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Pauline Rourke Missing Person Case

Last seen in Fairfield, Maine on Dec 12, 1976

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Pauline Rourke was a young mother from Fairfield, Maine, remembered by those closest to her as small in stature, deeply connected to her daughter, and living through a difficult period when she vanished in December 1976. Online records do not all present the date the same way: NamUs lists her date of last contact as December 12, 1976, while Maine State Police and The Charley Project describe her as reported missing or missing on December 15, 1976. The records agree that she disappeared from Fair ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 12, 1976

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    Victim Details

    Jan 21, 2017

    Oct 12, 2023

    Pauline

    Rourke

    79

    31

    58 inches

    60 inches

    120 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Dec 12, 1976

    Fairfield

    Maine

    Somerset County

    Unknown

    19295

    Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit Central

    Augusta

    Maine

    Kennebec County

    04330

    36 Hospital Street, Maine

    2076247143

    State

    Law Enforcement

    76B000153

    1976-12-15

    Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit Central

    Brown

    Hazel

    Hazel

    06/01/2026


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    Forum Posts (2)

    I find it odd that no further action was taken regarding the well mentioned by Cochran after Pauline... ...Read More
    04/14/2024
    Has anyone ever looked into the timeline around Pauline Rourke’s disappearance in more detail? It ... ...Read More
    03/09/2024

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