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Irene Blase

Case from Saddle Brook, NJ dated Apr 07, 1969

Victim Details

Irene Blase

Female

White / Caucasian

Saddle Brook

NJ

1969-04-07

18

Irene

Blase

07/03/2026

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In the spring of 1969, the life of an 18-year-old Caucasian female named Irene Blase was tragically cut short. On April 7th of that year, the young woman from Bogota, New Jersey, was abducted from the Hackensack Bus Terminal. Her absence sparked immediate concern, and a search was presumably initiated, though the hope for her safe return would be devastatingly brief. The following day, her body was discovered in the Saddle River in the nearby town of Saddle Brook. An investigation determined tha ...
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    I’ve been reading up on the Irene Blase case and the way it intersects with Richard Cottingham’s... ...Read More
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