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Name: Melody Ann Jones
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 04, 1983
Location Last Seen: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Circa 1964
Age: 19 years old
Race: American Indian / Alaska Native
Gender: Female
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 135 - 140 lbs
Hair Color: Brown. Light brown, extremely curly hair.
Eye Color: Hazel
Nickname/Alias: Melody Garton Jones
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Finger and toe nails: Kept short, often painted.. Piercing: Pierced ears
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: usually wore blue jeans
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Eyewear: Always wore glasses - plastic frames - legally blind without glasses. Footwear: shoe size is 5-5 1/2
On May 4, 1983, Melody Jones spent the day fishing with her family. Her brother gave her a ride home, dropping her off at the rural Earlsboro home she shared with her husband Paul Richard Jones. He said he saw the door ajar as she went in and the lights were on inside. Sometime that night, Melody's husband, then 20, was murdered inside that home. Melody vanished.
On the morning of May 5, 1983, Melody didn't show up for work at the Dairy Queen in Seminole. Her mother went to Melody's home and discovered her son-in-law's body. Melody wasn't there, but all her personal belongings, including her purse and eyeglasses, were found inside. The couple's car was parked in the driveway. There were no signs that a domestic dispute occurred.
Investigators said they still believe the evidence points to Melody being the victim of abduction. Deputies searched the area around the home on foot and horseback, covering 160 acres, while a search by helicopter covered a 6-square-mile area, finding no sign of Melody or any clues.
Agency Name: Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Scott Hawkins, Lieutenant/ Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 4052731727
Agency E-Mail: info@pottcoso.com
Agency Case Number: CR83-175
Agency Name: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - South Central Investigative Regional Office Headquarters
Agency Contact Person: Joe Lahue, Special Agent
Agency Phone Number: 4058486724
Agency E-Mail: okmissing@osbi.ok.gov
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 17877
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Added: 5/11/08; Last Updated: 03/31/2022 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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