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Janelle Lee Johnson

Case from Freemont County, WY dated Feb 17, 1983

Victim Details

Janelle Lee Johnson

Female

White / Caucasian

Freemont County

WY

1983-02-17

23

Janelle

Lee Johnson

07/06/2026

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On February 17, 1983, 23-year-old White female Janelle Lee Johnson left Riverton for Denver to attend a modeling interview at the Vannoy Talent Center and began hitchhiking back toward Riverton that evening she was reportedly last seen around 9 p.m. at a truck stop in Sinclair, Wyoming. A documented phone call was placed from Rawlins to her workplace in Riverton during the return trip.

A missing person report for Janelle Lee Johnson was filed on February 22, 1983. On March 1, 1983, county ...
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    Has anyone looked into the truck stop where Janelle was last seen? I can't stop thinking about how m... ...Read More
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