One of the first things Oakland PD ever did was to get the bloodhounds to try and track Kristen's scent. The dogs were successful in that they tracked Kristen's scent to a local bus stop and then again 6.9 miles away at Land's End Beach near the Sutro Bath Ruins located near the CliffHouse Restaurant. Unknown to Law Enforcement at the time was that Jon Onuma lived barely a mile away from the bus stop on O'Farrell Street. Oakland PD placed the dogs in their car for the 7 mile drive from the bus stop to the beach. It is possible that the dogs may have led cops right to Jon Onuma and Jill Lampo's door. When this occurred, Onuma was not yet known to Law Enforcement so they will never know where the dogs may have led that day.

We really need a tip. If you know anything or have heard anything, please let us know.

Dennis Mahon (914) 483-7214

Sgt. Bradley Young OPD (510) 238- 3320

In May, 1998, John Walsh aired Kristen's story and named 'Jon Onuma' as a 'person of interest.' Todays episodes airs the audio signal of that episode along with some more background info that never made it onto the TV Show.

If you have info about Kristen - please contact Oakland PD: Sgt. Bradley Young at 510-238-3320.

Kristen was 18 years old when she vanished in the Bay area from San Francisco. She was visiting the Bay Area between her Freshman and Sophomore years at NC State in Raleigh, NC after receiving a 4-Year Academic Scholarship.

Arriving on June 1st, 1997, she vanished 23 days later on June 23rd.

Our 'best guess' is that Kristen only met between 35-50 people in those first 23 days and that is important because the FBI says there is a 96.4% changes that when a woman meets with foul play, she somehow knows her assailant.

Of course there is no guarantee that this will bear fruit in Kristen's case - but it sure gives us a place to start focusing on.

Jill Lampo told me she broke up with a guy named Matthew Luque to start dating Jon Onuma. Luque ends up working at the same coffee shop as Kristen.

When I called Matthew he angrily hung up on me telling me never to call him again. This was back in 1998.

Onuma was evicted from a Kaneohe, Hawaii residence after his connection to the Kristen Modafferi case was made known to the owner of the home. The residence was worth about $1.4 million dollars and Onuma had no job. Somehow, he was living there all alone. After he was evicted, the Property Manager located a briefcase hidden beneath some eaves in the attic. When the property manager opened it, he found articles about Kristen Modafferi inside.

An 'Open Address' to residents in Wahiawa, Kaneohe & Honolulu who may know a man named Jon Onuma, aka, Jade Yoshino.

He may be involved in the disappearance of 18 year old Kristen Modafferi back in 1997.

Please listen to this Podcast and help spread the word.

Griffin Cherry

Rosie Levine

Hans Opsahl

Kurt Opsahl

Justin Neisular

Kristin rented a room at 274 Jayne Avenue in Oakland. In today's podcast - we take a closer look at each one of these roommates and some of their actions since Kristin vanished.

I do not believe they are responsible for her disappearance (but anything is possible) because I still think Jon Onuma and Jill Lampo at the very least are not telling us everything they know.

Back in 1997 - I called Matthew Luque seeking contact information for his close friend, Kelly Strathman. Matthew's name was given to me by a co-worker of Kristien's at Spinelli's Coffee in San Francisco. Matthew had no idea who I was when his phone rang.

He was very polite to me after I introduced myself to him. The instant (literally) I mentioned 'Kristen Modafferi's name', Matt did a 180 and became very hostile and told me to never call him again. He then hung up the phone. It made no sense.

Come to find out that a few weeks later - Oakland PD raid suspect Jon Onuma and Jill Lampo's apartment and they find an address book with Matthew Luque's name in it.

Turns out that Jill Lampo broke up with Matthew Luque to start dating Jon Onuma.

Soon after Kristen's disappearance, Luque starts working at the same Spinelli's coffee shop that Kristen worked at.

Bunk. Some Law enforcement people are of the opinion that Kristen was the victim of what are known as 'Sneaker Waves' that come crashing with such unexpected force that victims lose their balance, fall into the water and then swept out to sea. The Modafferi's have even been told to accept this theory as a probability and to go back to North Carolina and try and live their lives.

In this Podcast - I share with you my reasons why I am pretty certain that that did not happen to Kristen.

About 45 minutes after Kristen got off of work on the day she vanished, she was seen on the 2nd floor of the Crocker Galleria Mall (Kristin worked on the first floor) walking along very casually in the company of another young woman with blonde hair. This young woman has never come forward despite many public please for her to do so.