MUS-2026-294
Archive card
MUS-2026-294
Missing person
- Incident
- 2017
- Indexed
- Oct 16, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- DeKalb County Police Department
- Location
- Atlanta GA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Jenna Van Gelderen, 25, vanished overnight while house-sitting at her parents' home in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Lights and the TV were left on, the family cat was unfed, and personal items were left behind. Her car was found two weeks later in northwest Atlanta with her belongings inside and the driver's seat pushed back, suggesting someone else drove it. No arrests, no charges, and no confirmed sightings since.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Aug 19, 2017, about 2:00 a.m.
Last known contact: text to a friend saying she was going to lie down.
- Aug 20, 2017
Reported missing to DeKalb County Police after family found no one had heard from her.
- Sep 5, 2017
Her dark blue 2010 Mazda 6 found parked in northwest Atlanta, unlocked, with handbag, suitcase, and clothes inside. Driver's seat pushed back.
Key people
The people in the file.
25, of Atlanta, Georgia. Vanished overnight August 19 to 20, 2017, while house-sitting.
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Investigating agency
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