JERMAIN CHARLO – MISSOULA, MONTANA LAST SEEN 06/16/2018

PERSONAL DETAILS

• Full Name: Jermain Austin Charlo
• Alias(s): Jermaine Morigeau, “Liz”
• Date of Birth: April 23, 1995
• Age at Disappearance: 23 
• Hair: Brown, colored
• Eyes: Brown
• Height: 5′ 8″
• Tribal Affiliation: Member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
• Residence: Flathead Reservation, Montana (approximately 40 miles north from Missoula)
• Family: Mother to two sons
• Known Traits: Goofy personality, sense of humor, love for outdoor activities, skilled in drawing and knitting

DETAILS OF DISAPPEARANCE

• Date Missing: June 16, 2018
• Last Seen: Between midnight and 1:00 a.m. walking east on Fifth Street in Missoula, Montana, toward the Orange Street Food Farm
• Places Visited: The Badlander, Golden Rose, and Dark Horse 
• Phone Activity: Her cell phone pinged between 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. in Evaro Hill on the Flathead Indian Reservation, approximately 14 miles from Missoula
• Circumstances: Considered missing under suspicious circumstances, with no social media activity or contact since her disappearance, which was uncharacteristic of her

KEY INDIVIDUALS

• Ex-Boyfriend: Michael DeFrance, father of her two children
  • Involvement: Last seen with Jermaine the evening of the disappearance; admitted to discarding her phone at mile marker 94 on Highway 12 in Idaho. May have told authorities conflicting versions of events and of Jermaine’s last known whereabouts 
  • History: Documented domestic violence against Jermain, including a 2013 conviction for assault; gained custody of their sons in 2017 after a breakup
  • Legal Issues: Convicted of unlawful firearm possession post-disappearance, though his conviction was overturned in December 2024
  • Residency: Lived near Evaro Hill, where Jermain’s phone last pinged
• Boyfriend: Unknown. Jermain often visited him in Missoula, but he was out of state at time of her disappearance
• “Cassidy”: Jermain reportedly planned to meet someone named Cassidy, but no one by that name was ever identified

INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS

• Phone: Authorities searched for her phone but did not recover it
• Search Area: Extensive efforts were made near Evaro Hill and Highway 12 in Idaho
• Current Status: No arrests or named suspects; both DeFrance and Jermain’s boyfriend have not been formally implicated

INVESTIGATION CONTACT

• Missoula Police Department 406-552-6300