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Patricia Wagner Missing Person Case

Last seen in Jersey City, New Jersey on Oct 20, 1972

Victim Details

Mar 05, 2019

Jun 12, 2023

Patricia

Wagner

79

26

63 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 20, 1972

Jersey City

New Jersey

Hudson County

No

48523

New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit

West Trenton

New Jersey

Mercer County

08628

Jeffrey Greco

Detective

PO Box 7068, New Jersey

6098822000

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.njsp.org/division/investigations/missing-persons.shtml

H660201900023

2019-03-05

New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit

na

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/05/2026


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In the fall of 1972, Patricia 'Patty' Wagner, a 26-year-old single mother of two young boys, was living with her mother in a two-family home in Jersey City, New Jersey. On the evening of October 20th, Patricia made arrangements for her mother to look after her sons as she had a coffee date with a man named Dennis. Before she left, her oldest son had a sense of unease and pleaded with her not to go, but she reassured him that she would be back later. This would be the last time her fami ...
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Last Seen: Oct 20, 1972

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