UPDATE December 22, 2025
The Lincoln Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol have identified the person found deceased in rural Furnas County last week as Jerica Hamre.
It’s not the outcome any of us wanted — our hearts are broken for her family and loved ones. Our condolences go out to them as they learned this news just days before the holidays.
LPD wants to thank all of you — thousands on social media — who shared about her disappearance, called in tips and kept her story in the news.
Jerica Hamre was reported missing in Lincoln on July 3, 2024.
Since Hamre’s disappearance, numerous search efforts have been conducted near the location in which her body was found. The searches included law enforcement, family, friends, and community volunteers.
Hamre’s body was discovered on Wednesday, December 17, on a rural farm in Furnas County, near Oxford. A representative of the farm owner(s) was inspecting the property in preparation for sale and found the body in a remote outbuilding.
Investigators do not believe Hamre has an association to the property where she was discovered, or to property owner(s).
The investigation now transitions into the next phase — determining how and when she died and who is responsible for Jerica’s death. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
Lincoln Police Department does have a person of interest in this case, who is already in custody on unrelated charges, and there is NO ongoing threat to the community.
Rest in Peace, Jerica and we pray for peace and healing from this tragedy for the family.
UPDATE from Jerica’s mother, Lisa
We pray for recovery of our daughter, Jerica. To put this in perspective, I have listed below the square miles of each county of interest. It seems impossible. However, we serve a God who specializes in the impossible. If you are out hunting or you own land in any of these counties in Nebraska, please be mindful of human remains. Your awareness could help bring our daughter home.
Phelps county 540 square miles
Buffalo county 975 square miles
Gosper county 463 square miles
Dawson county 1,013.8 square miles
Harlan county 574 square miles.
Furnas county 719 square miles
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UPDATE from Lincoln Police Department :
October 22nd, 2024 | media release
The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) has an update regarding the search for 31-year-old Jerica Hamre of Lincoln, who was reported missing by her family on July 3, 2024. Based on information gathered during the investigation, LPD investigators, the Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, along with several K9 units, are searching a property in Overton, Nebraska. Work began on Monday, October 21, and is continuing through Tuesday, October 22.
Evidence suggests Jerica could have last been in the vicinity of Arapahoe, Holdrege, Overton and Lexington, Nebraska, along with the surrounding rural areas. Anyone with information about her whereabouts or details that could help investigators is encouraged to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Further information will be provided at the appropriate time.
(LINCOLN, Neb.) — September 3, 2024 — Police are asking for the public’s help locating 30-year-old Jerica Hamre, who has not been heard from since June 25.
It has been two months since LPD began searching for Jerica Hamre, a 30-year-old Lincoln woman who went missing under suspicious circumstances. Her parents believe her disappearance may be tied to a previous assault she was involved in.
Authorities are appealing to the public again for any information that could lead to a breakthrough in the case. After conducting multiple interviews and examining digital evidence, police have no significant leads.
From Lincoln Police Department
We shared about her case in early July. We are hoping someone with information will come forward to help investigators. No matter how small you think the detail may be, please call so our Criminal Investigations Unit can follow up on any leads.
Investigators determined Jerica disappeared under suspicious circumstances. We need your help to find her.
“She had reported being assaulted a couple of days before I think the report came in a few days after but the assault was reported on June 22nd but she had declined to press charges so there was nothing more specifically on that case once charges were declined,” Erika Thomas, Lincoln police information officer, said.
She is 5’1”, 245 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair, wears glasses, and was last seen at her home in the 3500 block of Huntington Ave. in Lincoln on June 25.
If you have information, please call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or 911 in an emergency. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
Case # C4-058479
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