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Missing Valerie Lorraine Cuccia 
Cuccia, approximately 1973; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 60 (approximately 2013) Date reported missing : 05/07/1974 Missing location (approx) : Brooklyn, New York Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 10/12/1953 (67) Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 120 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A plaid coat with a fake fur collar and a belt around the waist, tan or camel-colored pants with cuffs, a striped polo shirt, and black boots with studs on the sides. Carrying a wallet. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Cuccia has a scar on her left calf, and her cheeks show dimples when she smiles. She may use the alternate birthdate October 16, 1953. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Cuccia met a female friend at the P.S. (Public School) 211 Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on May 7, 1974. They hitchhiked together to the Banana Fish nightclub (now defunct) on 96th Street and 3rd Avenue that evening, then separated once inside the club. Cuccia's friend saw her getting into a car two unidentified Caucasian men at 9:00 p.m. The friend described the men as "hard looking" and said their car was a blue with a metallic finish and Massachusetts license plates. She may have been forced into it. She has never been heard from again. Cuccia attended the City College of New York in 1974 and enjoyed playing the guitar; she owned two guitars, which were left behind at her home. She lived with her parents and younger sister in the 1300 block of east 96th Street in the Canarsie neighborhood at the time of her disappearance, and her family stated she had no serious boyfriends and rarely went on dates. Cuccia's parents are now deceased, but her two brothers, one of whom became a New York State police officer, still hope for answers in her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy New York Police Department 646-610-6914 September 2021 updates and sources New York State Police Department CBS News The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Canarsie Courier Whereabouts Still Unknown October 12, 2004. July 20, 2019; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : , Description, clothing, jewerly and more : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |