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Grace Budd

Case from Irvington, NY dated Jun 03, 1928

Victim Details

Grace Budd

Female

White / Caucasian

Irvington

NY

1928-06-03

10

Grace

Budd

07/06/2026

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Grace Budd disappeared after a soft-spoken older man came to her family’s Manhattan apartment presenting himself as “Frank Howard,” someone who seemed courteous, reliable, and willing to help the family through hard times. She was a 10-year-old white girl. Her brother had been trying to find work, and the visitor spun a story that sounded like a stroke of luck—country employment, a respectable connection, a chance at something better. When he returned, he asked to take Grace along first, ...
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