Missing
Giannina Maria Colonna Aponte
Giannina, approximately 1974; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to an unknown Age at the time of disappearance:
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/05/1974
Missing location (approx) :
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Missing classification : Non-Family Abduction
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 04/19/1963 (58)
Age at the time of disappearance: 11 years old
Height / Weight : 5'1, 117 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic female. Black hair, black eyes. Giannina has a small birthmark on her right cheek.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Giannina and her older brother John were supposed to go on an outing on the day of their disappearances. They had planned to meet up with a friend of their family and go to the beach with him and his three children. Giannina and John apparently never arrived, however, and have never been heard from again.
Authorities believe the two children were kidnapped for a $72,000 ransom. Eight months after their disappearances, a man named Thomas Rodriguez died by suicide in Florida and left a note explaining the plot and his role in it. No arrests were ever made in the case, however.
John and Giannina's father died in 1982. Their mother is still alive, but has cancer. She had them declared legally dead in 2012.
Other information and links : ncy
Puerto Rico State Clearinghouse
787-729-2457
September 2021 updates and sources
Our Missing Children
Primera Hora
El Nuevo Dia
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
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