165th ARTICLE: New Leads in Missing Woman Case

Las Vegas Now – Global TV

November 26, 2008

New Leads in Missing Women Case

She was lured by the bright lights and attitude of Las Vegas, but Jessie Foster’s time here was troubled and short-lived. No one has seen or heard from her since March of 2006.

“I really think on this earth I will see my Jessie again. I don’t know why or how,” said Jessie’s mom Glendene Grant.

Jessie’s mother is holding out hope her daughter is alive, but Grant is also closely following Tuesday’s discovery in the North Las Vegas desert.

Searchers with the Nevada Center for Missing Loved Ones, working on Foster’s case, spotted the bones. A psychic allegedly looking for Foster led them to the area.

“We notified North Las Vegas Police Department. They came our, did their investigation, collected the bones, and made a report,” said Frank Mahoney, with NCMLO.

The Clark County Coroner will determine if the bones are human or animal.

“I hope they’re not human, and I hope they’re not my daughter’s,” said Grant.

Foster’s last known location was with her boyfriend, Peter Todd, at their home on Cornerstone Place. No one has been named a suspect in the disappearance.

Foster got busted twice for prostitution, but even in bad times, always kept in touch with her family back in Canada until she suddenly vanished. “The closure won’t come until maybe I’m up in heaven holding Jessie, if Jessie is not alive.”

There’s been no sign or sightings of her at all. Her bank accounts, credit cares, and phone have never been touched. Police are investigating and looking into the idea she may be a human trafficking victim from in the sex trade.

Investigators hope the bones will shed light on this perplexing mystery. The coroner’s office says it will take some time for an anthropologist to test the bones. If they are human, DNA testing will have to be done to determine if they are Jessie Foster’s.