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Simone Ridinger Missing Person Case

Last seen in Natick, Massachusetts on Sep 02, 1977

Victim Details

Aug 31, 2009

Mar 28, 2022

Simone

Ridinger

65

17

62 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 02, 1977

Natick

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

01760

7532

Sherborn Police Department

Sherborn

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

01770

James Godinho

Detective

17 Washington Street, Massachusetts

5086532424

Local

Law Enforcement

775565

Sherborn Police Department

6756

Blond/Strawberry

Brown

Brown

07/22/2026


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Simone Ridinger, a 17-year-old from Natick, Massachusetts, was last seen on September 2, 1977. After finishing her shift as a waitress at the Rainbow Restaurant, she planned to hitchhike to Cape Cod to meet her family at their vacation spot in Martha's Vineyard for Labor Day weekend. However, Simone never arrived, and her family assumed she had changed her plans. It wasn't until they returned home on September 11 that they realized she was missing and reported it to the police.
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Last Seen: Sep 02, 1977

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    I've always found it intriguing how there was such a long delay before Simone was reported missing. ... ...Read More
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