Missing
Joanne Gaye Illerich
Illerich, approximately 1999; Illerich's truck
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/07/1999
Missing location (approx) :
Knights Landing, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 05/07/1961 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'10, 125 - 145 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A polo shirt, gray or washed-blue Docker's pants, black sneakers and a baseball cap.
Medical conditions : Illerich was suffering from emotional difficulties at the time of her 1999 disappearance and may have been suicidal. She may suffer from bouts of anger, delusion, despondency and/or amnesia as the result of her condition. In addition, Illerich may be suffering from neck and/or right arm pain and may wear a bEthnicity : for support.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Red hair, blue/hazel eyes. Illerich has a scar between her eyes and facial freckles.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Illerich was last seen leaving her family's residence in Knights Landing, California on May 7, 1999. It is believed that she departed between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. that day. Authorities believe Illerich took a 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol with her when she left her residence.
She was driving her dark blue 1991 Mazda pickup truck with a white camper shell and the California license plate number 4H09021. A photo of Illerich's truck is posted with this case summary. Illerich has never been seen again and her vehicle has never been located.
Illerich frequently visited the following areas in 1999: Bucks Lake near Quincy, California; Feather River Canyon; Point Reyes; and Sacramento, California. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Sutter County Sheriff's Department
530-822-7313
September 2021 updates and sources
Sutter County Sheriff's Department
California Attorney General's Office
October 12, 2004. May 31, 2008; Medical conditions : updated.
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