Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Details of Disappearance
Investigating Agency
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Connecticut State Police
860-685-8000
OR
860-355-9375
OR
Texas Department Of Public Safety
800-346-3243
Source Information
The Hartford Courant
Connecticut State Police
ID-Wanted.org
Texas Department Of Public Safety
The National Center for Missing Adults
The Doe Network
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/badaracco_mary.html
Missing Since: August 19, 1984 from Sherman, Connecticut
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 11, 1946
Age: 38 years old
Height and Weight: 5'7, 145 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Mary's nickname is Mary Poo. She has a surgical scars on her abdomen due to a gallstone operation and an appendectomy. Mary has psoriasis on both of her knees and elbows. Her ears are pierced. Mary was a chain smoker at the time of her 1984 disappearance. She wears front dentures. Her right thumb is scarred as the result of four previous stitches.
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Details of Disappearance
Mary was employed as a barmaid in Sherman, Connecticut in 1984. She had a stormy relationship with her husband, Dominic Badaracco, and left him for short periods of time in the past. Mary's adult daughters from her previous marriage reported her as a missing person on August 31, after they had not been contacted by their mother since the 19th. Dominic claimed that he saw Mary for the last time on August 20, when she packed all of her belongings and left their residence in the 20 block of Wakeman Road. None of Mary's personal items were located inside the house by her daughters. Her 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier was parked outside of their home, however. The windshield on the driver's side of the vehicle had been smashed. Mary's car keys and her wedding ring were placed on the kitchen counter. Dominic claimed that he gave Mary $100,000 to leave their residence and as an informal settlement. He maintained that she simply packed her things and left after receiving the cash. Her daughters had a close relationship with Mary and other loved ones stated she would never leave the vicinity without sharing her plans.
Divorce proceedings for Mary and Dominic took place in August 1985, nine months after she vanished. Mary was not represented at the hearing and Dominic continued to insist that she left their home after receiving his cash offering. There has not been any evidence of the cash or any trace of Mary's belongings since her disappearance.
Mary's case was upgraded from a missing person's case to that of a homicide in 1990, six years after she disappeared. Investigators received a tip from an informant that Mary was killed after members of The Hell's Angels' motorcycle gang issued a contract on her life. Dominic's son Joey, who has a criminal record, is a member of the gang. The tip has never been confirmed and Mary's case remains unsolved. Some agencies may list Southbury, Connecticut as the location of Mary's disappearance.
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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Connecticut State Police
860-685-8000
OR
860-355-9375
OR
Texas Department Of Public Safety
800-346-3243
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Source Information
The Hartford Courant
Connecticut State Police
ID-Wanted.org
Texas Department Of Public Safety
The National Center for Missing Adults
The Doe Network
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/badaracco_mary.html