Jamie Grissim (or Grisim by some agencies) went missing on her way home from Fort Vancouver High in Vancouver, Washington on December 7th, 1971. 

Jamie was supposed to be home between 1:00 - 1:30 pm and never showed. Police initially ruled her a runaway. Her foster mother and biological sister did not believe she ran away. 

Jamie and her sister were both wards of the state but she got along with her foster mom. She also did very good in school and was very bright. In May of 1972, almost 6 months since she had disappeared, Jamie's purse and ID were found along with other of her possessions. They were found on a rural road in Northern Clark County.

 Police now believe that Jamie did not run away but could possibly be the victim of Warren Leslie Forrest. Forrest is currently in prison for murdering a 19 year old girl named Krista Blake in 1974 (some sites list 1978 or 1979 because that was the time of his sentencing). Police believe he is responsible for the murder of 6 women (A local Washington news station has listed him responsible for 8 murders possibly) in the Vancouver area. Jamie's belongings were found 1 mile away from two of the victims bodies. 

Although, Forrest picked up hitchhikers and Jamie was not hitchhiking, he could have offered her a ride home. He offered a ride home to the 19 year old girl he murdered in 1979. If Forrest did abduct Jamie she would be his first victim. 

Something else interesting is that Forrest and Jamie attended the same High School, but Forrest attended years before her. Jamie was 16 years old when she disappeared. She is 5'4"-5'5" and 125 pounds. Jamie was born November 11th, 1955. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her hair had just been bleached blonde and was slowly fading back to brown so it gave off a reddish appearance.

She wore reading glasses and had one missing tooth. She had hearing loss in one ear and suffers from a skin condition called dermographia. It causes red lines to appear where she itches.

Warren Forrest had not been convicted of the 8 women’s murders or Jamie Grissim’s abduction.

He went up for parole on August 9th, 2017. He was denied and is set to spend at least another 7 1/2 years in prison.

But as of August 23rd, 2017 Warren Forrest’s DNA has been identified in two of the murdered girls cases, Martha Morris and Carol Valenzuela. Detectives now say that Warren Forrest is a serial killer. They are now seeking out Martha Morris’ boyfriend at the time of her disappearance to see if he can solve any other missing link in their information. These DNA links could put Forrest behind bars for the rest of his life, no more chances of parole, granted he is currently 68 years old.

Hopefully these DNA links will help detectives in linking Forrest to the other girls who they believe have fallen victim to him.

If you have any information regarding Jamie’s case, please contact the Clark County Sherriff’s Office at (360) 397-2024.

You can also visit the website jamiegrissim.com, run by Jamie's sister Starr, for more information

Jamie Grissim age progressed to 56 years old in 2011

Find The Missing (Day 20)

My interview with retired NYPD Detective Sergeant Joe Giacalone

http://msashtonwriter.com/2013/06/03/working-to-find-the-missing-2/