Found Deceased MA - Elba Portillo, 61, may have early dementia, seen 9:30am on Marion St leaving for work on Meridian but didn't arrive, East Boston, 13 Dec 2024

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BPD Missing Person Alert: 61-Year-Old Elba Portillo, of East Boston – Boston Police Department

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BPD Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 61-year-old Elba Portillo, of East Boston.

Portillo was last seen at about 9:30 AM, on Friday, December 13, 2024 in the area of Marion Street after leaving for work on Meridian Street. She did not show up to work. She has gone missing in the past and likes to sit along the waterfront in East Boston. She is reported to suffer from insomnia and potentially early stages of dementia.

She is described as an Hispanic Female, about 5’03”, approximately 140 lbs., light skinned, brown hair, with brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, purple sweatpants, and a crossbody brown purse.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is advised to contact 911 or Area A-7 Detectives at 617-343-4234.

If you would prefer to share information anonymously you can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line AT 1-800 (494) -TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

 

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Family of missing East Boston woman asks public for help finding her

The family of an East Boston woman missing since last week is pleading for help finding her. Boston police said Saturday that 61-year-old Elba Portillo had last been seen around 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Marion Street area after leaving for work on Meriden Street. She did not arrive. Portillo’s...

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Portillo's family says she suffers from insomnia and is potentially in the early stages of dementia.

"A lot of people around East Boston know her, because she's either taking care of their kids in her job, or she just came across them at a store and she's had a conversation, she's a very big-hearted people that just loves to be around people in general," said her daughter, Cindy Umana.

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Portillo may have been seen in the Grove Hall area of Dorchester on Monday.

"We did get report that she was seen twice, once on Sunday and then again on Monday," Umana said.

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Se intensifica la búsqueda de mujer hispana desaparecida de East Boston

Elba Portillo, de 61 años fue vista por última vez el viernes, su familia está desesperada y están pidiendo ayuda a la comunidad para encontrarla.

www.telemundonuevainglaterra.com

Through Google Translate, a few notes from the article:

Elba is Salvadoran

Police searches have included drones and the marine police

The daughter said her mother’s phone is apparently turned off

Some people reported seeing her Monday in the Dorchester neighborhood

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It has been too long—missing since Friday, Dec 13. I imagine it must be quite cold over there, right?

 

[ForensicPatterns]

Se intensifica la búsqueda de mujer hispana desaparecida de East Boston

Elba Portillo, de 61 años fue vista por última vez el viernes, su familia está desesperada y están pidiendo ayuda a la comunidad para encontrarla.

www.telemundonuevainglaterra.com

Through Google Translate, a few notes from the article:

Elba is Salvadoran

Police searches have included drones and the marine police

The daughter said her mother’s phone is apparently turned off

Some people reported seeing her Monday in the Dorchester neighborhood

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It has been too long—missing since Friday, Dec 13. I imagine it must be quite cold over there, right?

She may be in a shelter without ID or in a homeless camp out there. And yes, it's fridged this time of year till sometime in late March around New England because of the Atlantic Coast Ocean wind makes it feel 20 degrees colder than it is.

 

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Awful news. She's been found deceased.

JAN 19, 2025

Body found under bridge is that of missing East Boston woman, DA confirms

The person found dead in the water under a bridge in a river feeding Boston Harbor Saturday morning has been positively identified as a missing woman from East Boston, prosecutors said.

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There was no apparent indication of foul play in Portillo's death, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office told NBC10 Boston and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra. ...

Her family told Telemundo they would be sending Portillo's body to El Salvador.