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Missing Janice L. Beck 
Beck, approximately 1999 (two years prior to her disappearance) Date reported missing : 09/12/2001 Missing location (approx) : Tacoma, Washington Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/18/1949 (72) Age at the time of disappearance: 52 years old Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'9, 240 - 270 pounds Medical conditions : Beck has knee and vision problems and also suffers from diabetes, arthritis and bipolar disorder. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Gray/white hair, blue eyes. Beck is supposed to wear eyeglasses but did not have them with her at the time of her disappearance. Her nickname is Jan. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Beck was a patient at Western State Mental Hospital in Lakewood, Washington, a suburb of Tacoma, when she vanished on September 12, 2001. She has never been heard from again. Authorities believe she would be unable to walk far on her own, as her health was poor at the time she disappeared. The hospital did not notify Beck's family she was missing until five weeks after she was last seen. Someone not known to her family later told the Social Security Administration at the Beck had died, and listed her date of death of February 22, 2002, but investigators have been unable to locate a death certificate so Beck continues to be listed as missing. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Pierce County Sheriff's Office 253-798-4200 253-798-7516 September 2021 updates and sources North American Missing Persons Network Washington State Missing Persons Search October 12, 2004. November 2, 2010; alternate height added. |