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Josephine Chatraw Missing Person Case

Last seen in Syracuse, New York on Jul 29, 1984

Victim Details

Jul 01, 2010

Mar 12, 2024

Josephine

Chatraw

77

36

63 inches

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jul 29, 1984

Syracuse

New York

Onondaga County

8757

Syracuse Police Department

Syracuse

New York

Onondaga County

13202

511 S. State Street, New York

3154425111

Local

Law Enforcement

84-88980

Syracuse Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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Josephine Chatraw, a 36-year-old mother of five, was last seen on July 29, 1984, in Syracuse, New York. On the night of her disappearance, she spoke to her sister from her home on Seymour Street, expressing distress over a disagreement with her boyfriend, Philip Whaley. This was the last known contact anyone had with her, and she was reported missing on August 3, 1984.

Chatraw had a tumultuous relationship with Whaley, and on the night she vanished, a neighbor reported seeing Whaley ph ...
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Last Seen: Jul 29, 1984

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