Suzanne Bombardier
Fourteen-year-old Suzanne Bombardier vanished from her Antioch, California home. Skeletal remains found decades later near Antioch have not been confirmed as hers. The case remains one of Contra Costa County's oldest missing child cases.
On January 25, 1980, 14-year-old Suzanne Ruth Bombardier disappeared from her family's home in Antioch, California, a city in eastern Contra Costa County. The circumstances of her disappearance suggested she may have been taken from the home, though details were limited. Her family reported her missing when she failed to appear.
The Antioch Police Department conducted an extensive investigation, interviewing neighbors and searching the area. Suzanne's description was circulated widely, and the case was entered into missing persons databases. Despite these efforts, no trace of Suzanne was found.
Over the decades, the case has been periodically revisited. Skeletal remains found in the Antioch area at various times have been compared to Suzanne's dental records and DNA profile, but no positive identification has been made. The case predates many modern forensic techniques and databases.
Suzanne Bombardier's disappearance remains one of the oldest unsolved missing child cases in Contra Costa County. Her case is maintained in the NamUs and NCMEC databases, and investigators continue to hope that advances in DNA technology may someday provide answers.
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