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Janis Kay Sanders
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Janis Kay Sanders

18,726 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
24
Last Seen
July 20, 1975
Location
Niles, Berrien, Michigan
Investigating Agency
Michigan State Police
Agency Case #
53-305-23
Agency Phone
(269) 683-4411
Height
64 in
Weight
115 lbs
Hair
Red
Eyes
Blue

Circumstances

Sanders was last seen leaving her waitress job at Pete’s Patio Restaurant in Niles, Michigan close to midnight on July 20, 1975. She had ended her relationship with her boyfriend the week before, and witnesses saw him follow her out of the restaurant that night. Her 1973 or 1974 AMC Matador was found on August 5, 1975 in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Niles, with no sign of her. Foul play is suspected. Her case remains unsolved.

Case file last verified October 16, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

Note on This Record

Date differs between sources: the Charley Project lists Sanders as last seen on July 20, 1975, while the FBI page is headed July 21, 1975, the day she was reported missing. USC follows the Charley Project.

More Case Information

Additional details from the official case record, provided for identification.

Sex
Female
Race
White / Caucasian

Sources: Charley Project · FBI

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Michigan State Police

(269) 683-4411

Case # 53-305-23

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