The Missing
Mary Edna Badaracco
Sherman, Connecticut
🌟 The Disappearance of Mary Badaracco, A 40-Year Mystery 🌟
Mary Badaracco vanished from her Sherman, Connecticut home in the summer of 1984, leaving behind a trail of troubling clues and decades of unanswered questions. Last heard from on August 18, 1984, Mary told her daughter Sherrie Passaro she had weekend plans and asked her to pick up something “cute” from the fair, not knowing it would be their final conversation. 11 days later, Mary’s husband, Dominic Badaracco, finally reported her missing, claiming she had taken off with hidden cash. Her car, left in the driveway with a smashed windshield, soon disappeared as well. Over the years, suspicions intensified: Mary had reportedly planned to divorce Dominic over infidelity, and a former Hells Angels member later alleged she was murdered at Dominic’s request. Despite a grand jury investigation, multiple leads, and even a bribery conviction against Dominic for attempting to influence the probe, no one has ever been charged. Advocates like former state representative Lynn Taborsak and dedicated detectives pushed the case forward, winning its reclassification as a homicide and raising the reward for information, yet Mary’s body has never been found. Today, 40 years later, her family still hopes for answers, closure, and justice in a case long overshadowed by fear, threats, and silence. 💔
If you have information:
Connecticut State Police (Western District Major Crime Squad): 800-376-1554
Cold Case Unit: 1-866-623-8058
CUE Center for Missing Persons: 910-343-1131 or 24-hr tip line 910-232-1687🙏
Sources:
https://portal.ct.gov/dcj/knowledge-base/articles/cold-cases/open-cold-cases-and-rewards?language=en_US
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP303
https://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/cold-case-warms-grand-jury-investigating-mary-1417629.php
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/husband-of-missing-woman-accused-of-trying-to-bribe-judge/1927156/
https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Judge-rules-Mary-Badaracco-s-death-not-off-limits-11841181.php
https://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/27-years-later-badaracco-case-still-haunts-1420286.php
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Judge-Rules-Mary-Badaracco-s-Death-Not-Off-Limits-16897071.php
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