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Rita Bartschot Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Aug 24, 1990

Victim Details

Created

Dec 15, 2014

Case Added

May 31, 2023

Firstname

Rita

Lastname

Bartschot

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

53 inches

Weight

100 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Aug 24, 1990

City

Seattle

State

Washington

County

King County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

23692

Agency Name

Seattle Police Department

Agency City

Seattle

Agency State

Washington

Agency County

King County

Agency Zip Code

98104

Agency Contact

Mike Ciesynski

Contact Job Title

Det.

Agency Address

610 5th Avenue, Washington

Agency Phone

2066255011

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.seattle.gov/police

Agency Case #

90-371336

Primary Agency

Seattle Police Department

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

07/27/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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On a late summer morning, August 24, 1990, 40-year-old Rita Marie Bartschot was last seen tending to the yard at her deceased mother's home in the Ravenna District of Seattle, Washington. A chemistry professor at Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco, she was in Seattle handling her mother's affairs. After that morning, she was never heard from again, seemingly vanishing and leaving behind a life and a career. Her sudden and complete disappearance would spark a mystery that would l ...

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Last Seen: Aug 24, 1990

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14. It's All in the Family: The Murder of Professor Rita Bartschot

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Rita Bartschot Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Aug 24, 1990

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