NEW BERLIN – Wednesday, December 11, 2013 marks the one year anniversary of Jennifer Ramsaran's, 36, disappearance. It was a cold Tuesday morning last Dec. 11, 2012, when Ramsaran was last seen at her 473 Sheff Rd. home in New Berlin.
Before leaving her residence, Jennifer Ramsaran allegedly told her husband, Ganesh R. Ramsaran, 38, she was traveling to the Destiny USA mall in Syracuse for the day to do some holiday shopping. Jennifer Ramsaran was wearing blue jeans, a purple and white sweater and a black jacket when she drove away in her 2006 Chrysler Town and Country minivan.
The next day, Jennifer had still not returned home. The only sign of her was her cell phone, which was found on State Route 23, near the intersection of Moon Hill Rd., in the Town of Plymouth. Ramsaran located his wife's iPhone, using an Apple application to find lost iPhones. Chenango County Sheriff's Office authorities thought that maybe she had run off, possibly changing her hair color or style to not be identified.
The next couple days, authorities conducted a number of search warrants at her New Berlin residence and the 18 surrounding acres and came up with no new leads as to her whereabouts. The New York State Police, New York State Park Rangers, New Berlin Police Department and the Norwich Police Department joined the sheriff's office in the search for Jennifer. Forensic testing was done on electronic devices, including her Jennifer's cell phone, and her social media accounts, including her Facebook, were monitored for activity. The forensic results for the electronics would take several weeks and no activity was found on Jennifer's social media accounts. Authorities did not find any activity on her financial accounts either.
Jennifer made no contact with her friends or family since she went missing. Jennifer's husband and her three children were all interviewed to help with the slow and tedious process of looking for any information that would lead them to the now missing woman.
Ramsaran admitted that he and his wife had discussed separation in the past. There had recently been some conflict over the amount of time Jennifer was spending on the computer, playing an undisclosed online game. He said he was “frustrated” with her spending so much time online. He also said that there had been some changes in his wife's behavior weeks leading up to her disappearance. Ramsaran said she had seemed depressed and had lost over 20 pounds over the course of six weeks in an “unhealthy way.” According to the sheriff's office, there seemed to be nothing unusual about the disagreements between Jennifer and her husband and were typical of the average marriage. To their knowledge, there had been no reported domestic incidents involving the couple.
Despite no sign of Jennifer, or any clear indication of whether or not she was alive and well, Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting, Jr. was worried. “Any length of time that goes by and there has been no contact, that concerns me,” said Cutting a few days after her disappearance. He also noted that it seemed unusual for Jennifer to miss her oldest daughter's recent milestones at the time, including her birthday and the school play she participated in. Cutting had said that it was impossible to know if there was any foul play with the information he then had.
Jennifer's minivan was the next clue to be found in the mystery of her disappearance. It was discovered at Plank Road Manor on Plymouth Street in the City of Norwich on Dec. 16. Jennifer's father, Thomas Renz is the one who found his missing daughter's vehicle. Forensic results later confirmed that Jennifer’s blood was found “throughout the vehicle.”
After her minivan was discovered, the trail went cold. Weeks then months passed, as the law enforcement agencies continued to search Jennifer's home, the land surrounding her home, the locations where her cell phone and car were found and anywhere else that could lead to Jennifer.
