Sunday, March 17, 2013
Mary Ann Verdecchia's disappearance rocked the Pittsburgh area in 1962.
One of the oldest and most memorable missing person cases in southwestern Pennsylvania is that of Mary Ann Verdecchia, who disappeared from Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood on June 7, 1962. The 10-year-old had lived with her aunt in the five years after her parents separated. She had returned home after a half-day of classes at Immaculate Conception School, changed out of her school uniform and went outside at about 12:30 p.m. Witnesses saw Mary Ann go into the Martinique Apartments along Baum Boulevard. A woman resident for whom she ran errands sent her to the store. She was seen going back into the apartments at about 2:45 p.m. That was the last reported sighting of her. At about 6 p.m., Mary Ann's relatives began looking for her. …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Family received threatening phone calls after she went missing.
Amy L. Pugner chatted on the phone with her sister as she was painting her new apartment in Washington, PA, where she had recently moved, on June 8, 2010. That was the last time that Amy's sister spoke with her. Amy, a Latrobe native, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and had a history of drug abuse. Her family considered the move a good thing—something that seemed to indicate that Amy was getting her life together, leaving her demons behind and heading in the right direction. No one is sure when Amy was last seen, but it was likely June 9 or 10, 2010. Her family members became alarmed when, a few days after that last phone call, a man used Amy's cellphone to make several threatening calls to them. He demanded money from them and told …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Pittsburgh resident has been missing since September 2006.
More than six years ago, Devin Janelle Brown-Bousetta, 25, disappeared from her Mount Washington residence in the City of Pittsburgh. She has not been seen since Sept. 5, 2006, and that was at her home near Southern Avenue and Natchez Street. Her vehicle—a white, 1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX—was later located in Pittsburgh. Brown-Bousetta is described as a 5-foot-2 black/Hispanic woman weighing 115-120 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion. She has a flower tattoo over her right breast, the name "China" on her left arm and "chinese woman" on her back. Authorities say that she also has a scar on her earlobe from a tear injury, a burn scar on her upper right thigh, pierced ears and a gap between her upper front teeth. …
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Natchez St & Southern Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
She was last seen or heard from in June 2011, just after she moved back to Pittsburgh from Florida.
Amanda Marie Koller had moved back to the Pittsburgh area from Orlando, FL, in May 2011. The 23-year-old did not establish or maintain a permanent address in the few short weeks after her return, according to her mother. On Sunday, June 12, 2011, she was stopped by Pittsburgh police and cited for operating a vehicle without a valid inspection and also without an emissions inspection. Her car, a purple 2005 Scion TC, has a Pennsylvania license plate and also one from Florida, both of which expired in 2011. The license numbers are Pennsylvania GLH 0116 and Florida ANA 4580, according to the Pennsylvania Missing Persons website. Following the police stop, Koller has not been seen nor heard from since. She is described as 5-feet to 5-foot-5 …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
The North Huntingdon man had a fight with his girlfriend in the Strip District and then vanished.
Jacob "Jake" Lipp, 27, did what many young adults do on the weekend—head to Pittsburgh's Strip District for the night life. Lipp left his home in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, and ended up with his girlfriend at the Static bar on Smallman Street. The couple left the bar and then had an argument in the early morning hours of Dec. 16. The girlfriend drove off, leaving Lipp in the parking lot. He walked in the opposite direction, back toward the bar. She circled the block and went back, but Lipp was already gone. He was last seen at about 3 a.m. in the parking lot outside of the McDonald's restaurant at 1630 Penn Ave. in the Strip District, about two blocks from where his …
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-79.987066
1630 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
McDonald's
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
The 16-year-old has been missing since Oct. 23, 2012.
Courtney Baltimore, 16, has been missing from her home in Pittsburgh since Oct. 23, 2012. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, she might have traveled to Hazelwood (in Pittsburgh) or Philadelphia. She is described as 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds and having black hair and brown eyes. She has a heart tattooed on her right hand. Anyone with information regarding Baltimore's case should contact the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police at 412-255-2937 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678). For more information about this and other missing person cases, visit the websites for Pennsylvania Missing Persons, NamUs and The Doe Network. --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on…
Sunday, January 20, 2013
She has not been seen since leaving her Swissvale home on March 28, 2008.
It's been nearly five years since 30-year-old Faime Lynette Francis left her home in Swissvale Borough and vanished. Francis is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds and having black hair and dark brown eyes. According to the North American Missing Persons Network, she might wear a wig or add weave to her hair. She also wore an engagement-type ring on her left hand and often dressed in all black. Francis' disappearance concerned family members because she suffers from mental illness. She did not have her medicine with her when she left home and has not been heard from since. She would turn 36 years old this May. Anyone with information is asked to call the Swissvale Borough Police Department at 412-271-0430. For more…
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Jackson took only her ID and Social Security cards when she left her Hazelwood home.
When Lonnett Myer Jackson left her home some time after 11 a.m. on April 11, 2006, she left behind her cellphone, keys and money. Relatives think that Jackson took her identification and Social Security cards with her, though. But she has not been seen or heard from since that day when she left her home in the 5100 block of Chaplain Way in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood. At the time of her disappearance, Lonnett was 46 years old, weighed 192 pounds and was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall. She had graying black hair, brown eyes, a surgical scar on the right side of her head near the hairline, a scar from a Caesarean section and pierced ears. She was dressed in a white undershirt; black, sleeveless hooded jacket; dark …
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-79.945859
5100-5200 Chaplain Way, Pittsburgh, PA
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Joan Meissonier, 59, was reported missing on New Year's Day.
UPDATE (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, 1:59 p.m.): According to Castle Shannon police, Meissonier was found in Pittsburgh's East Liberty area on Thursday afternoon by an acquaintance who then notified a family member. ... A woman missing from Castle Shannon Borough could be in danger, according to the Castle Shannon police website. Joan Lynn Meissonier, 59, was reported missing on New Year's Day. She reportedly left her home some time after 2 p.m. Meissonier, described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds, has told her family that she wanted to live on the streets. She does not have her medications with her. She has green eyes, dark brown shoulder-length hair and may be wearing tennis shoes and a black winter coat. She is…
Sunday, December 30, 2012
The Wilkinsburg teen might still be in the Pittsburgh area.
Taylor Murphy, 17, has been missing from Wilkinsburg Borough since Sept. 20. Authorities believe that Murphy could still be in the Pittsburgh area. She is classified by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as an endangered runaway. Murphy is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and a tattoo on her upper arm. She will turn 18 on Jan. 23. Anyone with information regarding Murphy's case should contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or the Penn Hills Police Department at 412-473-3056. For more information about this and other missing and unidentified person cases, visit the websites for Pennsylvania Missing Persons, …
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5:15 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
I hope this woman gets the help she needs. At least she's not out in this cold, on the streets. more ›