Later, Jael also texted a different man just after 3:00 a.m. That was the last time anyone ever heard from her.
Once Kendra woke up the next morning at about 10:30 a.m., she messaged Jael to make plans to see a movie together. However, her text went unanswered.
So, at 12:00 p.m., Kendra decided to knock on Jael’s bedroom door. But Kendra again received no answer– which pushed her to enter the room.
At that point, Kendra realized that the bed had been left unmade and discovered Jael was missing.
Initially, though, Kendra assumed that Jael had left at some point the evening prior and decided to stay out that night. But, as time went on and Kendra continued having issues getting into contact with Jael, she started to worry.
Kendra’s concerns especially heightened after realizing that all of her calls to Jael’s phone were going straight to voicemail.
So, Kendra got in touch with Jael’s mother. Then, Jael’s mom reported her daughter missing on October 14, 2014, to the Anchorage Police Department.
While Jael disappeared along with her purse and cell phone, her car– a 1998 Ford Expedition– had been left parked in her driveway.
Investigators were able to analyze Jael’s phone records, which revealed that none of the text messages sent by Kendra on October 12 had gone through. This indicated that either Jael’s phone had been turned off or her device’s battery died.
Then, about five months after Jael vanished, a group hiking on a trail located in Chugiak, Alaska, contacted the police in March 2015. During their hike, Jael’s purse was found buried in the snow containing both her cell phone and social security card.
Following this discovery, authorities did not think Jael had left the purse there herself– particularly because she was not interested in hiking. Plus, on the night she disappeared, the temperature outside had been below freezing.