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Mario Rossi Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Dec 29, 1982

Victim Details

Created

Jan 19, 2016

Case Added

Oct 10, 2023

Firstname

Mario

Lastname

Rossi

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

60 inches

Height To

75 inches

Weight

100 lbs

Weight To

300 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Dec 29, 1982

City

Philadelphia

State

Pennsylvania

County

Philadelphia County

Zip Code

19153

Tribal Land

Agency ID

17883

Agency Name

Pennsylvania State Police

Agency City

Philadelphia

Agency State

Pennsylvania

Agency County

Philadelphia County

Agency Zip Code

19131

Agency Contact

Andrew Martin

Contact Job Title

Corporal

Agency Address

2201 Belmont Avenue, Pennsylvania

Agency Phone

2154525216

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

K01-2114100

Primary Agency

Pennsylvania State Police

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Solved

Last Updated

07/15/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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In the winter of 1982, a family gathered to celebrate Christmas in New Jersey, unaware it would be the last time they would see one of their own. Fifty-year-old Mario Joseph Rossi, a man whose life had been intertwined with the world of NASCAR, was living in Boca Raton, Florida, at the time. After the holiday festivities, on December 29, 1982, his family drove him to the Philadelphia International Airport. He was headed to the Bahamas, and as he waved goodbye from inside the terminal, he vanishe ...

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Last Seen: Dec 29, 1982

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Mario Rossi Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Dec 29, 1982

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