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?
Other organizations:
- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- DOE Network
- Anti-Predator Project
- Private Investigations for the Missing
- Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons
- Find Me Group
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