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Rita Bartschot Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Aug 24, 1990

Victim Details

Dec 15, 2014

May 31, 2023

Rita

Bartschot

75

40

53 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 24, 1990

Seattle

Washington

King County

No

23692

Seattle Police Department

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

Mike Ciesynski

Det.

610 5th Avenue, Washington

2066255011

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.seattle.gov/police

90-371336

Seattle Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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On a late summer morning, August 24, 1990, 40-year-old Rita Marie Bartschot was last seen tending to the yard at her deceased mother's home in the Ravenna District of Seattle, Washington. A chemistry professor at Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco, she was in Seattle handling her mother's affairs. After that morning, she was never heard from again, seemingly vanishing and leaving behind a life and a career. Her sudden and complete disappearance would spark a mystery that would l ...
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Last Seen: Aug 24, 1990

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  • Rita Marie Bartschot - The Charley Project
  • 14. It's All in the Family: The Murder of Professor Rita Bartschot
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    Has anyone else noticed the eerie detail about Rita Marie Bartschot's case? I mean, Thompson was so ... ...Read More
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    I’ve been diving into the disappearance of Rita Marie Bartschot and noticed something peculiar abo... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else dug into the connection between Rita's case and her work at the college? I know ther... ...Read More
    07/05/2023
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