Justice For Mary Badaracco-A Daughter's Promise

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” THERE WILL BE JUSTICE FOR ALL! “

Mary Badaracco has been presumed murdered almost 26 years ago, as I’m thrillled that moms homicide investigation
is very active, she NEEDS to be found – she deserves JUSTICE – we deserve justice !

Even to this day,almost 26 years later, Dominic Badaracco Sr. still refuses to give police a
statement in regards to the day Mary was last seen.. He was the last person to see Mary Badaracco
alive…

Please join us as we pray for answers and strength until we finally bring her home where she belongs

Mary Badaracco

Case #: A84277483
Name: Mary Edna Badaracco
Nickname: Mary Poo
Disappeared from: 25 Wakeman Hill Road- Sherman, CT
Height: 5 ft. 7 in.
Weight: 145
Age at Disappearance: 53
Sex: Female
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Complexion: Dark
Race: White
Date of Birth: 3/11/1946

Details:
Missing Person | Homicide Victim

Details of Disappearance

Mary was employed as a house cleaner in Sherman, Connecticut in 1984. She had a stormy relationship with her
husband, Dominic Badaracco Sr, and left him for short periods of time in the past.
Dominic Badaracco Sr & Mary Badaracco
He reportedly physically abused her, leaving bruises. Shortly before she disappeared, Mary found out Dominic was
having an affair. She decided to file for divorce. Mary’s adult daughters from her previous marriage reported her as a
missing person on August 31, after they had not been contacted by their mother since the 19th.

Dominic claimed that he saw Mary for the last time on August 20, when she packed all of her belongings and left their
residence in the 20 block of Wakeman Road. None of Mary’s personal items were located inside the house by her
daughters. Her 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier was parked outside of their home, at the end of the long driveway. The
windshield on the driver’s side of the vehicle had been smashed inward and shards of glass were on the front seat.

Mary’s car keys and her wedding ring were placed on the kitchen counter. Some of her clothes were missing, as were
all of the framed photos of her. Dominic claimed that he gave Mary between $100,000 and $250,000 to leave their
residence and as an informal settlement. He maintained that she simply packed her things and left after receiving the
cash. Her daughters had a close relationship with Mary and other loved ones stated she would never leave the vicinity
without sharing her plans.

A woman and her daughters moved in with Dominic less than a week after Mary disappeared. Dominic said he had
moved in with his sister and was only renting his house to the woman, but he later married her. Two days before Mary
was reported missing, Dominic filed for divorce on grounds of abandonment. Divorce proceedings for Mary and
Dominic took place in August 1985, nine months after she vanished and Dominic Sr remarried. Mary was not
represented at the hearing and Dominic continued to insist that she left their home after receiving his cash offering.
There has not been any evidence of the cash or any trace of Mary’s belongings since her disappearance.

Mary’s case was upgraded from a missing person’s case to that of a homicide in 1990, six years after she
disappeared.

Authorities searched the backyard of Ernest Dachenhausen’s former home in September 2007, and also brought him
to the search site. He said he knew Dominic, but he had nothing to do with Mary’s disappearance. Some buried cars
were located during the search. In April 2008, Dachenhausen was charged with a misdemeanor count of interfering
with a police investigation in Mary’s disappearance. Authorities stated he gave false and leading information to the
police. He was acquitted at his trial in May 2009.

Mary has eleven siblings. She attended Danbury High School, but dropped out at sixteen to marry her first husband.
They had two daughters and divorced a few years later. Mary worked sporadically as house cleaner after the divorce,
and frequently changed residences. She enjoyed painting and drawing as a hobby. She married Dominic in 1970.

In May 2009, during a trial of city resident Ernest Dachenhausen, who was arrested and eventually
found not guilty on charges of interfering with the investigation, Detective Joe Bukowski of the
Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crimes Division named Badaracco as the chief
suspect.

“My main suspect at this time is Dominic Badaracco Sr., who is the last person to see the victim
alive, had a history of extramarital affairs and domestic violence,” he said on the stand in Danbury
Superior Court.

Mary Badaracco’s car, with a smashed windshield, has never been found.

There is a $50,000 reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons
responsible for her disappearance and/or homicide.

If you have any information concerning Mary Badaracco, please telephone the Connecticut State Police Western
District Major Crime Squad at Troop A in Southbury.

The Connecticut State Police

Detective Joseph Bukowski
203-267-2200
Connecticut State Police
Western District Major Crime Squad

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