MURDERED: Patricia Newsom
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After nearly 50 years as East Haven, Connecticut’s Jane Doe, police have finally identified the murder victim found behind Bradlees Department Store as 18-year-old Patricia Newsom. Now, they need your help to catch her killer – or killers. 

• If you have any information about Patricia Newsom, call East Haven police at 203-468-3824).
• Join the FindPatriciaNewsom) Facebook group for updates.
• For information on how to upload your DNA profile to GEDmatch, please visit the GEDmatch website.)

**Check out the following links for guides and tip sheets on what to do when a loved one goes missing: **

• Missing Persons Primer) – The Center for Hope
• Missing Persons Guide) – Missing Persons Advocacy Network
• Finding a Missing Loved One) – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Missing Persons Checklists 1) & 2) – IHaveVanished.com
• Missing-Child, Emergency-Response, Quick-Reference Guide for Families)
• Missing Child Clearinghouses) (every state)
• Resources for Families of Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Adults)
• When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide)
• Cuando su Niño está desaparecido: Una guía de supervivencia familiar)
• Social Media Guidebook for Families of Missing and Runaway Children)
• ​What to do if your child is missing) – Peas In Their Pods
• Missing Persons Checklist) - Colorado Bureau of Investigation
• Someone I Know is Missing) – Kansas Bureau of Investigation
• Virginia Missing Person Family Resource Guide)
• Missing people: A guide for family members and service providers) (Australia)
• What to do when someone goes missing) (UK)
• What if the Police Won't Investigate my Case?)

Other organizations: 

• National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC))
• DOE Network)
• Anti-Predator Project)
• Private Investigations for the Missing)
• Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons)
• Find Me Group)

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