This is my Auntie Jackie. (This is her story) Her mother had 6 children at a very young age. 3 boys 3 girls. She was a severe alcoholic/ drug addict. Her mom Linda lost all her children to the state of WA.
Jackie and her siblings grew up in the foster care system being abused and neglected. They had nobody to turn to, which eventually lead to her hanging with the wrong crew and eventually following in her mothers footsteps.
Jackie became pregnant at the age of 16 and gave birth to her first child, in the next couple years had 2 other children. She lost all 3 to CPS not much longer after that.
Her mother Linda at the time got custody of her children. The state deemed her fit even though she had lost all of her children. (Crazy right) The kids would go on to be abused by grandma, and eventually taken fully away by CPS and adopted by families.
After Jackie lost her first 3 kids she was devastated. But She just couldn’t fight the addiction and trauma that she had suffered all her life. She started prostituting, hanging out with pimps and dealing drugs. She got heavily into the addiction.
Jackie went on to Have 6 more children that were all taken by CPS at the hospital. She did not get to see them, hold them, nothing.
She really was just barely living at that point, she was living the rough life on the street, hanging with street people.
She became pregnant at I believe 37, this was in 2010. Things finally started to look up for her, she wanted to change and get clean, she wanted a second chance, she wanted to raise this baby! She was clean the whole time she was pregnant this time, but of course because of her history, baby was taken by CPS at the hospital. But things were different this time she wanted him, she fought for custody of him, and eventually gained 100% custody. He was One when she finally got custody of him. She had her own place, was doing really good. For about a year and a half she proved that she could do it and finally had something to live for. Then boom something changed, we could tell she was using again. She lost him to CPS 2 years after getting him back. This Was in 2014/15. He went back to the original foster parents and they adopted him just recently in 2018.
After she lost him, she really went off the deep end. I personally didn’t talk to her for 4 years. (But other family had, like her sister and her auntie) I was only 16 at the time and was very angry that she lost him. It was truly heartbreaking.
In 2018 I ran into her in downtown Spokane. It was really nice to see her and talk to her. She added me on Facebook, and I gave her my phone number. She was doing good, and was on probation, she wasn’t allowed to drink or so drugs because she was being drug tested. If she was dirty she was going to go to jail. She was living downtown by the court house with some guy. We kept in contact for about 3 months then she started drinking again and doing bad things. The last time I talked to her was in October 2018.
I really didn’t think much of not talking to her, but my family did. This is why... Because Jackie no matter what, always calls her auntie and sisters for their birthdays, and would always keep in contact with them. They have never changed their numbers. She last called her sister in February 2019. Jackie would somehow get ahold of one of us. The last place she lived was with this guy. I feel her case is not being investigated properly. She is missing and somebody knows something. Her case is going cold because of her history. Nobody seems to care. Family has went around and asked her normal “crew” where Jackie is, but nobody has seemed to see her. It is possible that she could be in tri cities, but she has no family there, she would travel to Pasco and tri cites to get more “work”. She would definitely come back to Spokane though. Someone has to know something.
As I’m sitting here writing this is she has been missing for almost a year and a half. It’s very devastating but I’m praying to god that she is safe. There are so many different possibilities where she could be so it’s just hard to keep track of her. She is always getting new numbers and facebooks.. I will keep tracking the jail rosters and checking for new Facebooks. Please pray for Jackie to come home.
Jackie If you’re reading this I lOVE YOU. -Bree