CT CT - Keith LaLima, 20, Norwich, 7 May 1981

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Keith's NamUs page:

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/3283

Dental: NA
DNA: NA
Fingerprints: NA


http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...O4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NnIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3615,3473079
17 SEP 1986

$20,000.00 reward. (other details in article linked directly above)


http://articles.courant.com/1999-03-10/news/9903100409_1_persons-cases-missing-buckley
March 10, 1999|By JOHN SPRINGER

Norwich police have run out of leads in one case, but they will never close the file on Keith LaLima until his body is found or he re- establishes contact with the people looking for him since 1981...

...LaLima, then 18, was last seen leaving a Norwich bar May 9, 1981. He never made it home that night, nor to work the next day. His brother, Gary LaLima of Bozrah, remembers the anguish and torment that their mother went through
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His Mother passed away in 1997 not knowing about the fate of her son.

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1160490019/Cold-case-cutoff-concerns-area-police#axzz1oa1fbKrQ
Posted Mar 04, 2012 @ 11:37 PM

Brief mention of Keith in article above.

I could not find a photo of Keith or other entries for him in other databases for missing. If you find anything else please feel free to add it to his thread.

Come home soon.
 
i live about an hr away from norwich new london area. and i have never heard of this case not much info is on him i wonder if contacting local le would give you some more info
 
Missing in Connecticut

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  • Keith Lalima of Norwich – Last seen May 7, 1981 at 21 years old
    • Keith was last seen in the area of the old Tavern on the Green on West Main Street in Norwich. It is believed he was involved in a physical altercation shortly before he disappeared. A $20,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Keith’s disappearance.
 

Cold Case Profiles | Norwich, CT - Official Website

View information about cold cases from Norwich.
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Keith Lalima​

Twenty-year-old Keith Lalima was last seen alive at about 1 a.m. on May 7, 1981, in the area of the old Tavern on the Green on West Main Street in Norwich, CT. Mr. Lalima was involved in a physical confrontation shortly before he disappeared and it’s strongly believed that nefarious actions led to his disappearance. Mr. Lalima is a white male, 6’1” tall, 175 pounds, and was wearing a red and blue plaid shirt and blue jeans at the time he went missing. A $20,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Keith’s disappearance.


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LaLima, circa 1981
  • Missing Since 05/07/1981
  • Missing From Norwich, Connecticut
  • Classification Missing
  • Sex Male
  • RaceWhite
  • Date of Birth 05/27/1960 (63)
  • Age 20 years old
  • Height and Weight 6'0 - 6'1, 175 pounds

  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A red and blue plaid shirt, blue dungarees, brown shoes, a blue baseball cap and possibly a silver necklace and medallion.

  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond/brown hair, blue/hazel eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

LaLima was last seen standing outside the Village Green Cafe, a nightclub at west Main Street and Maple Street in Norwich, Connecticut, at 1:00 a.m. on May 7, 1981. Witnesses saw him arguing with a man and then walking in the direction of his mother's home, where he lived with his girlfriend and young son. He has never been heard from again.

LaLima has nine siblings. His mother died in 1997. Few details are available in his case, but foul play is suspected.

Investigating Agency​

  • Norwich Police Department 860-886-5561

Source Information​

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 23, 2013; picture added.
 
www.fox61.com

Cold Case: Keith LaLima

May 7th, 1981 Norwich resident Keith LaLima was reported missing by his mother. Police believe that Keith was a victim of an assault and became a murder victim....
www.fox61.com www.fox61.com

Keith A Lalima - Connecticut Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Keith A Lalima, Missing since May 1981
www.missingin.org


updated article Sept 1, 2021
www.courant.com

BUCKLEY CASE REVIVES MEMORIES OF OTHERS WHO REMAIN MISSING

People get reported missing to police departments every day, and experts say they are usually found — most often alive — within hours or days of their disappearance. What Denise Graves …
www.courant.com www.courant.com

<<Norwich police have run out of leads in one case, but they will never close the file on Keith LaLima until his body is found or he re- establishes contact with the people looking for him since 1981.

“That case is 18 years old, missing without a trace,” said Norwich police Det. Lt. Robert Aldi. “The case file is like 500 pages long.”

LaLima, then 18, was last seen leaving a Norwich bar May 9, 1981. He never made it home that night, nor to work the next day. His brother, Gary LaLima of Bozrah, remembers the anguish and torment that their mother went through.

Until the day she died in 1997, Catherine LaLima held out hope that Keith was alive. People claiming to be psychics, who said they could “see things,” kept up her hopes for a price, said Gary LaLima, who remains bitter that Norwich police did not treat the disappearance seriously at first.>>
 
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