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Janice Roberts

Case from New Britain, CT dated Jun 18, 2003

Victim Details

Janice Roberts

Male

Black / African American

New Britain

CT

2003-06-18

44

Janice

Roberts

06/28/2026

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On June 18, 2003, a 44-year-old African-American transgender woman named Janice Roberts was last seen alive in New Britain, Connecticut. She was observed getting into a blue van outside a Stop & Shop in Wethersfield and was reported missing six days later, on June 24. Her disappearance would remain a mystery for years, part of a larger, more sinister story that was slowly unfolding in the area.

It wasn't until 2007 that the first grim discoveries were made. A hunter stumbled upon human bo ...
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