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Patricia Lee Otto










Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021


Patricia, approximately 1976; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to an unknown Age at the time of disappearance: by Wesley Neville




Date reported missing : 09/02/1976

Missing location (approx) :
Lewiston, Idaho
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 08/04/1952 (69)
Age at the time of disappearance: 24 years old
Height / Weight : 5'3, 140 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blond hair, hazel eyes. Patricia's nickname is Patty. She has a scar on her back.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Patricia was last seen in Lewiston, Idaho late in the evening on September 2, 1976. She got into an argument with her husband, Ralph Otto, and left the house angrily. She never returned.
Ralph didn't report her missing; her sister did, on October 8, more than a month after she was last seen. Patricia left behind all her belongings, including her car and her wedding rings, which she normally didn't remove. The rings were found in Ralph's coat pocket, but they have since been lost.
Patricia and Ralph's marriAge at the time of disappearance: was difficult and she had left on her own before. She filed for divorce in the spring of 1976, but later reconciled with her husband. They were fighting at the time of her disappearance because he believed she was unfaithful to him.
Authorities theorize she was murdered, and Ralph is the prime suspect in her disappearance. Less than a year after she vanished, he was convicted of hiring a contract killer to murder the lead investigator in Patricia's disappearance. The verdict was overturned on a technicality in 1981, however. Ralph died of a heart attack a few years later, while in jail on an unrelated charge.
Patricia left behind two young daughters who were raised by their paternal aunt and uncle. One of her daughters is now deceased. Her case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.


Other information and links : ncy

Lewiston Police Department
208-746-0171



September 2021 updates and sources

Wesley Neville
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation
The Doe Network
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. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
The Lewiston Tribune




October 12, 2004. July 2, 2015; picture added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.