CT CT - Craig Steven Chiarappa, 23, Middlefield, 11 Apr 1976

[Romulus]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP40481
Craig Steven Chiarappa, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: April 11, 1976
Missing From: Middlefield, Connecticut
Missing Age: 23 Years

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of Disappearance: Craig was a patient of VA Hospital located in Newington Ct. Craig was reported missing by said hospital on April 11, 1976.

 

[apearn]

This doe was found over a year later in an adjoining county about 25 miles from the VA hospital. Thoughts?

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP10037Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found September 5, 1977
Location Found Granby, Connecticut
Estimated Age Range 18-30 Years

Estimated Year of Death 1977
Estimated PMI Days
Height 5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Weight 140 lbs, Estimated

 

[apearn]

The Conn. State Police got back to me and the Granby Doe is not Craig.

 

[StarrChance]

There is a veteran page for him and has a few comments from people that knew him.

Craig Chiarappa Missing Veteran Connecticut

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Craig Chiarappa Missing Veteran Connecticut

Missing Person was a patient of VA Hospital located in Newington Ct. Craig was reported missing by said hospital on April 11, 1976.

www.veterandoe.com

Missing Person / NamUs #MP40481

View NamUs missing person case MP40481 for Craig Steven Chiarappa missing from Middlefield, Connecticut. Date of last contact: Apr 11, 1976. NCMEC case number: --.

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[ProductiveOne]

Craig Steven Chiarappa case, and a Malvern, AR unidentified's case submitted to NamUs, and all investigating agencies. More information here (Warning: mild post-mortem photo):

AR - AR - Malvern, WhtMale 1415UMAR, 25-35, hitchhiker in submerged car, p/u Louisville, Oct'84

 

[cheemsg]

Obituary for Angela CHIARAPPA (Aged 86) - Newspapers.com
Craig's mum, Angela Chiarappa died in 2016. Her husband is Elmer Chiarappa (died 2020), they came over from Italy in 1950 and owned a jewellery shop. Their children are David, Lori, Craig and Alan. Craig and Alan are both listed as deceased.
Angela Mancini Chiarappa (1929-2016) - Find a...
Elmer Emilio Chiarappa (1925-2020) - Find a Grave...

Alan Chiarappa (1955-1988) - Find a Grave...
Alan did die in 1988, aged just 33.

There are also a lot of articles about Craig playing sports and being involved in High School funraisers as a teen.

 

[smile22]

omg how did i not know about this case my husband grew up in middlefield and his mom still lives there its a very small town they share schools with nearby durham both towns are patrolled by state police as they are way to small to even have a police department. i'm going to ask some locals if they recall this case he went missing in 76 a few years before my husband was born.

 

[Olympusshadows]

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Has anyone considered this John Doe? Discovered in Lysander, NY. PMI is 2-5 weeks prior. The charms are Italian as I believe the last name Chiarappa.

 

[apearn]

Interesting! @Olympusshadows

 

[Olympusshadows]

Interesting! @Olympusshadows

I just spoke with the investigator assigned to the John Doe and passed on my suspicion. She was really open to the information and said they would look in to it.

 

[Olympusshadows]

In total awareness of my own confirmation bias - I was doing a bit more deep diving. Craig Chiarappa's parents owned a jewelry store for 62 years ( I'm thinking about the charms found with the Lysander NY Doe.)

I'm also attaching a screenshot from someone that spoke with an investigator in Craig's case. According to the poster Craig frequented NYC