#3 The Disappearance of Theresa Rideout
Theresa Rideout, 36, disappeared along with her dog, River, on September 2, 1994. Her boyfriend, Jack Barnett, checked into a motel and killed himself just over a week later. Was Jack responsible for her disappearance? Investigators never found her body or evidence of a crime scene. What happened to Theresa Rideout?
ISP: Teresa Rideout 09/11/1994 (in.gov)
Update: 6/11/2024. @bufordwilson on Discord shared the following article with a photo of Theresa “Terry” Rideout
Jack Barnett owned the house across the street from us between Chandler and Newburgh, (Maple Hgts Dr, Chandler). We did not move here until 1998 and when I found out what happened, I talked to a neighbor who was here in 1994. She said Jack and his then neighbor to the east were both into drugs–probably why he was divorced. She also stated an extensive search of our area was conducted by the police, but I thought she also told me they had found blood on a wall in a bedroom. Anyway, guess we may never know what happened to Theresa.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. Yes, I’ve spoken with a few of Jack’s relatives since that episode and they also mentioned a bloody mattress. Jack’s brother told me that he drove the truck back to his house from the motel following Jack’s suicide. He said the truck was immaculate, which leads me to believe it was likely cleaned really well. Hopefully she’s found one of these days!
I found one more photo of Theresa in the Sept 15, 1994 Courier and Press article. I would attach it here, but I’m not finding an option to do that.
I just ran across your podcast and I’m in the middle of this episode now.
Kellie –
You can send that photo to me at matt@rivercitymystery.com and I’ll post it in these notes. Thanks so much. Or you can join my Discord and post it in there. The link to join is: https://www.rivercitymystery.com/discord
Thanks so much for listening to the podcast. I hope you enjoy it!
Matt