MISSING: Jeanette Kamahele (Lost Coast)

**Listener Request**

In 1972, 20-year-old Jeannette Kamahele disappeared while hitchhiking near the Cotati onramp of Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, California. Last seen getting into a faded brown pickup truck, she was never heard from again. Though often linked to the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders, Jeannette’s case stands apart as she is the only presumed victim never found.

This episode is part of our Lost Coast series, highlighting MMIP cases across Northern California. These are the places where Indigenous women have gone missing, and where silence has often followed. Today, we focus on Jeannette, not just what was taken from her, but what justice still demands.

Sources:

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/jeanette-kamahele-0

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-hitchhiker-murders/

https://www.santarosahitchhikermurders.com/articles.php

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_hitchhiker_murders

https://charleyproject.org/case/jeannette-kamahele

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