Lonene “Lonnie” Rogers has been missing since January 7, 1981 from Hayfield Township, Pennsylvania. She is profoundly deaf and as a result cannot speak fluently.  Lonnie communicates primarily through lip reading and American Sign Language. It was reported that on January 7, Lonnie was last seen by her husband, Clinton “Bud” Rogers, between 2 and 3 am during a snowstorm.  According to Bud, she left after the two had an argument. He stated he went to sleep and that when he awoke she was gone.  Lonnie left behind her purse, hearing aids, medication, glasses, Mustang car, car keys, and two small children that she loved dearly. Bud did not report Lonnie missing.  Lonnie’s parents did, after Bud started behaving strangely just hours after her disappearance.

For the next eight years after Lonnie’s disappearance, Lonnie and Bud's two children were shuttled from one temporary location to the next. On October 14, 1989, Bud dropped their daughter Alison off at a police station and stated he no longer wished to care for her. A guidance counselor at Alison's school reached out to her, and she ultimately came under her legal guardianship for the remainder of her childhood and Alison considers that family to be her true family.
On January 19, 2022, A Daughter’s Journey…and Story of Resilience, written by Lonnie’s daughter, Alison Duiker, was published, click here to view the book.  The book details the life of Lonene Ray Rogers and Alison’s own life experiences growing up as a daughter whose mother was missing and her belief that her biological father, Bud, may have been involved in her mother's disappearance. Alison’s strength and determination to find the truth about what happened to her mother Lonnie shines through in her book and we feel honored to work with her.

Over the last forty-three years, Alison has remained Lonnie’s most steadfast advocate, stopping at nothing to find justice for her missing mother.  However she has struggled to work collaboratively with law enforcement due to the numerous denials when requesting her mother’s missing person’s case files.  Law enforcement has reported that they have been actively working Lonnie’s case, however, according to Alison in four decades they have been unsuccessful in moving the case forward. Alison states that each phone call made by her family results in detectives communicating there is nothing new to report. These words are often followed by how busy they are solving other cases, and a reminder that Lonnie’s case is an add-on to their already overwhelming workload. Alison recently initiated a petition aimed at establishing “Lonnie’s Law,” a legislative proposal which would grant families of missing individuals access to case files in instances where the case remains unresolved for exceeding 20 years.  Please sign and share the petition regarding Lonnie’s Law by clicking here.

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