Unsolved Disappearance
Jodi Huisentruit, 27, was last seen in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995, outside her apartment in Mason City, Iowa.
The day before her disappearance, Jodi had played golf in a local tournament. According to a friend, afterward, Jodi went to his house to view a videotape of a birthday celebration from earlier in the month. Following her visit to his house, she went home and slept before getting up at 3:00 a.m. to anchor the morning news.
Jodi was prompt and never missed work. At 7:00 a.m., KIMT News staff called Mason City Police to conduct a welfare check.
When police arrived at Jodi's apartment shortly after 7:00 a.m., her red Mazda Miata was in the parking lot. Officer found a pair of red pumps. a bottle of hairspray, blow dryer, and earrings, along with a bent car key strewn around the car reflecting a struggle had taken place at the vehicle.
The effort to find Jodi is the largest in Mason City's history. The disappearance of the beloved news anchor has haunted the community for decades.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit, please call Mason City Police at 641-421-6010 or Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at 515-725-6010. You may also email at dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us
A billboard that was vandalized with a cryptic message on New Year's Eve 2020.
Jodi and her mother, Imogene, prior to her daughter's disappearance.
Iowa police search the parking lot where Jodi Huisentruit was kidnapped from.
A billboard that was vandalized with a cryptic message on New Year's Eve 2020.