Above Image: Harper, circa 2007
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: March 9, 2007 from Paxton, Illinois
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 20
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Unknown tribal design
tattoo on small of back.
Medical Conditions: Has epilepsy; hasn't had needed
medication since she went missing.
Clothing: Blue jeans, white jacket, sandals, carrying
small black bag.
Jewelry: Nose ring in left nostril.
Fingerprints: Yes
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Details of Disappearance
Jamie was last seen on March 9, 2007 in Paxton, Illinois. She left to go to a party in Rantoul, Illinois with her boyfriend and said she would be back the next morning. Her boyfriend had things to take care of and she was going to find a ride home but no one has seen her since. She has epilepsy and does not have medication with her.
Shortly after her disappearance, police received a tip from an anonymous caller that Jamie had overdosed, and her body had been disposed of in an area southeast of Paxton known as Dogtown. The area, which includes three gravel pits, has been searched, but no evidence was found.
According to Crime Library, the chief of police has noted similarities between Jamie's disappearance and that of Heather Dawn Mullins Zimmerman. Some of the same people may be involved. A tipster had also called in to a news station in 1997 stating that Heather would be found in the Dogtown gravel pits. Foul play has not been ruled out in either disappearance.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Paxton Police Department
Officer Robert Bane
(217) 379-4315
OR
Rantoul Police Department
(217) 892-2103
Source Information
The Family of Jamie Harper
Illinois Home Page
Crime Library
