Throughout the month of November, First Coast News, On Your Side's Katie Jeffries featured five missing persons cases from the Jacksonville area through our series 'UNSOLVED.' In case you missed any of the stories, here are the links below:
Frank Brown
The family of Frank Brown is still searching for him after he disappeared from Baptist Health hospital in downtown Jacksonville June 2015: /article/news/crime/unsolved-he-aint-forgotten-disappearance-of-frank-brown/77-d18c6bc2-6e7a-4078-98cd-7fb1b814efa8
Austin Patchke
"Austin, we love you so much, just let us know you are OK," said Austin Patchke's mother, Elena Patchke. Austin was last seen on Old St. Augustine Road in Jacksonville on Nov. 16, 2022: /article/news/crime/unsolved/unsolved-the-disappearance-austin-patchke/77-324b625d-0d1c-4c0b-8178-2a694d1b8302
Valerie Santisteban
36-year-old Valerie Santisteban, a mother of four, vanished from a storage facility on Jacksonville's Southside in September 2020: /article/news/crime/cold-cases/where-is-valerie-mother-four-vanished-from-jacksonville-in-2020/77-efe9cbe1-80c4-442f-8783-61bbf142cfb4
Ricky Caldwell
Jacksonville sheriff's detectives have a specific ask for the public in the case of Ricky Caldwell. They want to know who he left with the night he disappeared in 2013: /article/news/crime/unsolved/unsolved-who-was-ricky-caldwell-with-night-he-disappeared-in-2013/77-09e12411-5d21-4c6c-a287-402786192851
Janay Wiley
Janay Wiley was last seen on June 29, 2020, celebrating her sister's birthday. The next day, a family member spoke to her on the phone, to which they said she was on Wright Avenue just off of St. Augustine Road. However, she called them from a number they didn't recognize: /article/news/crime/unsolved-the-disappearance-of-janay-wiley-jacksonville-2020/77-8e81588c-dec7-431a-85d6-aa964e906ea5
Moments matter when a person goes missing
We break down what you should do if your loved one goes missing and the resources available at your disposal: /article/news/crime/unsolved/what-to-do-when-someone-goes-missing/77-1113aa6e-5d5d-42d2-a085-11b5cef86c28
If you have any information that could help solve a missing persons case in Jacksonville, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).
