Prayers Surge for Missing Eliotte Heinz as Fellow Wisconsin Woman Emma Jacob Found Dead

Two young women, both aged 22, have vanished within days of each other in Wisconsin, triggering a wave of concern and sorrow across the state. While Eliotte Heinz remains missing in La Crosse, Emma Jacob, who disappeared from Platteville, has been reported deceased by her sister, though no official confirmation has yet been released.

Graduate Student Disappears After Night Out In La Crosse

Eliotte Heinz, born 6 August 2003, is a mental health counselling graduate student at Viterbo University. She was last seen leaving Bronco's Bar in downtown La Crosse at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, 20 July. CCTV later captured her walking near the Mississippi River on Front Street at around 3:22 a.m.—some 30 to 40 minutes into what should have been a half-hour walk home.

Eliotte is described as 5 ft 4 in tall, weighing 120 lbs, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and jean shorts, details considered critical for identification.

Her family, alongside the La Crosse Police Department, have launched extensive search operations, combing riverbanks and neighbourhoods and urging locals to check security camera footage between 2–6 a.m.

Emma Jacob Found Dead After Vanishing Near Platteville Hiking Trail

Update: She has been found. At this time we ask you please respect our families privacy as we grieve the loss of our daughter, sister, and auntie. Thank you. My little sister Emma Jacob has been...

Emma Jacob, another 22-year-old student, was reported missing on Tuesday, 22 July, after her vehicle, phone, purse, and keys were discovered near 'The Big M' hiking area at Platte Mound. According to her sister's Facebook post, Emma's phone last 'pinged' in the area at around 9:30 a.m.

Her sister later announced that Emma had been found deceased. However, this has not yet been confirmed by Platteville police or Wisconsin news outlets. Despite the lack of official statements, community members have posted tributes online, and local residents have been asked to respect the family's privacy.

Uncanny Parallels Raise Alarm Bells

Residents from La Crosse and Platteville have expressed unease at the disturbing similarities between the two cases:

Both women were 22 years old
Their disappearances occurred just days apart
The two locations are roughly two hours' drive from one another
In both cases, personal items were left behind without explanation

The timing and nature of these disappearances have unsettled many and intensified calls for public vigilance.

Local Communities Rally With Search Efforts

In La Crosse, Viterbo University staff, local volunteers, and Eliotte's family have united in search efforts, handing out flyers, reviewing CCTV, and patrolling key zones. In Platteville, residents had combed through trails and woods before learning of Emma's death via social media posts from her family.

Family And Police Plea For Help In Eliotte Case

During a prayer service held at Viterbo University on Monday, 21 July, Eliotte's mother, Amber Heinz, addressed attendees with an emotional plea, as reported by WIZM News:

'We ask that if you've seen anything, even if it's small, anything at all, please call the La Crosse Police Department. If you have Ring cameras and you think you might have captured an image of Eliotte, please call them, let them take a look at your footage. Even if you don't think it's a big deal, it could be a really big deal for her.

We'll take any prayers, any other volunteers that want to come back tomorrow and help us hand out fliers, we'd be grateful.'