• Canada, Ontario

Jami Charlene Furnandiz

On a crisp autumn morning in October 1997, 18-year-old Jami Furnandiz dropped her toddler son, Stefan, at a daycare in Port Perry, Ontario, and vanished without a trace. A devoted young mother balancing high school and parenthood, Jami carried her love for her son visibly, with his name tattooed on her ankle. Her sudden disappearance left her family devastated and a small town gripped by worry and unanswered questions.

Decades later, Jami’s fate remains unknown. Did something happen while she was traveling back from Oshawa? Did she encounter danger on that quiet stretch of road? Or does the truth lie closer to home? With no suspects and no solid leads, the investigation by Durham Regional Police has gone cold, but the questions, the theories, and the heartbreak endure.

Jami was last seen wearing a black chenille long-sleeved sweater with three white round buttons on the front, black Doc Martens boots, a black denim jacket, blue jeans, a gold unicorn pendant on a gold chain, oval-shaped amber earrings, and a watch with a black strap.

Her family, especially her mother, continues to live with the pain of her absence every day. This is more than a mystery, it is a story of love, loss, and a community forever changed.

Family asks that Jamie’s memory be kept alive and that anyone with information to help bring the answers they continue to hope for in bringing Jamie home.

Summary

  • Date of Disappearance: October 15, 1997
  • Location of Disappearance: Oshawa Ontario
  • Age at Disappearance: 18
  • Date of Birth: April 1979
  • Height: 5’8
  • Weight: 140 -145 lbs
  • Hair Color: Shoulder-length, sandy-colored hair, parted in the middle with bangs.
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Gender: Female
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Investigating Agency: Durham Regional Police Service / Scott Green, Major Crimes, Homicide / 905-579-1520 Ext. 5319
  • Dental Information: None to note
  • Medical Information: None to note
  • Notable Identifiers: None to note
  • Missing Personal Items: None to note
  • Clothing/Jewelry: Black chenille long-sleeved sweater with three white round buttons on the front / Black Doc Marten boots/ Black denim jacket / Blue jeans/ Gold old unicorn pendant on a gold chain / oval-shaped amber earrings / Watch with a black strap.
  • Tattoos: Has three tattoos: a spider on one ankle, “Stefan” surrounded by flowers on the other ankle, and a third tattoo of unknown design and location.

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