Concrete proof given to our family on May 11, 2009 that Jon is alive. This is the case of an adult emotionally abusing his family by going Maliciously Missing.

We still search for many answers so if you have any pieces to the puzzle or know who helped hide a maliciously missing person from law enforcement and family please contact: deskside2@yahoo.com

Updates on the disappearance of Jon R. Van Dyke

05-11-2009 Positive proof was placed before the family that Jon is alive. See the main page for more details.

Thank you Linda for the graphic!

01-03-08 Jon is still missing.

We just went through our 3rd Christmas holidays without Jon ... it doesn't get easier, time does not mend anything when you don't have answers.

There is still no activity ... no trace...the search goes on.

In this new year:

Thank you goes out to Matt O'Brien of lvcitylife.com for writing an article on Jon and highlighting a little bit of what the families of the missing go through.  Thanks for including Jessie Foster in the article.  There are so many others missing from Vegas and many all on the same side of town that Jon went missing on .... like Trevor Morse who has been missing since May of this year.  My prayers for answers goes out to both Jessie's and Trevor's families and prayers that these two young people are found safe.

Thanks to my MySpacer friends and all the sleuthers who cared enough to let me know over the holidays that you were thinking of me and for caring enough to not let Jon's case go cold.  Thanks to everyone that is helping in the search! 

Thanks to Amy Camasso and Debbie Lewis for caring enough to stay in touch.  Anyone ever need a real estate person in Vegas ... contact Amy! :)

My prayers and hugs go out to Tina Porter.  Rest in peace in God's arms Sam and Lindsey.

Also, rest in peace Christopher Michael Pierce, my prayers go out to your family.

Big thanks to Kelly of Project Jason and Linda (advocate for Branson Perry) for keeping tabs on me! And, thanks goes out to Todd Matthews of Missing Pieces Radio and Monica Caison of CUE for all you do for the missing and their families.

Also, prayers and thanks go out to Jan Smolinski, mother of missing Billy Smolinski and prayers also to Jim Viola, husband of missing Patricia Viola.  Thanks for your calls and emails!

I'm sure I've left off people, Gretchen for the mapping and the blog, and to S. (not sure you want me to use your name --- who went out and bought books to aid in the search! LOL), and so many others that are helping .... you know who you are and my family so appreciates everything you are doing for us.

And, thanks Jesse (Be the Shepherd's Eyes) for making me laugh!  And, glad you are out of the hospital.

10-13-07 Jon is still missing.

Sadly, just recently we recieved news that Jon has not recieved his military retirement during this whole time. To us receiving that news was as if someone walked through the door and said they had found Jon's body.  We thank MO Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's office for obtaining this information for us.

Skip traces have shown nothing new - no activity since the Spring of 2005.  No credit, no banking, no new driver's license (Jon's KS license expired in March of 2007). No bowling averages established. Nothing.

A big thank you goes out to Kyle.  Kyle is a young Marine who after returning from overseas headed to Las Vegas and put up flyers everywhere.  An amazing young man ... THANK YOU KYLE!!!!

Thank you goes out to Todd Matthews for caring enough to get Jon's story out on his program, Missing Pieces.

I'm starting a letter writing campaign that I need everyone to help with.  I'm still working on the wording of the letter but watch for it on the main page of this website.  Have everyone you know particpate in this campaign.

If you are the family of a missing or murdered loved one and it happened in Las Vegas please email me at deskside2@yahoo.com and share your story.

Our prayers go out to Brandy Shipp whose mother's remains (Summer Shipp) were found this past week.  Brandy has led an amazing campaign to find her Mom and through it all she has been so wonderful to the other families who have missing loved ones.  Pray that justice comes swift.

Thanks goes out to Kelly Jolkowski of Project Jason for all of her support and suggestions.

And, a thank you goes out to everyone on the forums and MySpace who are researching and/or helping spread Jon's story. 

08-12-07 Jon is still missing.

Jon has missed Alisa and Johnna's birthdays this summer.  He has missed baby John fishing, boating and camping. 

See the photo page for new photos added of Jon as well as other family photos.  All family members are reminded to please send photos.  We need the rare photos of Jon actually smiling where he is showing his teeth.  Jon always smiled without showing his teeth so I'm asking you all to hunt for these pics.  We also need photos of different angles of Jon's head, different expressions, Jon looking unshaven/shaven as well as grubby/dressed up, and everything in between.  Recent videos (2000-2005) are also needed!

Thank you to everyone that is searching for Jon.  People of action are the best!  For those of you that can't search, prayers are still needed.  For those of you who sit around and just run your mouths, sorry I have no time or patience for you.

Don't forget to keep emailing the Flyers or flyer business cards to everyone in your address books and ask them to do the same.

06-17-07 Jon is still missing.

On this third Father's Day that Jon will not be with his children I ask everyone to stop and say a prayer for Jon and for his children.

05-19-07 Jon is still missing. Jon's family asks that you gather in prayer and pray for Jon today.

It has been 2 years today (May 19, 2007) since I hugged and kissed Jon goodbye at our front door and then never saw or talked to him again.  2 years, it's unimanginable.  Please if you know anything, if you remember anything about that day that Jon disappeared, please email me.  If you saw or talked with Jon when he left Citigroup that day, or if you saw Jon at Smith's Grocery Store in front of the Budget Rental counter (or if you saw him in the Smith's parking lot) where he was running his errand to on his lunch break, please let me know what you saw or heard!!!!!

Thank you,

Maureen
Jon's Wife

03-31-07 Jon is still missing.

Today is Jon's 61st birthday.  We ask everyone to take a moment today and say a prayer for Jon.

03-11-07 Jon is still missing.

Thank you so much to the person who solved the Clementine connection.  How that application plays into Jon's disappearance we aren't sure yet, but we do feel that somehow it does. Does anyone from CitiGroup know if Jon was using SPSS on the job? Email me at deskside2@yahoo.com

11-10-06 Jon is still missing.

Happy Marine Corps Birthday Jon......Semper Fi.

10-13-06 Jon is still missing.

If the following description jogs anyone's memory, please email Jon's wife, Maureen, at deskside2@yahoo.com

1. Male 23 years old
2. He has brown eyes and brown hair
3. Height is 5'7"
4. Weight approximately 150 pounds
5. His name is Eddy (perhaps a short for Edward)
6. His Surname is something like Bidwell

09-07-06 Jon is still missing.

If you are in contact with Jon you need to let him know that my mother, his mother-in-law, passed away on September 2, 2006.

If anyone knows of a "Eddy/Edward" with a possible last name of "Bidwell" connected with Jon, please email his wife at deskside2@yahoo.com

08-06-06

Today is Johnna's 25th birthday (Jon's daughter).  Again we face another family occasion without Jon in our lives.

-We do not know if Jon is alive or dead.  We have been told that he was being controlled at the time of his disappearance. Those individuals will be brought to justice..............I will spend the rest of my life to make that happen.

-If anyone knows of someone named Denise in connection with Jon they need to come forward.  Harboring information is against the law.  When Jon is found trust me I will pursue all those who did not turn over information and you will be prosecuted...no matter who you are. What you are doing to this family by not turning over information is CRIMINAL.  Email me now at deskside2@yahoo.com

-If you are in possession of his military retirement you definitely will be prosecuted!

-Budget Rental I suggest highly that someone come forward immediately with what was found in the glove compartment box of the car Jon had been renting from you.  The car was not clean!  There was evidence in that glove compartment box that could solve this whole mystery.  We just want to find Jon, just let us know what it was.  deskside2@yahoo.com  This is a man who served 2 tours in Vietnam and served 20 years protecting this country you owe it to him to help us find him or his body. How heartless can a company be??? I've already experienced the worst of your company, prove to me that that is not the way your whole company is run...............turn over the information we need.

-If you have a way of getting information to Jon then you need to let him know that his daughter, Kelly, is having surgery this week.  He would also want to know that my mother, his mother-in-law, has been in the hospital for many weeks including many days in ICU...her prognosis is unknown.

6-18-06 Jon is still missing.

This is the 2nd Father's Day that Jon will be missing.....someone out there knows what happened to Jon, please let us know.  Email Jon's wife, Maureen, at deskside2@yahoo.com if you have any information.  Thanks!

5-15-06 Jon is still missing.

May 19 marks one year that Jon has been missing.  I am blessed that Jon and my loving circle of family and friends will be gathered around me on that day, that weekend.  For those of you who cannot be with us on that day we ask that you please join us on May 19 by praying for Jon. 

• Jon has not been heard from since that one phone call shortly after he disappeared.
• There was a report that he was talked to on his cell phone in December --- not true.  His cell phone was my cell phone on my account that I reported as stolen in July of 2005.  That phone has been shut off since July, 2005.  I've called it every month and it is still shut off.  I also monitor the account activity and there has been NO activity since that one disturbing phone call that he made shortly after his disappearance.  There were also other wild statements made and I've discredited it all ......... NONE OF IT WAS TRUE.....it was erroneous BS made by a subcontracted individual.
• There has also been no activity banking, credit reports, etc., ....... nothing.

I thank those people that have not only kept in touch with me over the past year but who are actively searching for Jon by helping to still place flyers around the country........you all are the best!

Many of you have been concerned how we are holding up.  We are fine, we are strong, life goes on but that doesn't diminish our loss....Jon never leaves our thoughts and prayers, not for a second.

Our family is growing ...... Jon's youngest daughter, his baby, is getting married next summer (2007).  We welcome James to our family and thank him for the happiness he has brought to Mary and baby John.

If anyone out there has any information on Jon please email me (Maureen), his wife, at deskside2@yahoo.com

03-29-06 Jon is still missing.

Please join our family in prayer on March 31, 2006 -- Jon's 60th birthday. Happy Birthday Jon!

Special thanks goes out to Debbie Lewis for all of her efforts in helping us in the search for Jon.

03-03-06 Jon is still missing.

Thank you so much to the Marines that served with Jon in Vietnam that have contacted me this past week.  Your prayers and any efforts you put into helping in the search for Jon are much appreciated!!! Semper Fi

Thanks also goes out to the Welling family for contacting me and offering help and prayers!

1-29-06 Jon is still missing.

We, Jon's family had to face our first Christmas without Jon there with us to share the memories.  This week will also mark our (Jon and Maureen's) 25th Wedding anniversary.  Again, thank you to everyone who continues to look for Jon, pray for Jon and our family and special thanks goes out to those who stay in touch and truly are concerned about Jon and about the family he so loves.

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11-09-05 Jon is still missing. Recent anonymous information suggests that Jon has had a major mental breakdown but it is unclear as to where he is.  It is believed that he does not even know where he is. If this pans out true then it's too bad that no one listened to his wife of 24 years from the beginning, we may have been able to get him help a lot sooner.

Johnna, Jon's daughter, will be in Las Vegas November 14-18 staying at Harrah's.  Hank Glaeser and Johnna will be helping in the search for Jon. Thanks Johnna and Hank!

10-12-05 Jon is still missing.

9-29-05 Jon is still missing.

09-22-05 Jon has been missing over 4 months now.

Today is Jon's grandson's birthday.  Baby John turned 2 years old today. On baby John's day of birth, 2 years ago, Jon was such a proud grandpa. He raised baby John for the first six months of his life.  The two of them were inseparable.  Today Jon won't be there to celebrate his "little buddy's" 2nd birthday.  Whatever anyone can do to help find Jon it will be so appreciated by this family. 

Thank you to everyone that is praying for Jon and our family!

09-09-05

Jon is still missing.

A big thank you to Jon's friend who provided me with a name I needed .... hopefully you are still looking for the phone number!

08-14-05

Jon is still missing.  August 19, 2005 will mark 3 months that Jon has been missing.

Jon is not using his cell phone, checking his emails or paying his bills.

Please continue to send out flyers. Campgrounds, reststops, shelters, bowling centers (Jon's an avid bowler), hospitals, rehabs anywhere you can think of would be good.  Any Western states, and KS, MO, NC.  Thank you to everyone that is helping out!

08-04-05

Jon is still missing. His family is worried sick about him.  Please help to bring Jon home.

Does anyone remember the name of a former co-worker of Jon's who possibly was in the USMC with Jon and worked with him either at Uninet or Citibank in the 80's??.........the man and his wife manage a campground/RV Park in California? Email Jon's wife, Maureen, at deskside2@yahoo.com if this rings a bell with you.......thanks.

Please continue to fax or email the flyers around the country!

07-16-05

Jon is still missing.

Flyers need to go out all over Irvine, CA, Belmont, CA and Coarsegold, CA.

If you are traveling this summer anywhere in the country please print off flyers and leave in rest stops, campgrounds, etc. Thanks!

07-09-05

Jon is still missing.

Does anyone know the name of Teddi Thompson??? Email me at deskside2@yahoo.com if you have any information on this person.

Thanks goes out to the various Yahoo Group Missing person's sites.  Thanks to those individuals that are getting the flyers out and to Dick Sutton for looking into Jon's case.  And, thanks goes out to Margaret Stephens.....you've been a big help!

Plaster the west coast in flyers please!  Don't let this case go cold!

06-20-05

Jon is still missing to his family.

The missing person's case number has been cancelled on Jon as he was positively photo ID'd today on transactions that took place on June 7 and June 9th.  However on June 18th a disturbing phone call was received that makes the family once again fear for his safety. With no proof there is nothing law enforcement can do.

Flyers still need to be circulated throughout the country with an emphasis on the west coast.  Thanks!

06-17-05

Jon is still missing.

As we approach Father's Day please keep Jon's children and grandchildren in your prayers. Not only will this Sunday be Father's Day it will also mark one month that Jon has been missing.

Thank you to all of you that have emailed me your concern and your prayers are very much appreciated.

Thanks again to Amy Camasso, our realtor, for the information she has been providing me through her law enforcement contacts!

Thanks also goes out to Debbie Lewis, your insight is much appreciated! I pray you're right that good news will be here soon.

How can you help?  I really need in the next few days for people to download the flyer, get on the internet and obtain lists of shelters, hospitals, rehabs and VA centers in mid and northern California and email/fax the flyers out to these places. Thanks!

06-10-05

Jon is still missing.

Thanks goes out again to East Madera County Sheriff's Office for their continued help in helping us find Jon!

I'm also calling on everyone to boycott Budget Rental Car ........... do not rent a car from them!!!!  Email me at deskside2@yahoo.com if you want the reason why.

06-08-05

Jon is still missing.  Thank you to the East Madera County Sheriff's Office for all of your help!

5-30-05

Jon is still missing.  We attended the Memorial Day event today.  The mayor and our councilman are now aware that Jon is missing and seemed concerned about it.  Mary was interviewed by Channel 3 News and her segment has already aired once today. We've been invited to a Flag Raising at the VFW this afternoon.  Fox5 News is going to try and catch up with us there.  Jon will be listed on North American Missing Persons Network / Doe Network under " Hot Cases " today.

Update:  We went to the VFW this afternoon.  Thanks goes out to everyone there and their kindness.  We had offers from several veterans to help with the case including one man who has law enforcement contacts throughout Nevada.  Fox5 News didn't get there but will probably interview us tomorrow as they really want to run the story.

5-29-05

Jon is still missing.  No new information to report today.  We are just gearing up for tomorrow's Memorial Day event.  Pray that we get the media attention we want and pray that we get the info into hands that can get the process moving faster.

Thanks to my sister Kate for getting it into law enforcement hands in Blythe PD and CHP!

5-28-05

No change in Jon's status...he's still missing.

Jon's children and grandchildren are busy this weekend passing out flyers.

Enormous thank you to Amy Camasso, our realtor here in Vegas, she has gone above and beyond what we could even imagine to get the word out and to get certain high level people involved in the case. Amy you are the best!

Sprint people, THANK YOU.  Randy and Mickie....................Thanks for getting the word out.

Thank you to Nativity Career Transition Group and TopKCProfessionals for helping get the word out.

Keep passing out flyers we have to find Jon! Thank you for all of your help!