ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Oct. 30, 1981, Charlotte Heimann left the Rochester Psychiatric Center on Elmwood Avenue. That was the last time anyone saw her. Forty years later, her granddaughter, Shyla Jump, traveled to Rochester from Cincinnati, searching for clues and answers.
“A week before she went missing, she had an alleged drug overdose and was admitted to this hospital on the general hospital floor,” Jump said, referring to the Rochester Psychiatric Center. “After she was released, she told the staff that she feared a man. And if she went home, that she feared the man was going to be at her home.”
Heimann was given a four hour pass from the psychiatric center to pay her rent at her apartment at 325 Alexander St., but she never made it home.
Jump has been searching for answers for a decade.
“So ten years ago, I dug into the case when I was 18,” Jump said. “I didn’t feel like I had the resources. I didn’t have the knowledge and the experience that I have today.”
Jump now holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and an associate’s degree in social services and criminal justice. She has a decade of experience in child welfare, working with law enforcement and the courts.
Now, she’s putting her experience to the test, with an independent investigation into Heimann’s disappearance.
“There was a very big lead [Monday morning] and it showed a lot of progress towards the answers that we were looking for,” Jump said. “It’s a next step in the right process.”
Jump declined to elaborate further as to not interrupt the investigation.
But what would finding Heimann mean to Jump and her family?
“Growing up, this has bothered my family. It significantly has sent a ripple effect through my family, through mental health, through addiction.” Jump said. “I would say a relief, for myself. Happiness to know that our family has answers.”
The Rochester Police Department met with Jump Tuesday morning. Officials said there have not been any leads in this case for quite some time, but they have been in contact with Jump.
They urge anyone with information regarding Heimann’s appearance to call the Rochester Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit.
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