A case for UM to profile if they do new episodes?

[mozartpc27]

I was poking around looking at missing persons cases, and this one has to be one of the strangest I've ever seen --- Jason Jolkowski:

Originally Posted by Project Jason

On June 13, 2001, Jason was called in to work early. His car was in the shop all week, so he had no way to get to work in the morning. He told the manager that he would walk, but they called him back & made arrangements to meet at Benson High School, 8 blocks away from our home. Jason has a difficult time giving directions, & meeting at his former high school probably seemed logical to him. He showered & dressed, & was last seen by his little brother, Michael, bringing in the trash cans, as the trash pickup had taken place that morning. The neighbor also saw Jason taking the cans into the garage. Jason was wearing black dress shoes & black dress pants & carrying his red work t-shirt. He wore a white Chicago Cubs or Sammy Sosa t-shirt, & a blue Chicago Cubs baseball hat. This occurred at approximately 10:45 am. Within 30-45 minutes, the employer called our home to see if Jason was there, as he did not show up at the high school. No one has seen or heard from Jason since then. He has not touched his bank account, used his cell phone, picked up his checks from work, or inquired about or attempted to pick up his car from the body shop. He also was to have started a new job the following week, & he did not call or show up for the new job, which he was excited about. We estimate, based on the amount of his last check, & the deposit he made, that he didn't have more than $60 with him, if even that. Jason is a very shy individual & typically did not pursue social activities. For the most part, he was either at work or home. He did not appear to be interested in alcohol or drugs. He has a close relationship with his family, & it is hard to believe that he would purposely stay away without even contacting us, although we realize that this is not outside of the realm of possibilities. As we don't have any clues, anything is possible. We HOPE that it is just a case of Jason just wanting to get away from life's pressures for awhile as the alternative to that scenario is unbearable to think about. It just seems odd that if he had run away, that at the very least, he would have taken his checkbook or picked up his checks from work. As we have no leads, we are trying to reach every citizen because someone has to have seen him. We love our son and just want him back home with us.

I've looked around, but there's precious little else about this kid out there in the way of details. Although no source I've found says so directly (and so this is pure speculation on my part), I get the feeling that Jason may have been mentally challenged in some way --- the way the family's story mentions that he had trouble giving directions and the fact that everything on their website seems geared toward working on behalf of missing children --- despite the fact that Jason was 11 days from his twentieth birthday when he disappeared --- leads me to suspect that there is an element to this story that hasn't been completely disclosed.

That said, I think of this as incredibly strange because we are talking about a 20 year old MAN here, not some young kid or teenager, who disappeared in broad daylight eight blocks from his house, without a trace. This doesn't really have the profile of a sex crime, nor does it have the profile of a suicide, since he had made a definite plan to meet someone that he was apparently pursuing at the time of his disappearance. And, if he had killed himself, what possible way could he have done so that would have allowed him to completely disappear within blocks of his own home?

Any theories on what happened here? I suppose it could be that Jason was involved in things his parents didn't know about it (drugs, etc.) that would have led to someone abducting him to murder him, but really, there's no solid evidence of that that I've found.

[mozartpc27]

So, I was sort of right about Jason. He is not mentally ********, but he did have speech issues, apparently, according to the biography (apparently written by his family) posted on http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/co...ile_jjolkowski :

Jason has learning disabilities in the areas of speech and language. His brain does not process things the way most do. People who didn’t know him would often make fun of him. School bullies would pick on him. Some thought he is mildly mentally ********, but the truth is, he is of above average intelligence. What was truly amazing to me was that he chose a career that flew right into the face of the very thing that was hardest for him. He decided to be a radio D.J.. Sure, he had some glitches along the way, but people grew to respect him and to love him. Who wouldn’t? I am so proud of him.

Still, it's hard to imagine what could have happened to this guy.