Key facts
- Name: Randa Jawhari
- Age at disappearance: 42
- Last seen: Night of February 10–11, 2009, at her apartment at 3464 Shiawassee Avenue, Fenton, Michigan
- Location: Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan — about a quarter-mile east of US-23
- Description: 5’1″, about 100 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, pierced ears, C-section scar; had bipolar disorder and depression, was legally incapacitated, and required medication; had no cell phone, vehicle, or driver’s license
- Status: Still missing
- Investigating agency: Fenton Police Department — (810) 629-5311, Detective Tom Cole (ColeT@FentonPolice.org); Crime Stoppers of Flint & Genesee County — 1-800-422-JAIL (5245)
The morning the clothes were still laid out
On the evening of February 10, 2009, Randa Jawhari’s parents visited her at her apartment on Shiawassee Avenue in Fenton, Michigan. Her mother, Anisse, laid out clothes for the next day. Around 11:30 p.m., Randa spoke to her sister on the phone.
In the morning, her mother came back. The clothes were undisturbed. Randa was gone. The front door was open. The bed was unslept in. The coffee pot was cold. Nothing was missing — no coat, no ID, no cigarettes. In February, in Michigan, a woman walked out — or was taken out — without a coat.
Earlier that same day, at 10:00 a.m., a Fenton police officer had found Randa wandering at the McDonald’s on Owen Road, asking for money. The officer drove her home. Twelve hours later, she spoke to her sister. By morning, she was gone.
A woman who needed protection
Randa was 42, but the state had declared her legally incapacitated. She had bipolar disorder and depression and required medication. She had no cell phone, no car, no driver’s license. She walked, or she depended on other people for rides. Her daughter was in her mother Anisse’s care.
This is the detail that reframes everything: Randa was not a woman who could navigate the world alone. She was vulnerable by court order, by diagnosis, by circumstance. Someone who found her — or took her — found a person who could not protect herself.
Her family has never stopped. They’ve crowdfunded a Crime Stoppers reward. Tips have mentioned the Crane Lake area. Her case has been covered by The Vanished podcast (“Unknown Caller”) and by The Deck with Ashley Flowers (the Ten of Spades, Michigan). The true-crime site micoldcases.com maintains a detailed page on her disappearance.
The open door
Go back to that morning. The clothes her mother laid out, untouched. The bed unslept in — so she never went to sleep, or she got up and never came back. The front door open. The coffee pot cold. No coat taken, in February. No cigarettes — for a smoker, that’s the detail that rules out a casual step outside.
Did she leave with someone she trusted? Did someone come to the door in the night? A woman with no phone and no car doesn’t go far on her own — and she had nowhere to go that her family doesn’t know about. The wandering at the McDonald’s the previous morning suggests she was already in a fragile state. What happened between 11:30 p.m. and morning is a blank.
The podcasts and the ten of spades
Randa Jawhari’s case found its audience in the podcast era. The Vanished — the flagship missing-persons podcast — covered her in an episode called “Unknown Caller,” a title that suggests the case’s central frustration: the phone that never rang, the call that never came. The Deck with Ashley Flowers dealt her as the Ten of Spades, Michigan — a playing-card case in a deck of the missing, which is both a clever format and a grim one: Randa as one card among fifty-two, each a person someone is still looking for.
The family crowdfunded a Crime Stoppers reward — putting up their own money to buy what the system couldn’t generate on its own: attention. Tips mentioned the Crane Lake area, a thread that’s been chased but never resolved. The micoldcases.com page keeps the details straight and public: the McDonald’s wandering, the open door, the cold coffee pot, the clothes laid out and never worn.
What the coverage keeps circling is the legal word that defines Randa’s vulnerability: incapacitated. A court had determined she could not care for herself. The state knew she was vulnerable. Her family knew. And on the night of February 10, 2009, in an apartment a quarter-mile from US-23, whatever protection that word was supposed to provide wasn’t there. She spoke to her sister at 11:30 p.m. By morning, the door was open and she was gone — no coat, no cigarettes, no ID, in February, in Michigan.
Detective Tom Cole of the Fenton Police Department is still the name on the file (ColeT@FentonPolice.org). Seventeen years. The clothes her mother laid out are long gone, but the case isn’t.
Her daughter — in Anisse’s care then, grown now — has lived most of her life without her mother and without an explanation. The Crane Lake tips, chased but never resolved, are the kind of lead that keeps families suspended: specific enough to hope on, vague enough to never close. Seventeen years of not knowing whether the answer is in a lake, in a stranger’s house, or nowhere anyone has thought to look.
Theories
She left with someone and came to harm
A legally incapacitated woman, out at night in February without a coat, is profoundly vulnerable to whoever she encountered. Evidence level: The open door, the unslept bed, and the untouched clothes suggest she left (or was taken) during the night, not in the morning. No witnesses have been identified; no one has been charged.
A mental-health crisis
Her bipolar disorder and the McDonald’s wandering earlier that day point to a woman in crisis. She may have walked out in a confused state. Evidence level: Consistent with her condition, but February in Michigan is unforgiving — and searches never found her. Someone in crisis on foot, without a coat, does not vanish without a trace unless someone intervened.
Foul play by an acquaintance
Evidence level: No suspects have been publicly named. Any living person connected to this case is presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise.
Have information?
Contact the Fenton Police Department at (810) 629-5311 or Detective Tom Cole at ColeT@FentonPolice.org, or Crime Stoppers of Flint & Genesee County at 1-800-422-JAIL (5245).
In an emergency, dial 911.
Timeline
- 1966 — Randa Jawhari is born (June 3, 1966, per her missing-persons flyer; some listings show June 2, 1966).
- February 10, 2009, 10:00 a.m. — A Fenton officer finds Randa wandering at the McDonald’s on Owen Road, asking for money, and drives her home to 3464 Shiawassee Ave.
- February 10, 2009, evening — Her parents visit; her mother lays out clothes for the next day.
- February 10, 2009, ~11:30 p.m. — Randa speaks to her sister by phone — the last confirmed contact.
- February 11, 2009, morning — Her mother returns to find the clothes undisturbed, Randa gone, the front door open, the bed unslept, the coffee pot cold; no coat, ID, or cigarettes taken.
- 2009–2026 — Family crowdfunds a Crime Stoppers reward; tips mention the Crane Lake area. Coverage by The Vanished (“Unknown Caller”) and The Deck (Ashley Flowers).
- Today — Still missing.
FAQ
Is Randa Jawhari still missing?
Yes. As of October 2026, Randa Jawhari remains missing. She vanished in February 2009 and has never been found.
Was Randa Jawhari ever found?
No. No trace of Randa has been found in the seventeen years since she disappeared.
What happened to Randa Jawhari?
She was last heard from around 11:30 p.m. on February 10, 2009, at her apartment in Fenton, Michigan. In the morning, her mother found the apartment empty — front door open, bed unslept, clothes laid out untouched, no coat taken. What happened overnight is unknown.
How old would Randa Jawhari be today?
She was 42 in 2009, so she would be about 60 years old in 2026 (she would turn 60 in June 2026).
Why was Randa Jawhari vulnerable?
She had bipolar disorder and depression, was legally incapacitated, and required medication. She had no cell phone, vehicle, or driver’s license, and her daughter was in her mother’s care.
What did Randa Jawhari look like?
She was 5’1″, about 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, pierced ears, and a C-section scar.
Sources
Official / law enforcement:
– Fenton Police Department — (810) 629-5311; Detective Tom Cole, ColeT@FentonPolice.org
– Crime Stoppers of Flint & Genesee County — 1-800-422-JAIL (5245)
Reference:
– micoldcases.com — Randa Jawhari case page
Media:
– The Vanished podcast — “Unknown Caller” (Randa Jawhari)
– The Deck with Ashley Flowers — Ten of Spades, Michigan (Randa Jawhari)
Corrections (Oct 2026 verification): (1) “1967 — Randa Jawhari is born” → “1966 — Randa Jawhari is born (June 3, 1966, per her missing-persons flyer; some listings show June 2, 1966)” (411gina.org missing-persons flyer; trackmissing.org). (2) “would be about 59 years old in 2026” → “about 60 in 2026 (she would turn 60 in June 2026)”. Found an error? Tell us via the About page and we will fix it promptly and note the change here. Last verified October 2026.