MISSING PERSON
Rosemary K. Calandriello
Missing since August 25, 1969 from Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
· Age at Time of Disappearance: 17 years old
· Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Pageboy haircut, bushy eyebrows.
· Medical: Thick eyeglasses.
· Clothing: Yellow shorts, blue and yellow sleeveless shirt, brown sandals.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Rosemary Calandriello was last seen on August 25, 1969, around 6:00 p.m, as she left her family's Center Avenue residence to go to the store, located only two blocks away. When she hadn't returned later that night, her mother went to the police. Four high school boys, neighbors and classmates of Rosemary, claimed they had seen her riding through town with a stranger the night of her disappearance. They had spotted Rosemary riding in a beat-up white Ford Galaxy convertible. They didn't recognize the older guy at the wheel. Based on their recollections, a composite sketch of the man and a description of the car, was released to the newspapers. Two days before Rosemary's disappearance, and at about the same time of day, two young girls had been walking along Center Avenue in Leonardo when a stranger in a white Ford with a black ragtop pulled up alongside them. The driver tried three times to pick the girls up, before they ran home and told one of their mothers about the incident. The mother then called the police and reported it. The daughter had memorized the car's license plate and had written it down. When investigators ran the plate number they found the car belonged to Robert Zarinsky. Robert Zarinsky, a former Linden grocer, was eventually convicted in Rosemary's death.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Atlantic Highlands Police Department
732-291-1212
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