Richard J. Blanchette was 58 years old when he was last seen in Claremont, New Hampshire, on October 14, 2014. Public missing-person records list him as a White male with gray or partially gray hair and brown eyes, standing about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 200 pounds. The available case information identifies Claremont, in Sullivan County, as the place where he was last known to be, and the Claremont Police Department is listed as the investigating agency.
At the time he disappeared, Richard reportedly lived in the 200 block of Broad Street in Claremont. According to The Charley Project, he did not have a vehicle or a cell phone at the time, which may have made it more difficult for loved ones or investigators to trace his movements after he was last seen. He was known to walk in the Claremont area, including along the Sugar River Rail Trail, and one reported possibility is that he may have been walking in the direction of Newport, New Hampshire, when he vanished.
Richard’s case has been classified by The Charley Project as endangered missing. That source also notes that he had multiple unspecified medical conditions, although it was unclear whether those conditions were being treated when he disappeared. This detail adds concern to his case, especially because he was reportedly without a phone or vehicle and may have been traveling on foot.
Publicly available information about the circumstances of Richard’s disappearance remains limited. No clothing description has been made available in the New Hampshire missing-person listing, and the case summaries located online do not provide a confirmed destination, confirmed last witness account, or verified sequence of events after he was last seen. The available records instead point to a small set of known facts: he was last seen in Claremont, he was a local pedestrian without a vehicle or cellphone, and he may have been walking along familiar routes in or near the city.
The Claremont Police Department remains the listed investigating agency in public case information, with a contact number of 603-542-9538. The City of Claremont’s police department page also directs people seeking police assistance to call the department directly at that same number. Anyone who remembers seeing Richard in Claremont, along the Sugar River Rail Trail, in the Broad Street area, or on a possible route toward Newport around the time he disappeared may hold information that could help bring answers to those who care about him.Last Seen: Oct 14, 2014
