MURDERED: Patricia Newsom

Crime Junkie

10/30/23

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After nearly 50 years as East Haven, Connecticut’s Jane Doe, police have finally identified the murder victim found behind Bradlees Department Store as 18-year-old Patricia Newsom. Now, they need your help to catch her killer – or killers.

If you have any information about Patricia Newsom, call East Haven police at 203-468-3824.
Join the FindPatriciaNewsom Facebook group for updates.
For information on how to upload your DNA profile to GEDmatch, please visit the GEDmatch website.

Check out the following links for guides and tip sheets on what to do when a loved one goes missing:

Missing Persons Primer – The Center for Hope
Missing Persons Guide – Missing Persons Advocacy Network
Finding a Missing Loved One – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Missing Persons Checklists 1 & 2 – IHaveVanished.com
Missing-Child, Emergency-Response, Quick-Reference Guide for Families
Missing Child Clearinghouses (every state)
Resources for Families of Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Adults
When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
Cuando su Niño está desaparecido: Una guía de supervivencia familiar
Social Media Guidebook for Families of Missing and Runaway Children
What to do if your child is missing – Peas In Their Pods
Missing Persons Checklist - Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Someone I Know is Missing – Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Virginia Missing Person Family Resource Guide
Missing people: A guide for family members and service providers (Australia)
What to do when someone goes missing (UK)
What if the Police Won't Investigate my Case?

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Reed Jeppson, a Salt Lake City teen, went outside to feed his dogs one Sunday afternoon in 1964 and vanished, with the dogs, into thin air. Decades later, his heartbroken family still has so many unanswered questions.
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