23‑year‑old Amanda Grazewski vanished from Derry, New Hampshire, in the pre‑dawn hours of March 17, 2020, having been staying at a friend’s residence on Birch Street. She departed the home unexpectedly and on foot, leaving behind all of her belongings—including her purse, cell phone, and other personal items—and has not been seen or heard from since that night.
In the immediate aftermath of her disappearance, investigators conducted extensive searches including K9 deployments in surrounding wooded areas, grid searches, drone sweeps, and inquiries into possible sightings of Amanda—even beyond New Hampshire—but all led to no resolution. Nine days after she disappeared, her Social Security card was found in Manchester, near Elliot Hospital, which offered one of the few tangible clues in the case at the time.
Despite logging hundreds or even over a thousand hours on investigative efforts, including reviewing tips and social media leads, the case remained unresolved for nearly five years. Amanda was a single mother to a young daughter, Madeline, then about four years old; her family recalls that while she struggled with addiction and sometimes went off the grid, she always eventually checked back in—particularly concerning her daughter or siblings.
A breakthrough came in March 2025 when a drone pilot, volunteering for the family, identified what appeared to be human remains in a marshy area behind the Hoodkroft Country Club golf course in Derry. The pilot relayed this tip to police, who then conducted a search that led to the discovery of skeletal remains on March 20, 2025—almost exactly five years after Amanda’s disappearance.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed that the remains recovered near the golf course belonged to Amanda Grazewski. Authorities, including the New Hampshire Attorney General, extended their deepest sympathy to her family and acknowledged the tireless efforts of law enforcement and community tipsters involved in the investigation. The cause and manner of her death remain under investigation by the Derry Police Department and the medical examiner.
Amanda’s mother, Jessica, expressed a complex mix of grief and cautious relief. She shared how the confirmation brought a measure of closure, allowing her and her family—who had long been living with uncertainty—to begin to grieve with clarity. She also voiced her belief that foul play was involved; she could not reconcile the fact that her daughter would not have left without her belongings under her own accord.
Jessica remembers Amanda not for the tragedy of this case, but for her laughter, her sharp sense of humor, her good intentions, her love for her daughter and siblings, and the strength she displayed even while fighting her own battles. The family continues to hope that with the identification of her remains, justice may one day be served.Last Seen: Mar 17, 2020
