He did his household chores as usual up until the time he disappeared. We have no evidence that anyone wanted to harm Jason, but the motive could have been something impersonal like robbery. Jasons family reported him missing after waiting for 24-hours (which was a common waiting period put in place by many police departments back in the day Im unsure if they were told directly by police to wait). Suicide is also a plausible theory but his case doesn't point towards suicide in my opinion. A page on Charley Project shows an age-progressed photo of him with details: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jolkowski_jason.html, And this CNN ireport from 2011: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-562589. I do hope they looked closely at the coworker though, because that seems to be the only part of his day that was out of the ordinary. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. AFAIK there arent any suspects or persons of interest in this case. Much healing to the family. He left his parents house to meet the co-worker at the high school several blocks way and never arrived; no body came forward to report seeing or hearing anything suspicious. Included on the site are some names ripped from the headlines, including Brendan Gonzalez, Amber Harris and Jason Jolkowski. After searching through other case write ups and discussion threads, Ive come up with three theories which, again, are not based on evidence, but instead are based on the situation. His family founded Project Jason, a non-profit assisting families of missing people, in 2003. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Its very unfortunate there is so little hard evidence to work with and I feel so bad for his family. Then, the driver killed Jason either by accident or on purpose, worried he would tell about the encounter. The fact that Jason disappeared in a fifteen-minute window in the light of day with no clues seems unfathomable. [4] It was reported that he planned to eventually become a radio DJ for KIWR. Nobody is really sure what exact route he took to the high school, or how far he got. When trying to determine what happened in any given case, I tend to go by Occams razor - the simplest explanation or the explanation that makes the fewest assumptions is likely the correct explanation. Maple street has another entrnce to the high school, with a parking lot and houses and apartments on the other side of the street. Jolkowskis mother has described him as shy, quiet boy with only a small handful of friends. You would say one word, and it was usually something silly. This case seems baffling with basically no physical evidence. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. He agreed, the driver made their demands, and things went wrong. Its either a neighbour or someone related to his work, who knew exactly what his plans were for the day. I feel like he was maybe picked up by a neighbor who he had agreed to do something for like maybe help them take their trash cans back inside or help them lift/move something, something with their car, and then as a return favor they offered to give him a ride to the high school to meet his work colleague who was coming to get him. He disappeared while walking from his family home towards his former high school to meet his ride for work. Jason Jolkowski was a 19-year-old college student from Omaha, Nebraska who mysteriously vanished on June 13th, 2001 while on a walk between 10:45 AM and 11:30 AM. Seemingly not involved in anything suspect. :/ I just think this case has gotten way too little attention over the years for how insane the circumstances around it are. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. his room was full of his belongings and there was no sign that he planned on leaving. There are sketchy areas, but not really where he went missing (source: literally grew up a block away). But short of some kind of workplace conspiracy I can't think of what else it could of been. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. During the summer of 2001, Jason was staying at his family's house and he was working part-time at an Italian fast-food chain restaurant. On June 13, 2001, 19-year-old Jason was on summer vacation at his familys home in Omaha, Nebraska, when he received a phone call asking him to come into work early. When the perpetrator realized Jason wasnt who they thought he was, they killed and obscured his remains to hide their crime. In order for this theory to make sense, the driver of the offending car would have had to remove Jason from the scene and hide him somewhere to avoid prosecution. "Someone does know something and we need someone to come forward and help alleviate all our pain," said Jim Jolkowski, Jolkowski's father. Perhaps some former classmates decided to prank him by lightly brushing him with a car (some sheriff insists that this is the solution to the Tara Calico mystery, but who knows) or threw a bottle at him and the unthinkable happened. Between 11:15 and 11:30 a.m., Jolkowski's coworker called the house to find out why he hadn't met her at the high school. (Jason attended and graduated from Benson High, where he was supposed to meet his ride to work). Thirty years later, we still have no answers as to what happened to them. This was at 10:45 a.m. After Jason didn't show up to the high school as planned, the coworker either called her boss (who eventually called Jason's home) or directly called Jason's home to inquire about his whereabouts and say that he didn't make it to the meeting spot. They also lobbied for Jasons Law, which was passed by the Nebraska Legislature in 2005 and resulted in the creation of a statewide database for missing persons. On the morning of June 13, 2001, his car was in the shop, so he began his ten minute walk to meet a co-worker who would give him a ride to work. And he was never seen from or heard from again. 'There's no leads, nobody saw anything': 20 years since Jason Jolkowski was last seen, JASON JOELKOWSKIS FAMILY CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS. Wild guess, but I think that Jason was the victim of some random, horrible accident. He never arrived at the school and has not been heard from since. Prior to his disappearance, Jolkowski was a part-time student in the radio broadcasting program at Iowa Western Community College; he also worked at a local Fazolis restaurant. Between 11:15 and 11:30, Jasons coworker called his home phone to ask where Jason was, as he hadnt showed up to the school to be picked up. He never showed up to the school and has never been seen or heard from since. Jolkowski has never been heard from again. It would have taken some time to load him into the boot, clean up any mess or evidence left behind etc. I would be interested in reading thru an AMA with his mother. The hit and run thing is possible but this was a young tall guy over 6 foot tall, not an infant. No answers, no clues, just the reminder that it's officially been 20 years and no one knows what happened to Jason Jolkowski. The fact that the investigation was so delayed likely led to the loss of any clues that might have been found. Very, very sad case. Jason Anthony Jolkowski (June 24, 1981 - disappeared June 13, 2001) is an American man from Omaha, Nebraska who went missing while walking towards his former high school to meet a co-worker for a ride to work. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He had taken the spring semester off of college to work and save money, and he was doing just that- working at a local Fazoli's fast food restaurant and was preparing to start a job at SITEL. Jason Jolkowski was a 19 year old from Omaha, Nebraska. At one point Jason apparently planned to walk the 4.5 miles to the Fizoli's where he worked, but then asked a co-worker for a ride for 10:45am (which they agreed to meet in the high school parking lot). I agree. Im actually a day late on this, so I apologize. People who have been following disappearances and missing people for some time will probably be aware of his case, but here's a quick rundown from his Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Jason_Anthony_Jolkowski. Someone in Omaha saw something that day, or knows someone who let something slip. [8] As of 2022, the Omaha Police Department continues to investigate the case. You would just see who would start laughing. A ng man helped his younger brother with the garbage cans before heading off to meet a coworker for a ride. I went down a rabbit hole but could only find pictures of the pedestrian tunnel under Dodge. From what we know about Jason he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would want to inconvenience people or let people down so it's possible the neighbor had offered a ride all the way to work but he's knows he's made arrangements to be collected from the high school so he says down the block to the high school is fine so as to not put out the girl who was already on her way to get him. [6] Under an hour later, between 11:15 and 11:30a.m., his co-worker called his house stating that he had failed to turn up at Benson High for the ride to work. "On June 13, 2001, Jason Jolkowski called his workplace, Fazoli's, stating that he made arrangements for a coworker to pick him up for his shift at Omaha Benson High School, where Jolkowski had previously attended school, due to his car being at the auto mechanic's.The school was eight blocks from his home. On June 13, 2001, Jolkowski was called into work early. It was 2001, and 19-year-old Jason Jolkowski from Nebraska was on his summer break from community college. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Jason Jolkowski was a 19 year old from Omaha, Nebraska. I also think it's foul play but I have literally no idea who it could have been; I was thinking that it had to be someone who knew his car was being repaired and knew he worked at the Italian restaurant but I think the only people aware of this were his boss, coworker and his immediate family, which I believe have all been cleared. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.