Jaclyn Marie Dowaliby

Jaclyn Marie Dowaliby

May 17, 1981 - September 10, 1988

Jaclyn was born on May 17, 1981 to David and Cynthia Dowaliby. In the summer of 1988, David and Cynthia's worst nightmares came true when their seven year old daughter, Jaclyn, disappeared from her own bedroom. They didn't hear anything that night, nor did they see anything out of the ordinary. The next morning, Jaclyn's mother reported her missing and suggested that she may have been abducted, though it was uncertain. Early in the investigation, however, it was found that it was unlikely that Jaclyn wandered out on her own, and that it was nearly certain that she was abducted. A broken window was found, but it may not have been the entryway as later, Jaclyn's father recalled leaving the back door open. For five days, no signs of Jaclyn were found. After five days of searching, Jaclyn's body was found in an abandoned dump site that was six miles away from her home. An autopsy revealed that Jaclyn was killed the same night that she had been abducted. Though her parents were originally charged in Jaclyn's death, there was little to no evidence against them, so Jaclyn's murder is still unsolved.