NY NY - Jeanne Scrima, 44, Knox, 19 March 1980

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Jeanne Marie Scrima

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: March 19, 1980 from Knox, New York
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: October 15, 1935
Age: 44 years old
Height and Weight: 5'3, 118 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Dark brown hair, hazel eyes.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A gold heart-shaped cocktail ring with diamonds on the outside.





Details of Disappearance
Jeanne resided in a farmhouse near Knox-Gallupville Road in Knox, New York. She met her second husband, John Scrima, while she was employed as a restaurant in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Their marriage was troubled by February 1980 and Jeanne planned to file for divorce. She met John Sidney around the same time and the two began having an affair. Sidney's marriage was ending and Jeanne told him that she was divorced from her husband. Sidney resided in Schoharie County, New York and was employed as a General Electric plant designer in Schenectady, New York. Jeanne and Sidney drove to Erie, Pennsylvania on March 17, 1980. They stayed at the Hilton hotel while Sidney attended to company business. Jeanne told John that she was visiting loved ones in the area. She learned that her husband realized she was having an affair during a phone conversation with her sister on March 18. Jeanne told Sidney that she was still married and needed to return to Knox the following morning. She promised her four children that she would be home by the time they returned from school in the afternoon. Jeanne departed from Erie during the morning hours of March 19. She was driving her light blue 1977 Lincoln Continental at the time. The car had New York license plates numbered 458LXS. Authorities believe that she arrived at her family's residence in the early afternoon, but her whereabouts after that time period are unknown. Jeanne has never been heard from again. John failed to report his wife's disappearance to authorities. Her attorney filed a missing person's report after he was unable to contact her by May 4, 1980. Sidney cooperated with the investigation and was eliminated as a possible suspect after passing a polygraph exam. John refused to speak with authorities and retained a lawyer shortly after Jeanne's disappearance was reported. He sold the family's farmhouse and relocated to Esperance, New York in 1981. Jeanne's vehicle was spotted in Fultonville, New York several weeks after she was reported missing. Investigators determined that the car passed through several owners in Ohio before it was discovered abandoned in Michigan on October 5, 1980. No evidence related to Jeanne's case was found inside the vehicle. Authorities said that Jeanne told John about her plans to open a restaurant in Ducenesburg, New York with the money she would receive from the sale of their property after their divorce. Investigators said that they wanted to question John about his wife's case, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. There have not been any arrests in connection with Jeanne's disappearance, which remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected in her case.



Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
New York State Police
Troop G
New Scotland Station
518-768-8162
OR
518-477-9333

http://charleyproject.org/cases/s/scrima_jeanne.html
 
Today, March 19, 2008, marks the 28th anniversary of Jeanne's disappearance. If you have any information regarding her disappearance please contact the New York State Police, New Scotland Station at 518-768-8162.
 
From New york to Ohio. There has to be someone who remembers how they got the car in the first place.
 
18 cold cases in Upstate NY that stumped police: Murders, disappearances, mysteries

1980 disappearance of Jeanne Scrima
Jeanne M. Scrima was reported missing by her attorney after failing to appear at divorce proceedings with her husband. She was last seen at 7:00 a.m. on March 19, 1980 driving to her residence to meet her husband. Her car was found in Fultonville, NY, several weeks later, but eventually turned up abandoned in Michigan.
 
According to this article, her husband (whom she was in the process of divorcing), had worked in construction and was a cement mason. She told her boyfriend that she would use her share of the money from the sale of the family home after the divorce to open a restaurant.
The fact he never reported her missing AND that he worked in construction AND that was a cement mason keeps going through my head. Red Flag Moment:eek:
I wonder if they checked any job sites he was working on at the time?
I don't think she was in the house since the kids were there and they would of noticed or remembered something odd going on (Iam assuming this of course).
 
From New york to Ohio. There has to be someone who remembers how they got the car in the first place.
Right? Archangel85 Iam totally thinking the same thing!!! Someone has to remember driving in or driving a or acquiring a Light blue 1977 Lincoln Continental at some point in 1980, no?
People usually remember these things. I Read the comments after this article below and yes people remember!!!!!
Maybe just the right people were not asked?? or it was not put out publicly enough to reach people in all those states?
NoDak Beauty: 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car

People remember https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2014/...77-lincoln-continental-mark-v/#comments-block
 

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I wonder if this UID found May 1980 was ever looked at? The car made it to Ohio right? Could she have been in the trunk the whole time until the car made it to Ohio? Then dumped in the river?

The Doe Network: 931UFKY

  • Date of Discovery: May 26, 1980
  • Location of Discovery: Boone County, Kentucky
  • Estimated Date of Death: 1980
  • State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
  • Cause of Death: Unknown



Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate


  • Estimated Age: 25-40 years old
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Female
  • Height: 5'2"
  • Weight: 123 lbs.
  • Hair Color: Dark brown to black
  • Eye Color: Brown

  • Distinguishing Marks/Features: 3/4" horizontally-oriented scar on left knee.


  • Dentals: Complete set of upper dentures with twelve teeth.
  • Fingerprints: Not available.
  • DNA: Not available.
Clothing & Personal Items
  • Clothing: None located.


  • Jewelry: White gold ring with three white stones across the top and one stone on the bottom worn on the left ring finger.


  • Additional Personal Items: None located.




Case History
Boater found the victim in the Ohio River near the 490 mile marker.
 
I know the area well. There was no need for her husband to dump her at any construction site. Not only the the area heavily wooded but there are also numerous cave networks in the area. I doubt her body will ever be found if it was dumped there. It's mostly private property and any cave entrance could have been buried or caved in by now.
 

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