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In the winter of 1987, a young man named John Richard Barboza, just 19 years old, vanished from his life in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was last seen on January 21, and the days that followed turned into an agonizing stretch of years for those who knew and loved him. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain frustratingly vague, leaving a void of information where a clear narrative of his last known moments should be. What is known is that one day he was a part of the fabric of his ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 21, 1987

Victim Details

Apr 12, 2016

Oct 24, 2022

John

Barboza

56

19

62 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 21, 1987

Lawrence

Massachusetts

Essex County

24740

Lawrence Police Department

Lawrence

Massachusetts

Essex County

01840

90 Lowell Street, Massachusetts

9787945900

Local

Law Enforcement

92000940

Lawrence Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/01/2026


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