IA JODI SUE HUISENTRUIT: Missing from Mason City, IA - 27 June 1995 - Age 27 (6 Viewers)

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Case File 1326DFIA

Jodi Sue Huisentruit
Missing since June 27, 1995 from Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: June 5, 1968
Age at Time of Disappearance: 27 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"-5'4"; 110-120 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde hair; brown eyes.
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Jodi Huisentruit, an anchor at KIMT television station in Mason City, Iowa, disappeared from outside her apartment as she left for work
at approximately 4:00 on June 27, 1995. Initially a missing person case, Huisentruit's disappearance was soon classified an abduction. When investigators arrived at her apartment complex they found her red Miata convertible in the parking lot. A pair of red women's dress shoes, a blow dryer, bottle of hair spray, car keys and earrings were scattered beside the car. The key was found bent and out of the door lock. Witnesses indicate that they heard screams at 4 o'clock that morning. Investigators are looking for a white mid 1980s Ford Econoline van. Foul play is suspected.

Huisentruit grew up in Long Prairie, Minnesota, where she was active in sports, excelling in golf. She earned her bachelors degree in 1990 from St. Cloud State University with a double major in TV Broadcasting and Speech Communication. Huisentruit worked for Northwest Airlines immediately after graduation, followed by a broadcasting position at KGAN-TV Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She then returned to Minnesota for a position at KSAX-TV in Alexandria, before joining KIMT-TV in Mason City.

The Jodi's Hope Fund has been established to help youngsters in Long Prairie, Minnesota — where Jodi Huisentruit grew up — develop their writing and speaking skills. To learn more about the fund and how to contribute, go to www.jodishopefund.com.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Mason City Police Department
641-421-3636
Iowa Missing Persons Clearinghouse
1-800-346-5507
Email

NCIC Number: M-844559811
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Iowa Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Namus
Find Jodi
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office
Unsolved Mysteries

1326DFIA - Jodi Sue Huisentruit

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JODI SUE HUISENTRUIT: Missing from Mason City, IA since 27 Jun 1995 - Age 27

Jodi Huisentruit, an anchor at KIMT television station in Mason City, Iowa, disappeared from outside her apartment as she left for work at approximately 4:00 on June 27, 1995. Initially a missing person case, Huisentruit's disappearance was soon...

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Jodi Huisentruit search warrant reveals GPS data​

A search warrant in the case of Jodi Huisentruit has been partially unsealed, revealing GPS data obtained by officers.

The search warrant reveals that police tracked John Vancise’s car and truck from Iowa to his new home in Arizona in March of 2017. Little else was revealed in the unsealed portion of the warrant.

Vancise was considered a person of interest in the case. An acquaintance of Huisentruit’s, he was believed to be the last person to see her alive and was considered a person of interest but never named as a suspect or charged in her case.

Vancise allegedly called the news station to ask if Huisentruit was there before she had been reported missing, which led police to question him. Vancise said at the time that he had cooperated with investigators and was not involved in her disappearance.

Vancise’s family petitioned for the warrant to be unsealed to clear his name after his death in 2024. Huisentruit’s family objected, fearing information in the warrant could compromise the investigation if it were made public.

However, a judge recently ruled that it could be released because no information in the warrant would compromise Huisentruit’s investigation. Judge James Drew said that since there is no statute of limitations for murder, the state’s interest in protecting her case outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

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Search continues for Jodi Huisentruit, news anchor who went missing 30 years ago

"The smallest clue may help solve this case."

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Search continues for Jodi Huisentruit, news anchor who went missing 30 years ago​

KIMT-TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit overslept on the morning of June 27, 1995.

She was supposed to be at work at the Mason City, Iowa station at 3:30 a.m. to anchor at 6. She called in to work to say she was heading right in, but never showed, and has never been heard from since.

The website FindJodi.com has been keeping Huisentruit's story alive with awareness campaigns, blog posts and updates. They put together a new poster asking people to come forward with any details they remember from that time.

"The smallest clue may help solve this case," the poster reads. A new video was also made to spread awareness ahead of the 30th anniversary.

 

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Friday marks 30 years since disappearance of Iowa news anchor

Authorities believe the suspect in Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance is from Wisconsin Rapids.

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Friday marks 30 years since disappearance of​

Iowa news anchor​

Authorities believe the suspect in Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance is a man from Wisconsin Rapids​

Friday marks 30 years since the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit
By Sean White and Kassandra Sepeda
Published: Jun. 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MASON CITY, Iowa (WSAW) - It’s been three decades since anyone has seen Jodi Huisentruit. The 27-year-old Iowa news anchor was supposed to be heading to work for her morning assignment on June 27, 1995, but never made it.

Jodi Huisentruit(FOX5)
Her car was still in the parking lot of her Mason City apartment, where police found signs of an attack and ensuing struggle, several of her belongings and a bent car key next to her car.
The person responsible has never been identified, and her body has never been found.
Last year, as part of our Forgotten Podcast series, we looked into the case and how it could be connected to the murder of a Wisconsin Rapids woman.
Jodi Huisentruit and Deidre Harm went missing, but their cases are 11 years apart.
Deidre was last seen on the night of June 10, 2006. She wanted a night out in downtown Wisconsin Rapids, but she never made it back to her apartment.
Her body was found five months later in a wooded area west of Wisconsin Rapids.
NewsChannel 7 spoke with the Wood County Sheriff’s Department and the Mason City Police Department last year. They believe one man, Christopher Revak, is responsible for both cases.

Wood County Sheriff working with Mason City PD on possible suspect connection(WSAW)
In November, Lt. Scott Goldberg with the Wood County Sheriff’s Department said, “He killed two people—killed Renee Williams and Deidre Harm—and to say someone that violent didn’t continue, or more deaths take place and sexual assaults that took place, likely didn’t take place, I think you’d be ignorant to say that that’s not a possibility.”
Sgt. Terrance Prochaska with the Mason City Police Department said in December, “I’ve read through the case files of both Deidre Harm and Rene Williams down in Ava, Missouri, where she went missing. Later on learned that she was moved, her remains were moved and things like that. So, you know, there’s a possibility that could happen here in Mason City. I mean, there’s a reason why we haven’t found her body. A guy like Chris Revak fits that reason, so why not look into him?”
Revak took his own life in a Missouri jail in 2009, while awaiting charges for the murder of Rene Williams.

Rene Williams(WSAW)
This past March, a court hearing was held in Iowa to unseal search warrant records. Those records involve the man who is believed to be the last person to see Huisentruit alive, John Vancise.
Reports say Vancise passed away in December, and a private investigator wanted the search warrant records unsealed. However, Mason City Police say the warrant didn’t give them any new information.
We reached out to Wood County to see if their work with the Mason City PD has provided any updates in Jodi’s case and are waiting to hear back. What we do know from our previous reporting is authorities are not giving up on finding who is responsible.
You can find our full coverage of Deidre Harm, Jodi Huisentruit, and how Christopher Revak is connected to their cases on wsaw.com through the ‘Podcasts’ tab. You can also listen to each case through our podcast versions below.