Teen vanished from home decades ago – now feds hope new image and shifting loyalties reveal truth

Authorities are renewing their telephone for accusation successful the decades-old disappearance of 14-year-old Laureen Rahn, who vanished from her New Hampshire location successful April 1980.

Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Col. Mark B. Hall and Manchester Police Chief Peter A. Marr said Monday that investigators are actively pursuing caller leads successful the case, which remains unsolved 46 years later.

An age-progressed representation of Laureen, provided by the FBI’s Boston Division, was besides released alongside the entreaty showing what she whitethorn look similar today.

Laureen was past seen April 27, 1980, astatine her location connected Merrimack Street successful Manchester, New Hampshire. Investigators accidental she near down each of her belongings — including covering and wealth — and determination were nary signs of a conflict wrong the apartment.

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An age-progressed representation of Laureen Rahn, provided by the FBI’s Boston Division, was released showing what she whitethorn look similar today. (FBI Boston)

Authorities judge she whitethorn person near voluntarily, perchance with idiosyncratic she knew, intending to return.

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According to the New Hampshire State Police, connected Sunday, April 27, 1980, astatine 3:45 a.m., the Manchester Police responded to reports of the missing teen.

Laureen's parent told authorities that she had gone retired of municipality with her person and that Laureen asked to stay location successful Manchester. Her parent besides said that erstwhile she arrived location astatine astir 1:15 a.m., she noticed the backmost doorway of their flat was open, and the beforehand doorway was unsecured.

Upon checking the apartment, she recovered Laureen's person sleeping successful Laureen's bed, and that Laureen was not successful the apartment.

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Laureen's person told the constabulary that she and Laureen had been drinking and that Laureen had been successful furniture but near the bedroom, taking a pillow and broad to slumber connected the couch. Laureen whitethorn person near the flat willingly with the intent of returning momentarily, arsenic she did not instrumentality immoderate clothing, wealth oregon idiosyncratic items with her, constabulary said.

Laureen has not been seen oregon heard from since.

Laureen Rahn was 14-years-old erstwhile she was reported missing from her Manchester, New Hampshire location connected April 27, 1980. (New Hampshire Department of Justice)

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Officials accidental the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit and Manchester constabulary are present leveraging modern forensic tools unavailable astatine the time, including precocious DNA investigating and caller grounds investigation techniques.

"Laureen was conscionable 14 years old, and her household has endured 46 years of unanswered questions," said Senior Assistant Attorney General R. Christopher Knowles, who leads the state’s Cold Case Unit. "Our committedness to bringing Laureen location remains steadfast."

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Knowles said investigators judge idiosyncratic inactive has captious information.

"We cognize that relationships and loyalties alteration implicit 4 decades," helium said. "We impulse anyone who has been holding onto accusation to travel forward."

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Cold Case Unit extremity enactment astatine (603) 271-2663, email [email protected], oregon taxable a extremity online. (New Hampshire State Police)

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Authorities are peculiarly seeking accusation from:

• People who lived adjacent 289 Merrimack St. successful April 1980
• Classmates oregon peers who knew oregon spent clip with Laureen

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Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Cold Case Unit extremity enactment astatine (603) 271-2663, email [email protected], oregon taxable a extremity online.