Family seeking Chinle woman
missing one month
By Independent Staff

GALLUP — A Chinle, Ariz., woman disappeared nearly a month ago, and worried family members are asking the public for help in locating her.

Jilleda "Jill" John, 22, was reportedly last seen in Del Mureto, Ariz. on March 7, 2006. Family members describe John as 5' 5" in height and about 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing black sweat pants with a white stripe down the side of the pant legs, a gray sweater, and white tennis shoes.

On March 21, the family filed a missing persons report with the Navajo Police Department in Chinle.

According to John's mother, Lorraine Walker, and her aunt, Rena John, John has disappeared on previous occasions. However, they said, it is unlike her to be gone for such a long time without contacting her family. John has a 2-year-old child who is being cared for by family members.

John's mother and aunt said they are hoping for a phone call from John, assuring them she is OK.

Anyone who has information about Jilleda John's disappearance is asked to call her family at (928) 674-5984 or the Navajo Police Department in Chinle at (928) 674-2111.