New Hampshire unsolved case file: Where is Laureen Rahn?
1980 disappearance of 14-year-old Manchester girl remains unsolved
Updated: 8:48 AM EDT Jun 30, 2020
KC Downey,
Digital Media Manager
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A Manchester girl has not been seen or heard from since her disappearance in 1980.
Laureen Rahn, 14, was last seen alive the evening of April 26, 1980, or the early-morning hours of April 27, 1980.
Rahn's mother reported her missing at 3:45 a.m. April 27, 1980, police said.
Her mother told officers that she went out of town with a friend and her daughter asked to remain home. When the mother arrived home about 1:15 a.m., she found that the apartment's back door was open, the front door was unlocked and her daughter's friend was sleeping in her daughter's bed.
Rahn's friend told police that she and Rahn had been drinking. She said Rahn had been in bed, but left the bedroom and took a pillow and blanket to sleep on a couch in another room.
Police said there were no signs of a struggle in the apartment. They said Rahn might have left the apartment willingly with the intent to return shortly thereafter as she did not leave with any clothing, money or personal items.
Rahn has not been seen or heard from since.
Police said they have followed up on thousands of tips that took their investigation as far away as California and Canada. But despite that, the case remains unsolved.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released an
updated age-progression photo of what Rahn would look like as of 2012 (at the age of 46 years old).
Can you help police solve this case?
Submit a tipto the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit.