Patricia Ventre, 77, disappeared from her Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn home in the winter of 2021. Her last known contact was February 1, 2021. Friends and neighbors said they hadn’t seen or heard from her for several weeks after a death in the family and noted she hadn’t put up Valentine’s Day decorations, which they described as uncharacteristic.

Patricia is described as having blonde hair and brown eyes, standing between 5 feet 0 inches and 5 feet 2 inches and weighing about 115 to 125 pounds. Concern escalated to a formal police inquiry after a March 8, 2021 wellness check at the house she shared with her 46-year-old son, Jean Paul Ventre; he told officers she was away looking at land. On March 9, officers found Jean Paul burning outside the residence; his death was ruled a suicide, and that event prompted the missing person investigation for Patricia.

The NYPD has appealed for information and the investigation remains open. If anyone knew Patricia, her routines, or saw her between late January and early March 2021, please contact investigators with what they know.