On April 24, 1993, 26-year-old Virginia Sue Pictou-Noyes, a mother of five from Easton, Maine, and a member of the Mi'kmaq Nation, became a patient at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. She was taken there for treatment after being brutally assaulted outside a tavern by her husband, Larry Noyes, and his brother, Roger Noyes Jr. The assault led to Larry's arrest for domestic assault and Roger receiving a court summons.
After being released on bail, Larry and Roger were Virginia's last known visitors at the hospital. Concerned for her children, Virginia left the hospital that evening without being formally discharged. She was reportedly seen in the early morning hours of the next day at a truck stop in Houlton, Maine, making phone calls to arrange a ride home. This was the last time she was ever seen or heard from.
Following Virginia's disappearance, the assault charges against Larry and Roger Noyes were dropped due to a lack of evidence without her testimony. Both men, who had prior criminal records for offenses including burglary and arson, were considered the primary suspects in her disappearance. Virginia's family firmly believes she was murdered, a suspicion shared by law enforcement who suspect foul play. Her brother revealed that Virginia had often confided in him about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband and had attempted to leave him on several occasions. Larry Noyes publicly denied ever abusing his wife and maintained his innocence in her disappearance. He claimed that Virginia had left a note stating she was leaving and would return when their children were grown, a claim the lead detective on the case did not recall.
The investigation into Virginia's disappearance has spanned decades without resolution. Larry Noyes's brother, Roger, passed away in 2009. Larry himself had subsequent legal troubles, pleading guilty to unrelated domestic violence charges in 2011. He died of liver failure in the summer of 2018. Prior to her marriage to Larry, with whom she had three children, Virginia had four other children. Tragically, two of their youngest children died in a house fire in 1990. After Virginia vanished, three of her other children were removed from Larry's custody and later adopted. Described by her loved ones as a devoted mother, they do not believe she would have willingly abandoned her children. Her case remains an unsolved missing person case.Last Seen: Apr 24, 1993
