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Bonita Sanders Missing Person Case

Last seen in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sep 14, 1986

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jan 04, 2024

Bonita

Sanders

40

1

30 inches

30 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Sep 14, 1986

Atlantic City

New Jersey

Atlantic County

26939

Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office

Mays Landing

New Jersey

Atlantic County

08330

Joseph Rauch

Detective

4997 Unami Blvd, New Jersey

6099097800

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.acpo.org/

114-86

Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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In the late summer of 1986, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a one-year-old girl named Bonita Sanders disappeared, leaving behind a case that has remained a mystery for decades. On the evening of September 14, Bonita was reportedly sitting in her stroller on the front porch of her family's home in the Virginia Court Apartments on Baltic Avenue. She was dressed in a short-sleeved yellow shirt, blue pants, and blue and white sandals. According to her mother, the toddler was enjoying a popsicle w ...
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Last Seen: Sep 14, 1986

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  • 318DFNJ - Bonita Karen Sanders - Doe Network
  • Bonita Karen Sanders - The Charley Project
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    Has anyone tried digging into the background of Bonita's mother around the time of the disappearance... ...Read More
    10/28/2024
    Has anyone else found it odd that investigators ruled out Bonita Karen's father, Abdul Salaam, so qu... ...Read More
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