Jodi Huisentruit, a 27-year-old news anchor from Iowa, disappeared almost three decades ago. As the search for her remains continues, a private investigator is advocating for the release of case records.

Huisentruit, originally from Long Prairie, Minnesota, vanished while on her way to her job as a morning anchor at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa, during the early hours of June 27, 1995.

Over the years, private investigator Steve Ridge has pushed for the courts to unseal records relating to the case.

On March 27, Cerro Gordo County’s Senior Judge James M. Drew decided to partially release a 2017 search warrant related to Huisentruit’s disappearance, while keeping the accompanying affidavit sealed to maintain the investigation’s integrity.

Huisentruit was 27 when she disappeared in June 1995. The news anchor vanished in the early morning hours of June 27, 1995, in Mason City, Iowa. 

After Huisentruit didn’t make it to work by 7 a.m., Mason City Police were notified. Her vehicle was found at her apartment, along with a bent car key, her high heels and signs of a struggle. 

To date, she is believed to have been abducted, but extensive investigations have failed to uncover any concrete evidence as to what happened or where her remains could be.