, a registered sex offender, took Donna on his motorcycle to a party at his house in Los Angeles. Donna called a friend from the party, expressing concern about Burgess, but that was the last time anyone heard from her.

The next day, her mother received unsettling ...
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    I've been diving deep into Donna Jou's case, and something that keeps nagging at me is the unsettlin... ...Read More
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