Missing from: Sherman, Connecticut
Missing Since: August 20, 1984
Height: 5’ 7 ”
Weight: 145
Age at Disappearance: 53
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female. Large surgical scar from appendix removal, scar from four stitches on right thumb. Her ears are pierced. Mary was a chain smoker at the time of her disappearance. Mary has psoriasis on both of her knees and elbows. She wears upper and lower dental plates.
Details of Disappearance: Mary was last seen at her residence in the vicinity of the 20 block of Wakeman Road in Sherman, Connecticut. Her husband stated that when he returned home from work, she was missing. Most of her clothes, jewelry and money were also missing, although her 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier was still at her residence with the windshield on the driver’s side smashed in. Badaracco’s car keys and her wedding ring were placed on the kitchen counter. Her husband claimed that he gave Mary $100,000 to leave their residence as an informal settlement. He maintained that she simply packed her things and left after receiving the cash. Mary Badaracco’s daughters from her previous marriage reported her as a missing person on August 31, after they had not been contacted by their mother since the 19th. Prior to her disappearance, Badaracco had been in constant contact with her daughters. In 1990, this case was upgraded to a homicide. In the period of time since the disappearance, no body has been found and no hard evidence has been uncovered leading to the location of the remains of Mary. However, additional information and leads have resulted in the investigation over recent years indicating that she may have been killed. Foul play is suspected, and her case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency: Connecticut State Police, Western District Major Crime Squad, (800) 376-1554
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.