Jeanette was last heard from on January 21, 2003 by her ex-husband whom she shares a child with. On January 25, 2003 Jeanette's 3 year old son was found abandoned in a SHOPko in Salt Lake City, Utah. Surveillance footage showed that he was abandoned by Jeanette's current husband, Lyle Montgomery. Jeanette's blood evidence was found in Jeanette and Montgomery's home. In April of 2003 Montgomery, a suspect in the case, committed suicide.