Show to Feature Case of Missing Iowa News Anchor

A petition has been filed to declare a missing Mason City anchorwoman dead so the family can proceed with administering her estate. Authorities believe Jodi Huisentruit was abducted June 27, 1995, from the parking lot of her apartment in Mason City while on her way to work at KIMT-TV. She was 27 at the time and has not been seen or heard from since.

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By Rachel Begle

Story Created: Jan 24, 2013 at 7:23 AM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 24, 2013 at 7:23 AM CDT

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A cable television show that tells the stories of missing persons will spotlight the enduring mystery of Jodi Huisentruit, the Mason City television anchor who vanished in 1995.

The one-hour episode of the show "Disappeared" is scheduled to air Monday on the Investigation Discovery Channel at 9 p.m. Crews were in Iowa and Huisentruit's native Minnesota filming for the show last summer.

Huisentruit went missing while on her way to work the morning shift at KIMT-TV in Mason City. She was 27.

Witnesses say they heard screams outside Huisentruit's apartment complex, where investigators found personal belongings such as jewelry and shoes scattered near her car. Investigators have never found Huisentruit, who was declared legally dead in 2001. No one has been charged in her disappearance.