MS MS - Rita Navarra Stants, 19, Gulfport, January 1, 1983

[Murkywaters]

Missing Person Case

Rita has been missing since approximately 1983. She was never officially reported as missing until recently. She was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast but an exact address has yet to be confirmed. Rita is Philippino and traveled to the United States after marrying an American military man.

 

[Murkywaters]

Rita on her wedding day

 

[teedie2]

What happened to the American military man she married? They must have had information on him.

 

[Leithaug]

I'm searching for more information on this case. All I can find is the MMP page and a brief page on Facebook. Is there another good resource on this case?

 

[AnnieOakley]

I wish we could get some dental information on this UID:
518UFTX

There are a lot of similarities-- and Rita was allegedly supposed to go see her sister in Dallas

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up for Rita. LE should interview her husband's relatives and try to bring him in (again) for questioning. That he didn't report her missing is reason enough to keep the case open, keep the pressure on. My opinions only.

 

[Atombudd]

Charley Project says Stants's husband has refused to speak to her family about her, and she was not reported missing until 2019
Rita Navarra Stants – The Charley Project

 

[TSL7584]

39 years missing

 

[MadMcGoo]

Back in September 2021 I submitted a possible match between Rita and this UID: MS - MS - Sardis, Fem 15-29, UP12953, Skeletal, gold necklace, piece of clothing, car jack, Jan'14 . Still haven’t heard back.

 

[HopeRains]

Her husband filed for divorce - the summons indicates her last known address was Fort Worth, TX. Just poking around a little, it appears that the husband may have lived in/had ties to LA, FL, PA. If they lived in Gulfport on a military installation, I don't think that info would necessarily show up in some of these standard "peoplesearch" type search results.

The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) 15 Apr 83, pg 20
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[Ryanniam]

I honestly think it might be #UP4076