East Idaho News | Woman’s quest to find brother she’s never met led her to find 10 siblings she didn’t know existed @Eastidnews | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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IDAHO FALLS – When Charlene Goetz set out to find the brother she’s never met, she never imagined there’d be other siblings she didn’t know about. But that’s exactly what she’s discovered.
In August, the 53-year-old Wisconsin woman told EastIdahoNews.com about her “horrible” upbringing with Pansy Jones, who was involved in the murder of her 5-month-old sister in eastern Idaho 59 years ago. It happened years before Goetz was born and she was 8 when she first heard about it.
She paid a visit to Idaho Falls this summer after learning that her sister, Ellen May Jones, is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery. During her visit, she met Shelley Ramey, the daughter of former Bonneville County Sheriff Lester Hopkins. He investigated Ellen’s death and visited her gravesite every year. Hopkins has since passed away, but Ramey has continued that tradition as an adult.
Goetz recently discovered her mom had a son while serving a prison sentence in Nebraska. She doesn’t know his name or what happened to him, but she spoke with us in hopes of finding him.
Several months after beginning the search, she still hasn’t found her brother. But through DNA testing, she’s discovered an additional 10 siblings.
She’s spent the last week connecting with some of them through social media and phone calls and is looking forward to meeting them in person soon.
“I’m overwhelmed,” Goetz tells EastIdahoNews.com. “I set out to find one brother and I’m having all these siblings pop into my life. I’ve found a family that I’ve never had.”
WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH GOETZ IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
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IDAHO FALLS – When Charlene Goetz set out to find the brother she’s never met, she never imagined there’d be other siblings she didn’t know about. But that’s exactly what she’s discovered.
In August, the 53-year-old Wisconsin woman told EastIdahoNews.com about her “horrible” upbringing with Pansy Jones, who was involved in the murder of her 5-month-old sister in eastern Idaho 59 years ago. It happened years before Goetz was born and she was 8 when she first heard about it.
She paid a visit to Idaho Falls this summer after learning that her sister, Ellen May Jones, is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery. During her visit, she met Shelley Ramey, the daughter of former Bonneville County Sheriff Lester Hopkins. He investigated Ellen’s death and visited her gravesite every year. Hopkins has since passed away, but Ramey has continued that tradition as an adult.
Goetz recently discovered her mom had a son while serving a prison sentence in Nebraska. She doesn’t know his name or what happened to him, but she spoke with us in hopes of finding him.
Several months after beginning the search, she still hasn’t found her brother. But through DNA testing, she’s discovered an additional 10 siblings.
She’s spent the last week connecting with some of them through social media and phone calls and is looking forward to meeting them in person soon.
“I’m overwhelmed,” Goetz tells EastIdahoNews.com. “I set out to find one brother and I’m having all these siblings pop into my life. I’ve found a family that I’ve never had.”
WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH GOETZ IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: eastidahonews.com/2024/10/womans-quest-to-find-brother-shes-never-met-led-her-to-find-10-siblings-she-didnt-know-existed
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