Silent Blocks

Silent Blocks: The Disappearance of Jason Jolkowski and the Walk He Never FinishedHe was one block from home-and then he was gone.

On June 13, 2001, nineteen-year-old Jason Jolkowski stepped outside his Omaha home to help bring in the trash bins, then set off to meet a coworker eight blocks away at Benson High School. He never arrived. No witnesses. No struggle. No phone or bank activity. In broad daylight, on a familiar street, Jason vanished.

Silent Blocks is a meticulous, human-centered account of a case that defies easy answers. Through careful reporting and compassionate storytelling, Linda Davidson reconstructs Jason's final known moments, the delayed response that let crucial hours slip away, and the years of quiet endurance that followed. It traces how Jason's parents turned grief into advocacy-founding Project Jason and championing Jason's Law, Nebraska's landmark reform for missing-person response.

Inside you'll find:

A clear, timeline-driven narrative of Jason's disappearance

Theories examined responsibly-without sensationalism

The story behind Jason's Law and why it matters for every family

Resources for the first 24 hours of a disappearance

Book club questions for deeper discussion

For readers of I'll Be Gone in the Dark, The Cold Vanish, and long-form true-crime podcasts, Silent Blocks is both investigation and tribute-an invitation to remember, to question, and to keep the light steady.

Jason Jolkowski is still missing. His story is still moving. And we keep walking.