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Lorraine Judith Chance, sometimes identified by her maiden name Barrie and known by the nickname Lee, was a 25-year-old woman and mother when she disappeared after being last seen in Santa Cruz, California, on January 3, 1948. Official listings continue to classify her as missing, and there has been no confirmed contact or verified account of her whereabouts since that time.

According to the available accounts, that day she left her only child with a babysitter in Santa Cruz and said s ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 03, 1948
Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 24, 2026

Lorraine

Judith Chance

25

25

4'11 - 5'1 inches

95 lbs

White

Female

Chance disappeared on January 3, 1948. That day she left her only child with a babysitter in Santa Cruz, California and said she'd return in a couple of hours, but she never came back to get her. She lived on Riverside Avenue in Santa Clara, California at the time. Chance applied for death benefits for her husband from Veterans Affairs on March 28, 1948; he'd been in the Navy and had died in an accident in November 1947. Her application was approved in August of that year, but by then she had moved without leaving a forwarding address. She never collected any benefits and there's been no indication of her whereabouts since 1948. Sacramento, California police are investigating.

Jan 03, 1948

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz

7

Sacramento Police Departmen

916-808-0621

01/25/2026