Jess was 15 yrs old when she disappeared and had brown shoulder length hair and blue eyes and was dressed in white jeans, a cream blouse and brown shoes.
Jessica Small was kidnapped at 12.40am on October 26, 1997, after she and friend Vanessa Conlon accepted a ride from Bathurst to nearby Kelso to visit friends.
The pair had been playing the juke box and chatting with friends at the Amuse-Me games parlor in Bathurst when they decided to visit friends in Kelso about 12.40am. A man, driving what police believed to be a white sedan similar to a VK or VL Commodore, offered the girls a lift. About 100m short of their friend’s house the man stopped and assaulted both of them. Vanessa broke free and ran to a house to raise the alarm but Jessica was never seen again.
The case was reopened in October 2007. The 15-year-old’s abduction about 12.40am on Sunday, October 26, 1997, has haunted the central tablelands town for more than a decade. But police say they have now established their strongest lead yet.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
New South Wales Police
02-9698-7388 or CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000