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Jessica Garino.

MUS-2026-0502

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MUS-2026-0502

Missing person

Incident
2012
Indexed
Oct 27, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Location
Goldsboro NC

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Jessica Lynn Garino, the youngest of three sisters from Unicoi County, Tennessee, moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina, shortly before Christmas 2011 and was attending an outpatient treatment program. She was last seen on January 23, 2012, at the Carolina Treatment Center on East Ash Street and spoke to her sister by phone that day. Accounts given to investigators about that night conflict. Her food stamp card was used for about a month afterward in the Charleston, South Carolina and Goldsboro areas. Her case is classified as endangered missing and remains unsolved, with no charge in her disappearance reported.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2011

    In December 2011, Garino moves from Tennessee to Goldsboro.

  2. 2012

    On January 23, 2012, she is last seen at the Carolina Treatment Center and speaks to her sister by phone.

  3. 2012

    In January and February 2012, her food stamp card is used in Charleston, South Carolina and Goldsboro.

Key people

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MissingJessica Lynn Garino

Of Goldsboro, North Carolina, by way of Unicoi County, Tennessee. Last seen January 23, 2012.

Investigating agencyWayne County Sheriff's Department

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