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On June 16, 1989, 12-year-old Janelle Lavern Gerlitz was last seen in Soldotna, Alaska, aboard a plane that is believed to have crashed into the Cook Inlet. The aircraft was returning from a bible camp located in Port Alsworth when it reportedly ran out of fuel over the water. Janelle had brown hair, hazel eyes, and a mole on her left cheek. She also had scars above her left eye, on her left thumb, and on the tip of her left little finger. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing blue j ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 16, 1989
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Victim Details

Jan 01, 1970

Jan 01, 1970

Janelle

Gerlitz

12

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 16, 1989

Soldotna

Alaska

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03/17/2026