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Case Description
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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
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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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
277
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
11/22/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Does anyone know if there were any search efforts conducted in or around the area of Seymour Street ... ...Read More
11/18/2024
11/18/2024
Has anyone else looked into the timeline discrepancies in Josephine Chatraw's case? I was reading th... ...Read More
03/29/2024
03/29/2024
I've been digging into the timeline surrounding Josephine Chatraw's disappearance, and something tha... ...Read More
01/28/2023
01/28/2023
