Spring Break
Search continues for student
No leads in Ross' disappearance
Brittany Lane
Issue date: 12/4/06 Section: News
"The position we're in now is that we want students to be open about anything," Don Ross said. "If you spoke to Jesse, if you know that he went to a party, we want to know. He was a wonderful guy, he liked to have fun …We're not going to worry about any factual information that comes out even if it looks negative."
Don Ross said, as far as he knew, students were cooperating with authorities. UMKC's public relations department is handling all questions about Ross' disappearance.
Authorities are especially interested in speaking with students who were the last to see or speak to Ross. Any information, even small details, could help locate the missing student.
Ross' family has utilized his facebook.com account to reach out to his friends and search for information. The supportive messages students have posted number in the hundreds.
"We're looking on Jesse's Facebook and seeing the messages people are posting," Don Ross said. "We can get in because it's all set up on his computer here at home. We're keeping are fingers crossed that the connection doesn't blow up or anything so we don't lost the ability to use it."
Ross is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has red hair, blue eyes, fair skin and freckles. He may be wearing a green warm-up jacket, a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black athletic shoes.
Sharan Srinivas, a 2005 UMKC alum and former Model UN president, said nothing like this has ever happened at a Model UN conference.
"Jesse's a close friend," Srinivas said. "We went to Chicago together last year. It's very sad to hear. I never heard of anything like this happening. Usually [the conference] is a great run. Jesse's a pretty good person. He was a rising star. I hope he gets back in one piece."
Anyone with information about Jesse Ross' disappearance is asked to contact Chicago police at (312) 744-8266 or Kansas City Police Department Sgt. Dan Leach at (816) 235-1515.
blane@unews.com
Don Ross said, as far as he knew, students were cooperating with authorities. UMKC's public relations department is handling all questions about Ross' disappearance.
Authorities are especially interested in speaking with students who were the last to see or speak to Ross. Any information, even small details, could help locate the missing student.
Ross' family has utilized his facebook.com account to reach out to his friends and search for information. The supportive messages students have posted number in the hundreds.
"We're looking on Jesse's Facebook and seeing the messages people are posting," Don Ross said. "We can get in because it's all set up on his computer here at home. We're keeping are fingers crossed that the connection doesn't blow up or anything so we don't lost the ability to use it."
Ross is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has red hair, blue eyes, fair skin and freckles. He may be wearing a green warm-up jacket, a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black athletic shoes.
Sharan Srinivas, a 2005 UMKC alum and former Model UN president, said nothing like this has ever happened at a Model UN conference.
"Jesse's a close friend," Srinivas said. "We went to Chicago together last year. It's very sad to hear. I never heard of anything like this happening. Usually [the conference] is a great run. Jesse's a pretty good person. He was a rising star. I hope he gets back in one piece."
Anyone with information about Jesse Ross' disappearance is asked to contact Chicago police at (312) 744-8266 or Kansas City Police Department Sgt. Dan Leach at (816) 235-1515.
blane@unews.com
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Diane Banks
posted 12/07/06 @ 4:46 PM CST
I appreciate the thorough update on Jesse's disappearance and notice of the Hope Rally to be held tonight. I hope local TV stations will take the opportunity to get this information out to a wider audience. (Continued…)
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Don Ross
posted 12/23/06 @ 2:06 AM CST
This is a very well written article, factual without being sensationalized. A very professional job.
Our family will be celebrating the holidays, the birth of our Lord, and hoping for word on Jesse sometime soon. (Continued…)
Donald Ross
posted 2/28/09 @ 4:08 AM CST
"Jesse Where are you?" Our son Andy, upon finding out Jesse was missing, typed these simple words sending them out to Jesse's facebook account.
And now they haunt our days and nights, this same unanswered question. (Continued…)
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