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Jana VanSickle

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Nov 28, 2016

Victim Details

Jana VanSickle

Female

White / Caucasian

Phoenix

AZ

2016-11-28

51

Jana

VanSickle

Yes

07/07/2026

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In the autumn of 2016, concern began to mount for 51-year-old Jana VanSickle after she hadn't been seen or heard from for a few weeks. Her son officially reported her missing to the Phoenix Police Department on November 28, 2016, sparking an investigation into her disappearance. The search for Jana took a grim turn in December of that year when a body was discovered in a gun safe out in the desert on the Gila River Indian Community. The safe had been partially exposed by wild animals.

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  • AZFamily | 3TV, CBS 5: Phoenix man accused of murdering girlfriend & hiding body in gun safe
  • Herald/Review Media: Drive-by shooting nets prison term for SV man
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    I've been following Jana Van Sickle's case for a while, and I can't imagine what her family has been... ...Read More
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    Has anyone read about the discovery of Jana's body in that gun safe on the Gila River Indian Communi... ...Read More
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