On May 26 , 1989 , Joan `` Jo '' Rogers , 36 , and her daughters-Michelle , 17 , and Christe , 14-left their family dairy farm in Willshire , Ohio , for a vacation in Florida .
Joan Rogers and her two daughters , Michelle ( 17 years of age ) and Christe ( 14 years of age ) left their family dairy farm on May 26 , 1989 in Willshire for a vacation in Florida .