MN MN - JoJo Boswell, 19, Owatonna, 11 July 2005

Name: JoJo Boswell
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 11, 2005
Location Last Seen: Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

[h=2]Physical Description[/h] Date of Birth: September 1, 1985
Age: 19 years old
Race: Native American
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 135-140 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Mole on left side of face, 8-inch long scar on right arm with possible staple marks, scar on right cheek, light freckles across face.
[h=2]Identifiers[/h] Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
[h=2]Clothing & Personal Items[/h] Clothing: Black skirt
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
[h=2]Circumstances of Disappearance[/h] Boswell was released from Steele County Jail on July 11, 2005 between 2:30-3:00 p.m. She was last seen walking on the frontage road in front of Mills Fleet Farm off of Interstate 35 in Owatonna, Minnesota. None of her family or friends have seen or heard from her since.
[h=2]Investigating Agency(s)[/h] Agency Name: Minneapolis Police Department Precinct # 3
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Sandburg
Agency Phone Number: 612-673-5703
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 05-200813
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 5197

[h=2]Information Source(s)[/h] NamUs
MN BCA
Nampn


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Anniversary Of An Owatonna Disappearance

Yesterday, July 11 marked the 13 anniversary of the disappearance of JoJo Boswell from Owatonna. The 19 year old disappeared on this date in 2003.

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In 2017 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reported on JoJo Boswell, a 19-year old Native American woman from Minneapolis vanished in 2005.

"I just miss being able to give her a hug and give her a kiss," Boswell's mother, Geraldine Jackson, said. "She was only 19. She would just be beginning her life. She was just beginning. She was just starting out. She was just a child. She needs to come back so she can live and grow and be with us."

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Boswell, circa 2005

• Missing Since 07/11/2005
• Missing From Owatonna, Minnesota
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Native American
• Date of Birth 09/01/1985 (38)
• Age 19 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'10, 130 - 140 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black skirt.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Boswell has a mole on the left side of her face and light freckles on her face. She has a scar on her right cheek and an eight-inch scar, possibly with staple marks, on her right arm.

Details of Disappearance​

Boswell was last seen in Owatonna, Minnesota between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. on July 11, 2005, after she was released from the Steele County Jail. She was last seen walking in front of Mills Fleet Farm, off Interstate 35. An unidentified individual walked up to her and they started talking, then they walked away together. She has never been heard from again.

Boswell's interests include drawing, dancing and music. Prior to her disappearance, she frequented 31st Avenue and 4th Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Few details are available in her case. Minneapolis police are investigating.

Investigating Agency​

• Minneapolis Police Department
• 612-673-5373
• 612-673-5703

Source Information​

• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• NamUs
• The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center
• Justice for Native Women

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 13, 2018; picture added, details of disappearance updated.

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