Overview

Last seen: February 14, 1971 or 1973 — Naranja, Florida. The publicly available record contains a significant discrepancy between the two years.

Circumstances: Rose reportedly left school and was seen by a relative being forced into a vehicle. She was never heard from again. Her case is classified as endangered missing. Her NamUs number is MP84004, and The Doe Network identifies her as 4391DFFL.

Current status: No reliable public source located reports that Rose has been found. Her Charley Project profile was most recently updated November 4, 2025 and continues to list her as missing.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Rose Ann Hockenson Missing Person Case: The Unsolved Disappearance from Naranja, Florida

Rose Ann Hockenson vanished from Naranja in southern Miami-Dade County, Florida, in one of the state’s little-known long-term missing-child cases. More than five decades later, there are still remarkably few publicly available details explaining what happened to her.

One of the most important issues surrounding the case is the date itself. Rose’s disappearance has historically been reported as February 14, 1973, when she would have been 14 years old. However, her NamUs record was reportedly changed in March 2023 to list February 14, 1971 as her date of last contact. Other established missing-person databases continue to use 1973, leaving a significant discrepancy in the public record.

Who Was Rose Ann Hockenson?

Rose Ann Hockenson was born September 20, 1958. Published case information describes her as a white female with red hair and blue eyes who wore prescription eyeglasses. The Charley Project currently lists her as approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall and 100 pounds at the time of her disappearance.

Under the traditionally reported 1973 disappearance date, Rose was 14 years old. A 1971 date would instead make her only 12.

That difference is particularly important when investigators or researchers compare Rose with unidentified remains, because her estimated age at disappearance changes depending upon which date is correct.

Rose Ann Hockenson Disappears in Naranja, Florida

The publicly reported circumstances are brief but disturbing.

According to The Charley Project, Rose was last seen after leaving school in Naranja, Florida. A relative reportedly witnessed her being forced into a vehicle. Rose subsequently disappeared and has never been heard from again. The case remains classified as an endangered missing-person case.

Public sources provide virtually no additional description of the vehicle, its occupants, the identity of the relative who witnessed the incident, the school Rose attended, or what happened immediately after the reported abduction.

Those missing details have left substantial unanswered questions in a case that is now more than half a century old.

The 1971 Versus 1973 Date Discrepancy

Rose’s case presents an unusual problem: reputable sources do not currently agree on when she disappeared.

The Charley Project continues to state that Rose disappeared on February 14, 1973, at age 14. Uncovered also published the 1973 date and identifies her NamUs number as MP84004. The Doe Network originally added Rose as a Florida missing person from 1973 in July 2022.

However, a Websleuths discussion documented an apparent change to Rose’s NamUs record on March 30, 2023. A contributor reported that her date of last contact had been changed to February 14, 1971, rather than the previously reported 1973 date.

The reason for that change has not been publicly explained in the sources located for this article.

Because other established case resources still list 1973, the safest way to describe Rose’s case is to acknowledge both dates until investigators or NamUs publicly clarify the discrepancy.

A Missing-Person Report Was Filed Decades Later

One of the most significant developments appears to have occurred only in recent years.

Rose was entered into NamUs decades after she vanished. According to correspondence from a detective reproduced on Websleuths in April 2022, authorities had recently needed to have a missing-person report filed with Miami-Dade so that Rose could be entered into NamUs.

The Doe Network subsequently added Rose to its database in July 2022 under case number 4391DFFL. Its update log originally described her as missing from Florida since 1973.

That modern documentation effectively brought a decades-old disappearance back into searchable national missing-person databases.

Investigators Considered a Possible Jane Doe Connection

Rose’s case received additional attention after researchers questioned whether she could be an unidentified homicide victim historically nicknamed “Ginger.”

The girl’s skeletal remains had been found in the Altamonte Springs area of Seminole County, Florida, in August 1973. Members of the public submitted Rose as a possible match.

In April 2022, a Websleuths contributor published a response reportedly received from a detective stating that investigators were already attempting to compare Rose with the unidentified girl. The detective reportedly explained that someone else had previously submitted Rose and that obtaining a Miami-Dade report was necessary to place Rose into NamUs.

The possible comparison remained a topic of discussion into 2023.

New 2026 Development in the “Ginger” Comparison

There has since been a major development affecting that particular theory.

In April 2026, a person identifying herself as a biological relative of “Ginger” publicly reported on Websleuths that DNA genealogy had connected her family to the unidentified victim. She stated that investigators had identified the woman as her aunt, known by an adoptive name reported as Marianne or Mary Ann Hartman, with family information connecting her to the name Tina.

This information is important to Rose’s case because, if officially confirmed, it means the unidentified Altamonte Springs victim is not Rose Ann Hockenson.

The information should nevertheless be treated carefully. The 2026 identification details located during research were posted by an individual identifying herself as a relative and had not yet been accompanied in the sources reviewed by a formal law-enforcement announcement. The poster herself noted that an official public identification had not yet appeared when she shared the information.

Latest Publicly Available Information on Rose Ann Hockenson

Rose’s disappearance itself remains unresolved in the most recent established case information located.

The Charley Project updated Rose’s profile on November 4, 2025, adding or revising information including her date of birth, height, weight and distinguishing characteristics. That profile continues to classify Rose as endangered missing and continues to use February 14, 1973 as her disappearance date.

No credible public source located for this article reports that Rose has been found, identified among unidentified remains, or legally declared the victim of a particular offender.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Bureau continues to handle missing-person investigations and asks anyone with information concerning missing persons to call 305-715-3300. Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers can be reached anonymously at 305-471-TIPS (8477).

What Happened to Rose Ann Hockenson?

The central facts remain painfully limited.

A young girl reportedly left school in Naranja, Florida. A relative allegedly saw her being forced into a vehicle. Rose disappeared, and no publicly documented trace of her has surfaced since.

Even the year in which this happened is now disputed in public records.

Whether Rose disappeared on Valentine’s Day 1971 or Valentine’s Day 1973, resolving that discrepancy may itself be important to future investigation. Accurate dates can determine which witnesses, school records, residences, vehicles, unidentified-person cases and historical police records are relevant.

More than five decades after Rose Ann Hockenson vanished, her case remains open to answers—and information that once seemed insignificant could still help establish what happened to her.