ME ME - Roger Merton Day, 14, Porter, 4 Oct 1973

[Diane Redfern]

How did Roger plan to go to the fair? Did he usually hitchhike? In that case, someone, maybe a neighbour, should have seen him by the road. Was he the only teen who skip classes that day? Maybe he planned to go to the fair with a friend.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up this older, very sad case.

Doe Network link:

4587DMME - Roger Merton Day

NamUs link:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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@Caring1 has he been compared to any UIDs? Thank you.

 

[Caring1]

52 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[ChatteringBirds]

@Caring1 Thanks. I just realized someone posted a list in 2020. So no new exclusions since 2020...

 

[Diane Redfern]

Roger Day

Roger Merton Day, age 14, went missing from Porter, Maine on October 4, 1973. Roger vanished after telling his sister that he was going to skip school and go to the Fryeburg Fair instead. Their mo…

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Maybe?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Pennysmom1]

Roger's mother passed away in 2023

Anne Day - Obituary - Porter, ME - Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Service | CurrentObituary.com

Obituary, funeral and service information for Anne Day by Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Porter, ME

www.currentobituary.com

<<She is predeceased by her parents, George and Frances Emmons; her husband of 55 years, Merton Day; brothers: Bruce, Andrew, Gilbert and Elwin Emmons, and her son Roger Day who has been missing since 1973.>>

 

[Alleykins]

Roger's mother passed away in 2023

Anne Day - Obituary - Porter, ME - Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Service | CurrentObituary.com

Obituary, funeral and service information for Anne Day by Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Porter, ME

www.currentobituary.com

<<She is predeceased by her parents, George and Frances Emmons; her husband of 55 years, Merton Day; brothers: Bruce, Andrew, Gilbert and Elwin Emmons, and her son Roger Day who has been missing since 1973.>>

51 years.
The Fryeburg Fair is this week.
Thanks for posting this.

 

[DS2021]

52 Unidentified Person Exclusions

No new ruleouts

 

[Pennysmom1]

 

[HopeRains]

Maine Cold Case: Teen Roger Day Missing Since 1973 Fryeburg Fair

Porter, ME – A decades-old mystery continues to haunt western Maine as investigators renew attention on the disappearance of 14-year-old Roger Day, who

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