Missing, Murder, & Unanswered Questions
If Chris Jenkins was allowed to go home with his friends after a 2002 Halloween party at a bar in downtown Minneapolis, he’d be alive today. Tragically, a series of heartless and preventable events forced the college senior outside the bar, never to be seen again by those who loved him. His family and friends launched a massive search. Four months after his disappearance, on February 27, Chris’s body was recovered from the Mississippi River. Over the next 4 years, Chris’s family took extraordinary measures to force the truth into the light due to a decided lack of effort from local law enforcement. Originally ruled an apparent drowning, Chris’s death was reclassified as a homicide in Nov. 2006 by the Minneapolis Police Department. To this day, many questions remain unanswered.
Chris’s disappearance captivated a city, and then a nation, when the public learned that dozens of missing young men in the preceding decade were found in water. While pushing to unravel the mystery of his murder, Chris’s family paved the way for federal involvement in the possible serial homicides of more than seventy victims.
Missing? It didn’t compute.
Chris Jenkins was on top of his game in 2002:
 University of Minnesota Senior & Honor Student – Carlson School of Management
Academic All-American in the classroom, All-American on the lacrosse field
2-time Team Captain & Team Vice President – University of Minnesota Men’s Lacrosse Club
2002 League Tournament MVP – Upper Midwest Lacrosse League
Chris, the dynamic leader his friends counted on, respected, and loved, did not choose to disappear. With his positive energy and infectious smile, he loved life. Chris Jenkins had everything to live for. Read more about his compelling story in Footprints of Courage by his mother, Jan Jankins.
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