CT IRENE LAROSA: Missing from Ellington, CT - 1 Mar 1971 - Age 17

Irene LaRosa



Namus The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Age last seen: 17
Sex & Race: White Female
Hair color: Brown
Eyes Color: Unknown
Height: 63.0
Weight: 110.0
Scars and Marks: Nothing

Irene LaRosa was last seen in March 1971 (unknown specific day).

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IRENE LAROSA has been missing from Ellington, #Connecticut since 1 Mar 1971 - Age 17

Irene LaRosa was last seen in March 1971 (unknown specific day).

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[Mel70]

There isn't much info on her. Charley says she grew up in a Catholic orphanage and one day just "Walked away and didn't return". Whatever that implies. She wasn't reported missing until 2016. Does not state who made the report.

 

[Kimster]

Here's a Facebook page set up for Irene:

Missing Irene LaRosa | Ellington CT

Missing Irene LaRosa, Ellington. 1,580 likes · 2,722 talking about this. Dedicated to the memory of Irene and the pursuit of truth in Connecticut’s cold cases. Irene was not reported missing until...

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I found this in the FB page posted above

Missing Irene LaRosa | Ellington CT

Missing Irene LaRosa, Ellington. 1,580 likes · 2,722 talking about this. Dedicated to the memory of Irene and the pursuit of truth in Connecticut’s cold cases. Irene was not reported missing until...

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The Root of all Evil

The Disappearance of Irene LaRosa & the missing girls (Connecticut)

www.evaporatethemissing.com

Irene LaRosa was born on April 10, 1953, to Nathan and Irene LaRosa, in Connecticut. The family lived in Ellington, Connecticut. She was one of eleven children in the LaRosa household. When the children were young, they were separated and shuffled to different foster care and group homes. The parents, Nathan and Irene were not fit to take care of their children. Both were young and always wanted to party. Based on their lifestyle the home was never kept up and the children lived in filth. The mother described as "horrible" to her children, had no love to give them. Irene, who was only one year old at the time, was sent to an orphanage. Lady of Rose Hill orphanage. In the 1920s, Our Lady of Rose Hill Orphanage opened in New Britain Connecticut. The structure was built on top of a hill overlooking forty acres of farmland. The orphanage was only open for forty years and closed its doors in the mid 60’s due to abuse allegations. [1/3]

 

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I found this in the FB page posted above

Missing Irene LaRosa | Ellington CT

Missing Irene LaRosa, Ellington. 1,580 likes · 2,722 talking about this. Dedicated to the memory of Irene and the pursuit of truth in Connecticut’s cold cases. Irene was not reported missing until...

www.facebook.com

The Root of all Evil

The Disappearance of Irene LaRosa & the missing girls (Connecticut)

www.evaporatethemissing.com

Irene LaRosa was born on April 10, 1953, to Nathan and Irene LaRosa, in Connecticut. The family lived in Ellington, Connecticut. She was one of eleven children in the LaRosa household. When the children were young, they were separated and shuffled to different foster care and group homes. The parents, Nathan and Irene were not fit to take care of their children. Both were young and always wanted to party. Based on their lifestyle the home was never kept up and the children lived in filth. The mother described as "horrible" to her children, had no love to give them. Irene, who was only one year old at the time, was sent to an orphanage. Lady of Rose Hill orphanage. In the 1920s, Our Lady of Rose Hill Orphanage opened in New Britain Connecticut. The structure was built on top of a hill overlooking forty acres of farmland. The orphanage was only open for forty years and closed its doors in the mid 60’s due to abuse allegations.

The Root of all Evil

The Disappearance of Irene LaRosa & the missing girls (Connecticut)

www.evaporatethemissing.com

Somehow the children were brought back home to their parents. Irene was around twelve years old when she was reunited with her parents and moved back into the Ellington home. Irene was enrolled at Ellington High School but would later be signed out at the age of sixteen. (Tina is unsure who signed her out to this day) Irene was a singer at the Villa Rose in Monson, Massachusetts, and Crystal Lake ballroom in Ellington. On the outside Irene was bubbly and fun but Irene’s home life was suspected to be a dark one. Decades after her disappearance bits and pieces would come out that her brothers Nathan and Bob were assaulting her, (Nathan was later convicted of rape, against his stepchildren). Irene hoped after her birthday, when she turned eighteen, she could pack up and leave the family behind for somewhere with more light, California. Irene and a close friend planned to flee to the golden state together. Sometime in March of 1971. Irene walked away from her family’s home and vanished. When her friend noticed her absence, being a concerned friend, she asked the LaRosa brothers. They told her Irene had run away from home. Her friend knew the trouble at the family home but was upset her friend would take off without her. She waited for a long time for Irene to show up to grab her. Irene never came and she slowly faded into a memory. In 2016 Tina, Irene’s niece, took it into her own hands to file a report on her missing aunt. There was no report made when Irene did not return back in 1971, nor was there ever one until Tina stepped in. Irene would not be the only LaRosa to go missing. [2/3]

 

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The Root of all Evil

The Disappearance of Irene LaRosa & the missing girls (Connecticut)

www.evaporatethemissing.com

Somehow the children were brought back home to their parents. Irene was around twelve years old when she was reunited with her parents and moved back into the Ellington home. Irene was enrolled at Ellington High School but would later be signed out at the age of sixteen. (Tina is unsure who signed her out to this day) Irene was a singer at the Villa Rose in Monson, Massachusetts, and Crystal Lake ballroom in Ellington. On the outside Irene was bubbly and fun but Irene’s home life was suspected to be a dark one. Decades after her disappearance bits and pieces would come out that her brothers Nathan and Bob were assaulting her, (Nathan was later convicted of rape, against his stepchildren). Irene hoped after her birthday, when she turned eighteen, she could pack up and leave the family behind for somewhere with more light, California. Irene and a close friend planned to flee to the golden state together. Sometime in March of 1971. Irene walked away from her family’s home and vanished. When her friend noticed her absence, being a concerned friend, she asked the LaRosa brothers. They told her Irene had run away from home. Her friend knew the trouble at the family home but was upset her friend would take off without her. She waited for a long time for Irene to show up to grab her. Irene never came and she slowly faded into a memory. In 2016 Tina, Irene’s niece, took it into her own hands to file a report on her missing aunt. There was no report made when Irene did not return back in 1971, nor was there ever one until Tina stepped in. Irene would not be the only LaRosa to go missing.

The Root of all Evil

The Disappearance of Irene LaRosa & the missing girls (Connecticut)

www.evaporatethemissing.com

In 1975, Irene’s sister-in-law, Susan LaRosa, went missing. Susan was married to one of the LaRosa boys. Bob LaRosa. The couple married in December of 1971 and quickly had three children. The couple had a tumultuous marriage. On June 22, 1975, Susan left the family home to walk to the nearby convince store. This trip was routine for Susan, as she used the payphone to call her mother every day. Susan never returned back, and Bob called the police the following day to report her missing. Police did take a statement from Bob who told the story about Susan leaving the convenience store, but Susan’s oldest child had something different to say. She was only two at the time of her mother’s disappearance, but she told police then that her father, Bob, hit her mother on the head with a pipe and she fell and never got up. She also stated that a man came and grabbed her mom and put her in the car. Susan was never seen alive again. (present day, her daughter still maintains this story) Susan’s remains were discovered in July of 1978. She had been missing for three years and she was recovered in a wooded area about a mile away from home. Susan died due to a skull fracture. Due to the gap in time and loss of any evidence the police attempted to charge Bob with his wife’s murder, but the charges never stuck. There has never been another suspect in the death of Susan. [3/3]

 

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