Pennsylvania Missing Persons

Jennings Lee Hart
Missing since January 21, 1980 from Marienville, Forest County

Vital Statistics
Date of Birth: September 5, 1929
Age at Time of Disappearance: 50
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper
Facial Hair: Beard & Mustache
Medical: Acute Schizophrenia - was known to go off his medication.

Case Details
Jennings Hart disappeared sometime after 3pm on Monday, January, 21, 1980.  He was last seen at a gas station in Marienville, where he purchased gasoline for his car.
When state police received a call that Mr Hart was missing, they went to his home, located in a heavily wooded area along Rte 899, south of Marienville.  There they found his car in the garage, the car keys in the house, and change scattered in the driveway.
Initially, it was thought that Mr Hart may have gotten lost in the woods while walking his dogs, but police later learned that he had recently sold the dogs. 
State Police organized a search the weekend after Mr Hart disappeared.  About 50 volunteers conducted a foot search in the woods surrounding Mr Hart's home, but no trace of him was found.  Bloodhounds were brought in, but they failed to pick up his scent.

 Foul play is strongly suspected in Jennings Hart's disappearance, but his body has never been found.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Pennsylvania State Police
Troop C - Tionesta
814-755-3565

Sources
Ashbury Park Press
People Magazine - September 3, 2007
The Titusville Herald
NewsLibrary.com
NewspaperArchive.com


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