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Joan Risch
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Joan Risch, a 30-year-old homemaker and mother of two, disappeared from her home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on October 24, 1961, under mysterious and unsettling circumstances. That morning, she completed routine activities, including a trip to the dentist with her daughter. After returning home for lunch, she left her two-year-old son in his crib for a nap and her four-year-old daughter playing outside with a neighbor. By the afternoon, she vanished.
At around 4:00 p.m., Joan’s daught ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 24, 1961
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Last Seen: Oct 24, 1961
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Joan
Risch
92
30
65 inches
67 inches
110 lbs
120 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Oct 24, 1961
Lincoln
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
01773
378
24460
Massachusetts State Police - Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
Woburn
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
01801
15 Commonwealth Avenue, Massachusetts
7818976600
State
Law Enforcement
61-2623
Massachusetts State Police - Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
Brown
Blue
Blue
11/23/2025
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Have you all seen the details about the library books Joan Risch checked out before she disappeared?... ...Read More
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