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Elizabeth (Liz) Falco
Elizabeth Falco had a hard life but faced it with determination and a positive outlook. When her parents divorced, she was a positive influence that helped keep the family together. While "Liz" was outspoken to a fault, she was also known as a warm, caring, outgoing person devoted to friends and family who delighted them with unexpected cards and gifts. So when she disappeared in September of 1990 it caused quite a bit of speculation.
Some thought she'd left town to follow the Grateful Dead. She was devoted to the band and had attended two concerts the week she disappeared. Others thought she had gone to New Jersey There were even people who thought she had gone to Italy. Joanne Falco, her mother, knew something was wrong. She knew that her daughter was not missing because she wanted to be.
On Thursday, September 13, 1990, Elizabeth had gone to a popular nightclub called The Bank. She was last seen at about 1:00 AM Friday morning headed towards her apartment on her boyfriend's bicycle. She never made it.
When her mother couldn't get in touch with her she went to Elizabeth's apartment. What she saw convinced her that something had bad had happened to Elizabeth. All her jewelry was there, including very expensive gold chains. There was a jar of face cream that Elizabeth used every day. Joanne Falco immediately contacted the police and made a missing persons report and Liz's brothers circulated fliers offering a reward of two thousand dollars for information about Lis's whereabouts. Two months later her family was to learn the ugly truth.
On November 14th a man was walking his dog in a grassy area around off Tinicum Avenue near the Philadelphia airport and stumbled across a dead body stuck partway in a green trash bag. Medical examiners determined it was the badly decomposed body of a female, clad only in socks and high top Reboks. Near the body detectives found clothing which included a jacket with the logo "Bad Boys Club". When a private detective hired to find Elizabeth heard of the discovery he had the missing woman's dental records compared with the dead body. They were a match. Elizabeth Falco had been found.
The body was so decomposed police could not determine whether Elizabeth had been raped and police have not yet disclosed the exact manner of death. Elizabeth had been known to use drugs but autopsy failed to find drugs in her body. Many think that it is doubtful Elizabeth was heavily into drugs, since she still had her gold jewelry and available credit on her credit cards. It is thought that an addict, out of work, would have pawned the jewelry and maxed out the credit cards to support a drug habit.
Elizabeth had recently lost her job as a legal secretary and had moved in with her boyfriend and two young women. She was loved by friends and family alike and those who loved her want answers. They will never stop looking for the person or persons responsible.
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Elizabeth Falco was troubled by repeated dreams of violent death.
Any information should be given to Detective Jack McDermott or Detective Steve Vivarina at 215-686-3336. More information about Elizabeth and her death can be found at her memorial site on the Net at http://www.geocities.com/lizfalco1990/index.html |
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