Nassau County mother who went missing on Christmas Day still missing after 3 years

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Loved ones are inactive searching for Melissa Bodden. (Special to WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Loved ones are inactive looking for answers successful the mysterious disappearance of a Nassau County mother.

Melissa Bodden, 47, was reported missing connected Christmas Day successful 2019.

Now, 3 years later, different Christmas has gone by without Bodden celebrating with her loved ones.

“It’s conscionable bittersweet that she’s not present to bring happiness to the radical astir her,” said Bodden’s friend, Melissa Durham.

Bodden’s household reported her missing from her Hilliard location successful 2019. Investigators said the parent of 2 besides went by the sanction Katherine Galero. Durham said Bodden would ne'er permission her family.

“She is simply a implicit escaped spirit, truthful giving truthful loving. She conscionable loved her family, loved her family, she loved her children,” said Durham.

According to detectives, Bodden was past seen successful Northwest Jacksonville. Investigators recovered her car, but nary motion of Bodden. Durham organized searches with crews for months aft her disappearance. Unfortunately, those searches person stopped. Durham said the occupation is, Bodden is present lone considered a missing person, not endangered.

“The hunt and rescue unit can’t assistance america until she is considered endangered,” she said.

Durham said she volition ne'er springiness up searching for Bodden.

“She would beryllium the aforesaid mode if it were me. Or anybody,” she added.

Durham hopes idiosyncratic volition travel guardant with information, truthful Bodden’s loved ones bash not spell different Christmas without answers.

If you cognize thing astir wherever Bodden whitethorn be, you are urged to telephone the police.