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Missing Persons Case

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Ramapo College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case Ramapo College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case
Ramapo College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case Students and staff from a New Jersey college center have cracked a hot missing persons case from across the country. The Ramapo College of New Jersey's Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG) worked in collaboration with authorities in St. Louis County, MI, to successfully identify “St. Louis John Doe,” who had been missing since 2021. "This was a hot case, which generally refers to the presence of active, investigative leads," reads a release from Ramapo College's IGG. "The use of IGG in hot cases is a fairly new and growing concept." IGG's assistant director, Cairenn Binder, sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 38-Year-Old Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 38-Year-Old
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 38-Year-Old Police are searching for a man who went missing on Long Island and has no known destination. George Mulanov, age 38, was last seen in Franklin Square on Tuesday, July 25, according to the Nassau County Police. Before his disappearance, Mulanov was seen at 9:30 a.m. that morning on James Street. He is described as being 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, with short brown curly hair and hazel eyes. Police were not provided a description of his clothing, nor does he have any known possible destinations. Anyone with information regarding Mulanov’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Nassau …

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by Sophie Grieser
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Holly Piirainen Killing: Tank Top At Center Of 30-Year-Old Cold Case, Hampden DA Says Holly Piirainen Killing: Tank Top At Center Of 30-Year-Old Cold Case, Hampden DA Says
Holly Piirainen Killing: Tank Top At Center Of 30-Year-Old Cold Case, Hampden DA Says The Hampden County District Attorney is asking the public to help police identify who owned a white tank top found near the body of 10-year-old Holly Piirainen in 1993.  The shirt has the word Boston written across the chest in purple, pink, and blue letters, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni showed during a press conference on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1. Though the tank top lacks a tag or any identifying marks that could help investigators figure out if it belonged to a man or woman or where it was manufactured. He hopes someone will recognize it and reach out to police.  Hampden Distri…

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by Josh Lanier
Paterson, NJ
News
Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later
Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later The death of a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase was being investigated by county and state authorities, a family member said she was told. Meanwhile, she and other loved ones wait in anguish for answers. Everyone agrees that the body retrieved from the river below Route 21 Monday evening was that of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic. Wilder, who had a history of drug arrests, was last seen running from police on that very same highway on Saturday, said his sister, Amber Wilder-Hunter. Wilder-Hunter filed a missing person…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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Cold Case Of Missing Pregnant Girl: South Jersey Police Seek Tips Cold Case Of Missing Pregnant Girl: South Jersey Police Seek Tips
Cold Case Of Missing Pregnant Girl: South Jersey Police Seek Tips Police in South Jersey seek the public's help in a 25-year-old missing persons case involving an expectant girl. On Dec. 16, 1996, at approximately 1 a.m., Celina Mays went missing from her Willingboro Township home in Burlington County, police said.  She'd be 37 years old today, said police, who released an "age progressed" image of Celina. At the time of her disappearance, she was nine months pregnant, they said on Monday. This week marks the 25th anniversary of her disappearance. Missing persons caseBCPO "Celina has not been forgotten and we are still committed to finding her thro…

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says
Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says A new report says the boyfriend of the late Gabby Petito, who is the target of a massive manhunt by the FBI, left his Florida home without his wallet and cell phone. A "source close to the family" of Brian Laundrie confirmed the information to CNN.  Officials with the FBI in Denver, who are heading up the case, declined to confirm the information. Laundrie, age 23, of North Port, Florida in Sarasota County, is wanted on a federal warrant for allegedly fraudulently using credit cards after Petito's death, has not been seen since he left his parent's home to go for a hike in at Carlton Rese…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say
Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say Police have reopened a 1989 missing persons case after a set of human remains was found inside a vehicle submerged in the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester. The White Plains Police Department said Wednesday, Jan. 21, it has reopened a missing person’s case that was first reported in late 1989, based on a recent discovery by DEP Police of a vehicle submerged in the reservoir, located in Somers, matching the description of a vehicle relevant to the case. The vehicle, which was removed from the water by State Police and DEP Police personnel is being treated as evidence, the department …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hartford, CT
News
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case A convicted child rapist and molester who is a suspect in the disappearance of Andy Puglisi has been moved to a long-term care facility in Connecticut. Wayne Chapman, 73, who has been in prison since the 1980s, was recently moved from Boston Medical Center to the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medford before winding up at 60 West Secure Care Options in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, according to Boston 25 News. Chapman is a registered sex offender. In 1976, Chapman admitted to molesting as many as 100 boys and has at least one rape conviction as well. He is also a suspect in the disappearan…

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by Kristin Palpini