Global InformationKidnapping of Mary Agnes Moroney information
Mary Agnes Moroney | |
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 Mary Agnes Moroney (right) and her mother (left) | |
| Born | May 10, 1928 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Disappeared | May 15, 1930 (aged 2) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Status | Whereabouts identified on February 17, 2023; 92 years, 9 months, and 2 days after her disappearance |
| Died | October 20, 2003 (aged 75) Opa-locka, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jeanette Burchard |
| Known for | Kidnap victim |
| Spouses | Edward Clifton Jennings
(m. 1946; div. 1961)Earl Thomas Burchard
(m. 1977; died 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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Mary Agnes Moroney (May 10, 1928[1] – October 20, 2003)[2][3] was an American woman who as a child was kidnapped from her home in Chicago, Illinois, on May 15, 1930. The case was heavily covered by both local and national media. Mary Agnes' kidnapping is the oldest case of this nature in the files of the Chicago Missing Persons Bureau.[4]
In 2023, it was announced that DNA tests conducted with the participation of Mary Agnes' surviving family had determined that the girl had been given the name Jeanette Burchard. She later moved to Florida, where she had died in 2003 at the age of 75.[2][3] Though the results are conclusive, since Burchard's body itself has not been tested, and the perpetrator(s) have not been identified, the case is still officially unsolved.
- ^ Good, Meaghan (October 12, 2004). "Mary Agnes Moroney". The Charley Project. charleyproject.org. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Samples, Susan (February 17, 2023). "Toddler's mysterious kidnapping solved 93 years later". WOOD-TV.
- ^ a b Seidel, Jon (February 17, 2023). "Whatever happened to Mary Agnes Moroney? DNA tests appear to solve 1930s mystery of missing Chicago girl". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "Woman identified as kidnap victim in 1930 case". The News and Courier. Charleston. Evening Post Publishing. September 4, 1952. p. 32. Retrieved January 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]