10 years later, the mysterious disappearance of Fall River’s Jennifer Mbugua

Over 10 years ago, a Fall River woman went missing and the circumstances around her disappearance are still a mystery.

On the afternoon of May 27th, 2014, Jennifer Mbugua was seen in her car which was parked next to her apartment building on South Main Street, according to authorities.

At the time, she was 31 years old.

Mbugua’s gray Toyota Camry was found abandoned at a Shell Gas Station in North Attleboro on Route 1 near Interstate 295 at 3:00 a.m. the day after she was last seen. The keys were found outside of her vehicle along with one of her shoes. The car was determined to be operational.

Mbugua was known to keep in constant contact with her family. She left her belongings behind including her phone and pocketbook. Her apartment was left as if someone was home at the time she went missing.

Multiple fundraisers. prayer services, and searches were organized in the months after her disappearance.

Mbugua was 5’3″ and approximately 140 pounds when she was last seen.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts can call the Massachusetts State Police at 508-820-2300, Bristol County District Attorney’s Office at 508-997-0711, Fall River Major Crimes Unit at 508-676-8511 or the North Attleboro Police Department at 508-695-1212.