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Lincoln, NE - She vanished nearly a decade ago. Still, the mystery surrounding a Lincoln woman's disappearance remains unsolved. Now, we help shed some light on the disappearance of Gina Bos and how her sister, living on the west coast, is taking action here and everywhere else, to find her and millions more missing.
Silenced by their disappearance, the missing once again gain a voice. Musicians from around the world dedicate their music to the "GINA" for missing persons foundation, to gain awareness about those who've disappeared. A music phenomenon stemmed from a one woman mission to find the missing. Singer/songwriter Jannel Rap's own sister, Gina, disappeared in Lincoln.
"She left the bar and essentially disappeared and nobody has seen her since," says Detective Greg Sorensen. Bos never made it home after performing at an open mic night in 2000. Her car was found across the street with the trunk popped and guitar inside.
Bos' family knew this was not a case of a missing woman, their sister was in trouble. "All we can think is bad i mean that's all i could think something bad happened to her," says her brother Kevin Rap. Still, Rap's gut feeling was not enough to convince police. Now, nearly a decade later, and still no sign of bos, the lead detective admits mistakes were made.
"Oh, I have a ton of regrets on everything you always do. When you look back and it's 20 20 you think, I should have done this, I should have done that. Yeah, there were some definite things that we should have done but we missed."
Without any hard evidence of a homicide, police, and the media for that matter, treat it as just another missing person case. But Jannel Rap refuses to let this case and hundreds others go cold. While, Bos' disappearance remains a mystery, the "GINA for Missing Persons" foundation work and music have been instrumental in finding hundreds more once missing.
The foundation has helped solve 300 missing person cases. There is a link on our newspage above. Also, if you have any info on Gina's disappearance, call Lincoln police.
Reported by Molli Graham, mgraham@action3news.com
