Name: Jeanna Dale North
Case Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Missing Since: June 28, 1993
Location Last Seen: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Date of Birth: December 12, 1981
Age: 11 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'3"
Weight: 55 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Blue T-shirt with two gold and white mime masks on the front, turquoise shorts, black roller blades with neon green wheels.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Jeanna North was rollerblading with a friend in her hometown of Fargo, North Dakota, during the evening hours of June 28, 1993. A police officer saw the two girls stop at a local convenience store at approximately 22:30. According to Jeanna's friend, they headed back toward their homes shortly thereafter. Jeanna's friend said that she arrived at her residence and watched her rollerblade to the corner of 15th Street and 4th Avenue. Her friend went inside and Jeanna has never been seen again. She never arrived at her family's house, which was 120 feet away from the corner.
Jeanna's neighbor, Kyle Kenneth Bell, confessed to molesting and murdering her in January 1995, nearly two years after her disappearance. Bell said that he dumped Jeanna's body in the Sheyenne River shortly after her death. A search of the area began in 1995 after his confession, but no evidence was located.
Bell claimed that his confession was coerced by authorities and recanted his statements in May 1995. Bell had already been convicted of molesting other young girls at the time. Meanwhile, the continuing search of the Sheyenne River produced a piece of rope and a cinder block in 1996. The materials matched elements found inside Bell's residence and it is believed they may have been used in the disposal of Jeanna's remains.
Authorities matched several hairs found in Bell's truck to Jeanna's DNA and he was convicted of her murder in 1999. Bell was sentenced to life in prison.
Agency Name: Fargo Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 701-235-4493
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP14313
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03/14/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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