Media – Missing Person of America
Note to media: Feel free to use all or part of the press release (below the links) when writing about Missing Persons of America or Jerrie Dean. Because time is an issue, media can also contact Jerrie directly at (619) 654-7427 by text or calling. All others where there is no time constraint, please send email to missingpersonsofamerica@gmail.com or contact through IM at Facebook. Click here to read Missing Persons of America’s founder’s bio.
Employment
Retired: Drug Enforcement Administration
Current: Writer for Missing Persons of America
Current: Researcher for film production companies.
(Contact me if you would like to hire me to help with your TV development or research needs.)
Past: On air personality for Missing Person Radio Show for East County Magazine
Past: Writer for Missing Person’s Examiner for the Examiner
Guest appearances:
Happily N’ever After (Self/Expert) ID Discovery Channel or Episode here.
Interviews:
Embla Jauhojarvi to meet father in Rome – Gold Coast Bulletin – Missing Persons of America, who prompted the investigation after their initial blog post about the young woman who had been spotted by a local went viral, said the result was “amazing” and down to the international community.
Missing Texas Forty – KHOU News 2016
Facebook page shares photos of homeless that may be missing people – Zoom Dune Feb. 2015
San Diegans probe 1965 Dorothy Kilgallen murder mystery – San Diego Times, Nov. 2015
Justice Sought for newspaper woman dead since 1965 – San Diego Reader, Nov. 2015
Dorothy Kilgallen – Letterondonna, Feb. 2, 2017
Houston Chronicle Why is there so many missing from Montgomery and Liberty Counties, Oct. 2015
KAMC news Skype interview about Mark Ysasaga and missing and social media
Pittsburg Tribune Review, April 2015
Fox 5 McStay’s father criticizes SD investigators
Huffington Post: Laura Simonson Case
Missing Persons: Connected Cases invoke family’s suspicions – Fort Bragg Advocate News – Feb 2014
Lauth Investigations website, July 2014
McStay memorial erected in Victorville – Kristy Wolski, Nov. 2013
Remains of missing Fallbrook family found Fox 5 San Diego -Video below
NBC-7 Phone interview Laura Macias
East County Magazine 2013 Interview
Video:
Glendene Grant’s BlogTalk show. Click here to listen to it. Jerrie Dean comes on at 47.35 into the show.
The Journal News – Interview for Online Publication
East County Magazine – Radio interview on Missing Persons of America website
The State Journal Register – Interview for Online Publication
The Spec.com – Interview for Online publication
KNSJ Radio News (Hannah Anderson case) – Radio interview
Three Teens found after Missing for over 40 years
KKTV Debbie Heriford – Online Publication and TV News
KRDO (see story here) and KKTV (see story here) about missing Deborah Heriford,
Chelsee Hoffman Case to Case, April 2014
Sighting of woman in Spring Valley – East County Magazine
McStay Case:
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
McStay memorial erected in Victorville
Remains of missing Fallbrook family found Fox 5 San Diego -Video belowEast County McStay on the remains being found
Mentions:
Monsters and Critiques, Charles Kinkel, Nov. 21, 2018
20-year-old-girl goes missing, social media accounts vanish – KOAT News
Louis Mackerly Disappeared in Allentown, Penn. – Crime Time, Oxygen Network
20-year-old goes missing, social media accounts vanish – KOAT News
Daughter vanishes from home – 6 months later mom sees this photo on Facebook.
Lorena talks to media about Missing Persons of America – In Italian only
Teenager living in Rome could be Madeleine McCann – Birmingham Mail
Mystery girl in Rome sparks Madeleine McCann Speculation – News.com.au
Italian authorities work to identify mysterious, English speaking homeless woman – Fox News World
English speaking teen could be Madeleine McCann – Mirror
Mystery of the English speaking girl living on the streets of Italy – Daily Mail
Hunter hears missing 9-year-old’s cries for help in cornfield – GoMn
Kylr Yust: 5 Fast Facts you Need to Know – Heavy.com
Clowns in the Woods – Inquisitr
Missing Tennessee woman found deceased – Inquisitr
Illinois mom mysteriously disappears – Huffington Post.
Kylr Yust: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know – Heavy.com
Missing Brian Summerlin – Las Vegas Sun
Police File Charges Agains NY Woman – Independent Journal Review
American Psychos: 10 Modern Serial Killers – Rolling Stone Magazine
Weeks after girl went missing from a family campsite – Rare
Teen Found After Mother Discovers Photos Online – Opposing Views
Body of Bobby Maples believed to be found – Inquisitr
Sheriff’s investigate 24-year-old female missing from Hamilton County – WKTV
Illinois mom’s mysterious disappearance – Huffington Post
Mississippi woman missing in New Orleans – Clarion Ledger
Amber Alert issued for Tenn girl – Daily News
Missing Teen Found After Mother Discovers Photos Online – Opposing View
Family of man missing from St. David pleads for closure – Benson News Sun
Rico Harris: “Disappeared’ Aires Story of Missing Globetrotter – Inquisitr
Family of missing from St. David pleads for closure
Search continues for missing Saltville Woman – SWVA Today
Michael Cavallar missing – Heavy.com
Michael Cavallari missing – Deseret News – Dec.
Michael Cavallari missing – KSL .com – Dec. 5, 2015
An America Missing in Paris – NBC News on Twitter message I posted that went viral
Patricia Spencer and Pamela Hobley – Daily Mail
County Messenger – Candy Belle Del Monaco
Search continues for missing Saltville woman – Southwest Virginia Today
Body found in St. Croix was missing woman – Press Pubs
Trenton Suzor – Toledo Talk
Inquisitor – Alma Del Real
Joliet Patch – Deputy Robin Abrams
East County Magazine – Hannah Anderson
Standard Examiner – Wolfert Sisters
Radio Show:
2013 Host “Missing Persons of America Radio Show” on KNSJ 89.1
On January 1, 2016 we passed 7,000,000 plus views, and 14,000 subscribers.
On May 16, 2016 we passed 8,000,000 views and 16,500 subscribers.
In Sept. 2016 we had 9,000,000 views and 21,000 subscribers.
December 2016 we reached 10,000,000 views and 25,000 subscribers.
December 2017 Moved to a new host, 3 million views in one year and 45,000 subscribers
Publication:
“How to Use Social Media to Help you Find a Missing Person” was written by Jerrie Dean in 2013 and is currently on sale at Amazon.
In the 21st Century we are no longer depending solely on the police to search for our loved ones, as we now have the internet and social media, but how can we get the social media to help? From the very first chapter you will receive instructions and explanations on what you should do when your loved one becomes a missing person, i.e., how to talk to the police, where to look for clues, how to get media attention to how to get social media to help you search and get the word out about your missing person, with a special section on runaways and children, and FAQs. This guide will help you avoid the confusion, answer your questions, and give you ideas you never thought off on what you need to do when your loved one is missing.
Wikipedia: Perry Ray Robinson
Press Release
Jerrie Dean has a very full day, between researching and developing TV shows and running a news website on missing persons, called “Missing Persons of America”. With 2,300 people a day reported missing, Jerrie is barely scratching the surface, but she doesn’t mind, it is something she feels she was born to do.
Jerrie’s advocacy for missing persons comes from the parental kidnapping of her twin brothers and sister before she was born.
“As I got older and looked back, it explained a lot about my parent’s behavior,” explained Jerrie. My mother watched me like a hawk and there was always a German Shepherd by my side when I went out to play. And it also explained after I grew up and my son was born, why I so diligent watched over him. I didn’t even identify my actions as a result of what happened in my youth. Now I know it affected several generations of my family. My grandparents, my parents, and myself,” said Jerrie.
Stories of missing people, especially missing children, occupied Jerrie’s mind for weeks. When she heard someone was missing, she would research and gather as much information as she could. She knew more than most did about Missing Person (MP) cases, and she knew more about the emotions involved.
The beginning of the idea
In 2009, Jerrie decided to take all her research knowledge and her personal experiences and start her own Missing Persons column at Examiner.com, after retiring from federal law enforcement.
“I loved what I was doing, but I wanted to do more. I wanted to personalize what I was sharing so I began a website called, Missing Persons of America,” said Jerrie.
Jerrie knows that not all Missing Person cases are treated equally by the media. Sometimes it is impossible to get the word out and now that is no longer the case. All you have to do is contact Missing Persons of America and your story will be posted.
I am astounded each morning when I see how many people are reading Missing Persons of America,” said Jerrie. “Because I get a lot of my information straight from the families, many of the media outlets pick up my stories. I have been contacted by several TV shows for more information about stories I have posted. This works out well for the families as it’s even more people that can help look for their loved ones. Also, because people trust me, I receive tips and information about missing persons that news and police don’t receive.
If you would like to know more about Missing Persons of America, stop by the Facebook page or contact Jerrie Dean at (619) 654-7427.
