The Doe Network Janet Sue Kirkup Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: August 5, 1992 Location Last Seen: Jackson, Michigan Physical Description ** Listed information is from the time of disappearance. Date of Birth: August 13, 1939 Age at Time of Disappearance: 53 years Race: White Gender: Female Height at Time of Disappearance: 5'7 Weight at Time of Disappearance: 160 lbs Hair Color: Blonde/gray Eye Color: Blue Alias(s) / Nickname(s): Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Dentals: Available Fingerprints: Not available DNA: Available Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Unknown Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Circumstances of Disappearance Janet Kirkup and her husband sold their home in Apple Valley, MI in 1992 and embarked on a cross-country RV trip. Shortly after visiting family in Michigan, Janet Kirkup's whereabouts became unknown, and her husband provided little information as to her whereabouts. Janet Kirkup was reported missing by her children in 1992. An investigation into her disappearance initially was launched by the Michigan State Police because, at the time, the couple was living in Jackson, MI, and that was the last place they were seen together. It was long believed that Robert Kirkup killed his wife while they were near Buffalo, N.Y. Police reopened the investigation in 2008, and got a confession from the husband on June 17. Kirkup told two San Bernardino County, CA, detectives he killed his wife on August 14, 1992, and that he buried her body in New York. Kirkup is presumed buried in the wooded area of Batavia, west of Buffalo. Her body has not been recovered. Investigating Agency(s) If you have any information about this case please contact; Agency Name: Michigan State Police Agency Contact Person: Jackson Post Agency Phone Number: 517-780-4580 E-Mail Agency Case Number: 17-1116-98 NCIC Case Number: M340926134 NamUs Case Number: MP #8747 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Information Source(s) NamUs Buffalo News The Press-Enterprise