The Disappearance of Jie Zhao Li
Episode 199
Jie Zhao Li
February 11th, 1988 - twelve year old Jie Zhao Li walks out of her family's Honolulu home to sell tickets for a school fundraiser. She never makes it back home. Within hours she's reported missing and investigators begin massive searches trying to track down the little girl or anyone who may have seen her.
Soon witnesses come forward but their stories lead detectives in different directions. Some people saw Jie speaking to a man outside of the local 7-11 moments before her disappearance. Others claim to have seen her in the back of an old, yellow Chevy miles away and days after she went missing.
While detectives quickly determine that the twelve year old was likely the victim of an abduction, their race against time hits dead end after dead end leading many to wonder if Jie is still alive out there somewhere, or if perhaps, her abductor took her life within hours of her vanishing.
Sources:
16 Feb 1988, 11 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
21 Feb 1988, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
03 Mar 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
17 Mar 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
01 Apr 1988, 5 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
02 Apr 1988, 2 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
08 Apr 1988, 16 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
24 Apr 1988, 33 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
24 Apr 1988, 32 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
03 Jun 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
23 Sep 1988, 17 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
10 Aug 1994, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1995, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
12 Jan 2000, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
12 Jan 2000, 8 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
19 Jul 2002, 6 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
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22 Feb 1988, 8 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
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14 Feb 1988, 5 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
15 Feb 1988, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
15 Feb 1988, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
16 Feb 1988, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
16 Feb 1988, 6 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
17 Feb 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
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18 Feb 1988, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
19 Feb 1988, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
19 Feb 1988, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
20 Feb 1988, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
20 Feb 1988, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
22 Feb 1988, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
22 Feb 1988, 6 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
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25 Feb 1988, 8 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
25 Feb 1988, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
26 Feb 1988, 6 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
03 Mar 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
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05 Mar 1988, 6 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
11 Mar 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
11 Mar 1988, 1 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
14 Mar 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
19 Mar 1988, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
19 Mar 1988, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
20 Mar 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
21 Mar 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
23 Mar 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
23 Mar 1988, 8 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
25 Mar 1988, 8 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
25 Mar 1988, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
26 Mar 1988, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
27 Mar 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
03 Apr 1988, 6 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
06 Apr 1988, 11 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
15 Apr 1988, 44 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
17 Apr 1988, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
23 Apr 1988, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
23 Apr 1988, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
30 Apr 1988, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
27 May 1988, 8 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
22 Jul 1988, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
04 Sep 1988, 109 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
02 Nov 1988, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
02 Nov 1988, 21 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
31 Dec 1988, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
01 Jan 1989, 97 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
30 Jan 1989, 3 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
09 Mar 1989, 17 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
29 Mar 1989, 17 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
08 Jul 1989, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
08 Jul 1989, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
18 Nov 1990, 4 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
21 Nov 1990, 18 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
07 Oct 1991, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
19 Feb 1992, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
22 Nov 1993, 4 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
11 Dec 1993, 10 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
31 Aug 1995, 2 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
18 Apr 1995, 3 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
16 Jan 1998, 1 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
16 Jan 1998, 8 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
13 Dec 2002, 18 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
11 Feb 2006, 11 - The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com
07 Aug 2000, 6 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
16 Feb 2008, 2 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com
NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources
After 26 years, family still wonders... Where is Jie Zhao Li?
Little girl's disappearance remains one of Hawaii's biggest unsolved mysteries
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Jie Zhao Li - Hawaii Missing Person Directory
Honolulu Homicide: Murder and Mayhem in Paradise - Gary A. Dias, Robbie Dingeman - Google Books
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Jie Zhao Li | International Missing Persons Wiki | Fandom
Little girl's disappearance remains one of Hawaii's biggest unsolved mysteries - YouTube