Do you know who murdered Erika M Cironi? On a cold New Year's Eve in 2006, 26-year-old Erika Cironi, a mother of two from Norwich, Connecticut, vanished without a trace. She had been celebrating the holiday, and the last time her family saw her was before she headed out for the evening. Concern grew when a friend of Erika's later came to her mother's house asking for her. She was last seen downtown getting into a vehicle.
For years, her disappearance remained a painful mystery for her loved ones, a gaping hole in their lives with no answers.
The initial investigation into Erika's disappearance hit a dead end, and for more than five years, her case grew cold. Her family was left to wonder what had happened to the young woman who worked as a retail counter clerk. The passage of time did little to dull the ache of not knowing. The hope of finding her alive dwindled with each passing year, replaced by a grim uncertainty.
In March of 2012, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area off Oxoboxo Dam Road in the nearby town of Montville. Children playing in the woods stumbled upon partially buried skeletal remains. The state's medical examiner was able to make a positive identification through dental records; the remains belonged to Erika Cironi. The discovery, while providing a devastating answer to the question of where she was, opened a new, painful chapter in the search for justice.
Erika's death was officially classified as a homicide. The investigation revealed that she had some history with law enforcement and substance use, and her circle of friends included individuals involved in similar activities. Despite this, investigators were unable to publicly identify any suspects in her murder. The case remains unsolved, a lingering cold case that has left her family with unanswered questions and a sense of unresolved justice. In an effort to generate new leads, the state has offered a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her death.
