On November 13, 2001, six-year-old Abigail Jo Blagg disappeared from her home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Her mother, Jennifer Loman Blagg, was murdered by her father, Michael Francis Blagg, that afternoon. Jennifer's body was found several months later, although Abigail was never located.
Blagg was born on March 21, 1995 to mother Jennifer Loman Blagg and father Michael Francis Blagg.[1][2] At the time of her disappearance, the Blaggs had been living in Grand Junction. Abigail was enrolled as a first-grader at Bookcliff Christian School,[3] and Jennifer was a teacher's aide at the school.[4] Prior to living in Colorado, the Blaggs had lived in the Sumterville, South Carolina area, where they attended the First Baptist Church.[5]
Disappearance
On the afternoon of November 12, 2001, Blagg and her mother were seen at their home on the 2200 block of Pine Terrace Court in Grand Junction.[6] That afternoon, there was a struggle while Abigail was in a bedroom on the home's second floor.[1][7] A large pool of blood was found on a mattress in the home's master bedroom and both Jennifer and Abigail were missing from the residence.[1]
On the day of Abigail's disappearance, some of Jennifer Blagg's jewelry had been stolen.[1]
Aftermath
Jennifer remained a missing person until June 4, 2002, when her body was found in the Mesa County landfill, wrapped in a tent.[8][9][10] Abigail was never found, and remains a missing person as of 2025. In 2014, DNA samples believed to be of Abigail's were collected by authorities, but the process for confirming that the DNA was her's was never completed for unknown reasons.[11]
Michael Blagg had attempted to commit suicide in February 2002 after being questioned about allegedly stealing office equipment; he denied involvement in the disappearance in a suicide note.[1] The following month, authorities confirmed that foul play was likely involved in Abigail's disappearance.[12][1] In 2004, Michael was convicted for the murder of Jennifer Blagg,[13] although he was never charged in relation to Abigail's disappearance due to her never being located.[14] In a 2018 retrial the ruling was upheld, and Michael Blagg was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.[15] A third retrial in 2023 upheld the previous ruling.[16] Blagg's abduction was logged in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as case number #MP5857,[17] and in The Doe Network as case number 4434DFCO.[18] The Doe Network classifies her disappearance as "Endangered Missing".[18]
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