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Rita Navarra Stants
Missing Person · Open
43 years waiting · since 1983
Missing Person: Rita Navarra Stants
Justice for Rita Navarra Stants — the trail went cold in 1983, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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person
Lead #1Why was Rita's disappearance not reported until 2019, more than three decades later? What circumstances prevented an earlier report?
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witness
Lead #2Did Rita's husband or other family members have information about her disappearance that could help investigators?
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timeline
Lead #3What specific events occurred between 1983 and 2019 that led to the case finally being reported?
Rita Navarra Stants, a 20-year-old Filipino woman, disappeared around 1983 from the Gulfport, Mississippi area shortly after immigrating to the United States following her marriage to an American military serviceman. Her disappearance was not officially reported until decades later, leaving a significant gap in the investigation timeline and making early leads difficult to pursue. The case remains unsolved, and investigators are seeking any information about Rita's whereabouts or circumstances surrounding her vanishing.
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location
Lead #4An exact residential address in the MS Gulf Coast area has yet to be confirmed—where exactly was Rita living when she disappeared?
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Source Narrative
NamUs case MP55255. Missing person: Rita Navarra Stants.
Last known contact: 1983-01-01 in Gulfport, Harrison, MS. Circumstances: Rita has been missing since approximately 1983.
She was never officially reported as missing until recently. She was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast but an exact address has yet to be confirmed.
Rita is Philippino and traveled to the United States after marrying an American military man. Demographics: 20 years, Female, Asian.
Physical description: 5 ft 4 in, 95 lbs, hair: Black, eyes: Brown. Investigating agency: Harrison County Sheriff's Office | 2019-0574 | 2019-02-05.
Timeline of Events
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1983-01-01
Rita Navarra Stants disappears
Rita Navarra Stants was last known to be in contact in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi around January 1, 1983. She was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast.
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2019-02-05
Case officially reported to authorities
Rita's disappearance was officially reported to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office (Case #2019-0574) in February 2019, approximately 36 years after she went missing.
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1983
Last Updated:August 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1983
Last Updated:August 7, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 2288963000
You can remain anonymous