Jermain Charlo: Missing from Missoula

Send a text

On the night of June 15, 2018, 23-year-old Jermain Charlo — a young Indigenous mother and a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes — was seen in downtown Missoula, Montana near the Badlander bar.

Surveillance footage captured her in the alley just before midnight. She walked out of frame with her ex-boyfriend, Michael DeFrance.

Jermain was never seen again.

In this episode, we examine what's known about Jermain's life and community, the weeks and months leading up to the night she disappeared, and the history of domestic violence in her relationship. We reconstruct what’s known about the final hours of June 15–16, the conflicting accounts that followed, and the investigation that has continued for years without an arrest.

If you have information that could help bring Jermain home, please contact Missoula Police Department Detective Guy Baker: [phone].

No tip is too small and might just be what detectives need to bring justice for Jermain.

To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here.

Thank you so much for listening to Vanished Voices. We truly appreciate you!