Missing Since: 2017-08-17 Location: South Rockwood, Michigan
Verhille was last seen leaving her home in South Rockwood, Michigan on August 17, 2017. Her father heard her giving directions to the house over the phone. She got into a mid-sized tan Ford with Ohio license plates, driven by a man, and they left. She didn’t take any belongings with her. Later that night, Verhille’s mother texted her to ask if she would be home soon, and Verhille replied that she wouldn’t be. She didn’t respond to any more texts, and all subsequent calls went straight to voicemail. She never return home and has never been heard from again. Her family reported her missing that weekend. According to her family, Verhille began using heroin several years after she graduated from high school. Her mother arranged for her to stay at drug rehabilitation facilities, but she continued to use drugs and got in trouble with the law. Shortly before her disappearance, she was released from jail. She found a new waitressing job near her home and said she hoped to return to school; she had previously attended Monroe County Community College. She hadn’t told her parents of any plans to meet up with anyone on the day of her disappearance. Jenna’s family initially thought she might be being held against her will, possibly as a human trafficking victim, but now they and the police believe she died of a drug overdose around the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved and authorities hope to recover her remains. Investigating Agency South Rockwood Police Department 734-379-3683 Monroe Police Department 734-243-7510 Source Information NamUs Facebook Page for Jenna Verhille The Monroe News Jenna Verhille’s Facebook Page The Detroit News Monroe Police Department 13 ABC Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 20, 2021; details of disappearance updated.