It was cold and rainy the day Janeth Rowe disappeared.
Rowe, a 50-year-old widow, had been laid off from her job at Mobil eight months before she had vanished and had taken a job at a Washington consulting company. She had was living with her daughter, Lisa Rowe, and her daughter’s boyfriend on the 12000 block of Alton Square in Herndon.
The last time anyone saw Janeth Rowe was March 2, 1997, at her condominium, authorities said.
Herndon police would like to talk to anybody with information that can help solve this mystery.
The day after Rowe vanished, Lisa Rowe called police to say she was unable to locate her mother. Janeth Rowe couldn’t have gone far because she had an injured leg that made walking difficult, police said.
Investigators searched the area and found no signs of a struggle or theft, and Rowe’s car was still parked in the garage and all her belongings had been left behind.
Police turned to the FBI for assistance and have entered data in the national database for missing persons whose disappearance involves a strong possibility of foul play.
Rowe was born Feb. 17, 1947. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 170 pounds when last seen. She has hazel eyes, and her shoulder-length hair was straight and brown at the time of her disappearance.
Anyone with information can call Herndon Police at 703-435-6843.
