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Marie Welch

Case from Rochester, NY dated Nov 05, 1989

Victim Details

Marie Welch

Female

White / Caucasian

Rochester

NY

1989-11-05

22

Marie

Welch

07/09/2026

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In the autumn of 1989, a sense of unease settled over parts of Rochester, New York, as a string of women began to disappear. Among them was 22-year-old Marie Welch, a young mother with a five-month-old son. She was last seen by a friend in the early morning hours of November 6, 1989, standing at a street corner in her neighborhood. As days turned into weeks with no word from her, the fears of those who knew her grew, mirroring a grim pattern that was emerging across the city.

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