Josephine Chatraw

Missing
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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 ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 29, 1984
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    Victim Details

    Jul 01, 2010

    Mar 12, 2024

    Josephine

    Chatraw

    76

    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

    09/26/2024


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