Help Police Find Jenna Rose Vonsas Missing On St. Thomas For The Last 9 Days

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help today to find a woman missing on St. Thomas for nine days.

Jenna Rose Vonsas, 32, is a Caucasian female who stands about 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

What clothing Jenna Rose Vonsas was last seen wearing is unknown to police, but they said she has some distinguishing marks such as “several tattoos about her body.” 

A concerned citizen contacted the Mariel C. Newton Command, Zone C on Friday and reported that her sister Jenna Rose Vonsas is missing.

The female stated that she last spoke with her sister on April 7th , 2022 and has not heard from her since, according to the VIPD.

UPDATE: “Missing Woman Jenna Rose Vonsas was located in Red Hook, St. Thomas on Sunday (April 17) at 12:45 p.m. today,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “Ms. Vonsas expressed gratitude for the public’s concern and stated ‘she alright.’ The VIPD offers sincere appreciation for the community’s assistance and continued support.”

If you have any information that can create breakthroughs in solving ongoing investigations, please call the VIPD CIB on St. Thomas 340-774-2211 on St. Croix 340-778-2211, Crime Stoppers VI 1-800-222 8477 or 911.  

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.