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Rita Navarra Stants, a 20-year-old woman, was last seen around January 1, 1983, in the Gulfport/Biloxi area of Mississippi. Originally from the Philippines, she had recently moved to the United States with her husband, a member of the U.S. Navy. Stants had made plans to visit her sister in Dallas, Texas, but she never arrived. It is unclear whether she ever left the Gulfport area, as no one has seen or heard from her since that time.
The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remai ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1983
The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remai ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1983
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See any mistakes?Victim Details
Feb 07, 2019
Jul 22, 2020
Rita
Stants
62
20
64 inches
67 inches
95 lbs
120 lbs
Asian
Female
Jan 01, 1983
Gulfport
Mississippi
Harrison County
No
377
47109
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Gulfport
Mississippi
Harrison County
39503
Kristi Johnson
Cold Case Contract Employee
10451 Larkin Smith Drive, Mississippi
2288963000
County
Law Enforcement
2019-0574
2019-02-05
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
na
Black
Brown
Brown
11/29/2025
Area Last Seen:
Forum Posts (3)
Does anyone else find it odd that Rita Navarra Stants' disappearance wasn't reported until 2019, des... ...Read More
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
Has anyone looked into the possibility of Rita's husband being stationed somewhere else shortly afte... ...Read More
07/24/2023
07/24/2023
Has anyone else been digging into the details about Rita Navarra Stants' husband's silence on her di... ...Read More
07/02/2023
07/02/2023
