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Joanne Gaye Illerich
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Joanne Gaye Illerich

File Nº MP18176

10,034 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
38
Last Seen
May 7, 1999
Location
Knights Landing, Sutter, California
Investigating Agency
Sutter County Sheriff's Department
Agency Case #
99-001341
Agency Phone
(530) 822-7313
Height
68 in
Weight
125 lbs
Hair
Red/Auburn
Eyes
Hazel

Circumstances

Illerich was last seen in Knights Landing, California on May 7, 1999, leaving her family home between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Authorities believe she took a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with her. She was driving a dark blue 1991 Mazda pickup truck with a white camper shell and California license plate 4HO9021, and the truck has never been located. She was wearing a polo shirt, gray or washed-blue Docker pants, black tennis shoes and a baseball cap, has a scar between her eyes and freckles, and may have been wearing a neck or right arm brace. Her case remains unsolved.

Sources: Charley Project (charleyproject.org/case/joanne-gaye-illerich) and NamUs (namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP18176).

Case file last verified October 20, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

More Case Information

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

Sex
Female
Race
White / Caucasian
Height
The Charley Project lists 68 to 70 inches
Weight
The Charley Project lists 125 to 145 pounds

Sources: NamUs · Charley Project

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Sutter County Sheriff's Department

(530) 822-7313

Case # 99-001341

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