Reward increases to $8,000 for information about missing Ashland County mother

ASHLAND COUNTY, Ohio - The reward for information about missing Ashland County mom 33-year-old Lynn Jackenheimer has grown to $8,000.

Friends and family of Jackenheimer hope the reward money is enough to get somebody to come forward with information.

"Somebody has to know something, he has to be talking to somebody," said Heather Lewis, a friend of Jackenheimer.

Friends of Jackenheimer and local businesses started the reward on Monday evening and it has grown substantially since then.

Purple ribbons dot Ashland streets in an attempt to bring attention to the missing mother of two. Friends are also selling T-shirts for $10 with the money benefiting her family. The T-shirts will be sold starting Wednesday evening.

Jackenheimer, her ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Nate Summerfield, the couple's 3-year-old son and Jackenheimer's 13-year-old daughter went on a vacation to North Carolina. Summerfield and the two children returned to Ashland County on Sunday. Jackenheimer, police said, did not.

Police became involved after Summerfield's brother called police to say Summerfield told him he strangled the woman.

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Ashland County Sheriff's officials have recovered both Summerfield's and Jackenheimer's cellphones. Summerfield was last seen at an ATM on Sunday in Ashland. His cellphone was found on the side of the road. Jackenheimer was last heard from more than a week ago.

Police in North Carolina said they plan to resume a search for Jackenheimer Thursday morning. Meanwhile, some friends and family members of the missing mom are headed to North Carolina to conduct their own search.

Police said Summerfield is driving a 2009 dark gray metallic Honda Civic. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the Ashland County Sheriff's Department.

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