Janet Mejia, missing from Sacramento 04/12/17

[almagata]

PRESS RELEASE: ***At-Risk Missing Person***

The Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a woman who was reported missing after leaving from her residence located in the 7200 block of Pepperwood Knoll Lane in the north area of Sacramento County. 28-year-old Janet Mejia was reported missing by her roommate last night. She was last seen around 9:00 a.m. on April 11, 2017, when she left the residence and has not been seen or heard from since.

Mejia’s vehicle was located by the Sheriff’s Department this afternoon in the Arden-Arcade area. Her disappearance is out of the ordinary for her, and she is usually in constant contact with her family.

Mejia (see attached photo) is described as a Hispanic female with long black hair and brown eyes. She is five feet tall,120-125 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with the word “PINK” on the front.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of this missing person is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at [phone].

[almagata]

Her vehicle was found on Wednesday by sheriff’s deputies in the Arden Arcade area.

sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/04/12/missing-woman-janet-mejia/

[almagata]

PRESS RELEASE: MISSING PERSON JANET MEJIA FOUND DEAD

In the late evening hours of April 11, 2017, 28-year-old Janet Mejia was reported missing by her roommate. The roommate stated Mejia was last seen around 9:00 a.m. that morning, when Mejia left her residence in the 7200 block of Pepperwood Knoll Lane in the north area of Sacramento County. Detectives were initially told that Mejia had a doctor’s appointment in Stockton that day and never arrived.

As the investigation continued, detectives learned that Mejia left her family’s residence in Stockton during the morning hours of Monday, April 10th. She was driving back to Sacramento, and was scheduled to work at 4:00 p.m. at Nordstrom’s in Roseville. She never showed up for work.

In the afternoon hours of April 12, 2017, deputies located Mejia’s vehicle abandoned in the Arden-Arcade area. According to family and friends, Mejia’s disappearance was out of the ordinary for her, and she was usually in constant contact with her family.

A little before 7:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, Homicide investigators located an unidentified deceased female just off the roadway in the area of Watt Avenue and Dyer Lane in Placer County. Detectives processed the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy, and positively identified the victim as Janet Mejia. Preliminary findings of the autopsy showed Mejia suffered from a gunshot wound and was a victim of homicide.

Homicide detectives do not believe this was a random murder. A person of interest is currently in custody on unrelated criminal charges pending forensic testing.

Detectives are asking anyone with information relating to this incident, to please contact the Sheriff’s Department at [phone] or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP. Tip information may also be left anonymously at www.sacsheriff.com or by calling (916) 874-TIPS (8477).

[almagata]

The Janet Mejia case is curious for a couple of reasons. There has been a series of petite dark long haired women that have gone missing or turned up dead in the area in the past few months.

The road where this woman was found, is Dyer Lane which some folks on Social Media are saying has been a Sacramento fright road where satanic symbolism has a multi-decade history.

In doing some searching on-line, Mary Dyer was a religious Quaker martyr in the 1600's with ties to John Cotton. John Cotton also was tied to the Salem witch trials and Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams was also the name of one of the victims in the Delphi, IN double homicide in February. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Dyer

Incidentally, there is a indie movie called Dyer Lane that is being filmed right now that is supposed to be a horror film. www.facebook.com/DyerLane/
Check out the film's promo poster.  It seems when people die, there so often is an eye lurking about. 

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[almagata]

PRESS RELEASE: ARREST MADE IN JANET MEJIA’S MURDER

On April 17, 2017, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives arrested Teris Vinson, 25, of Sacramento for the murder of Janet Mejia. Vinson was arrested on April 13, 2017 for unrelated weapons charges, and has remained in-custody since that time.

In the late evening hours of April 11, 2017, 28-year-old Janet Mejia was reported missing by her roommate. The roommate stated Mejia was last seen around 9:00 a.m. that morning, when Mejia left her residence in the 7200 block of Pepperwood Knoll Lane in the north area of Sacramento County. Detectives were initially told that Mejia had a doctor’s appointment in Stockton that day and never arrived.

As the investigation continued, detectives learned that Mejia left her family’s residence in Stockton during the morning hours of Monday, April 10th. She was driving back to Sacramento, and was scheduled to work at 4:00 p.m. at Nordstrom’s in Roseville. She never showed up for work.

In the afternoon hours of April 12, 2017, deputies located Mejia’s vehicle abandoned in the Arden-Arcade area. According to family and friends, Mejia’s disappearance was out of the ordinary for her, and she was usually in constant contact with her family.

A little before 7:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, Homicide investigators located an unidentified deceased female just off the roadway in the area of Watt Avenue and Dyer Lane in Placer County. Detectives processed the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy, and positively identified the victim as Janet Mejia. Preliminary findings of the autopsy showed Mejia suffered from a gunshot wound and was a victim of homicide.

Vinson will be add-booked for murder, and will be ineligible for bail. He will be scheduled for arraignment on the murder charge in Sacramento Superior Court on April 19, 2017.

[Mr Hood]

I'd be very interested in what if anything they have on the guy. AG found too much relating to other matters to convince me there's more than meets the 'eye'