Missing Since: 02/13/01
Missing from: Bogota, New Jersey
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: 08/18/58
Age at disappearance: 42
Height: 5’2″
Weight: 125-135 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Pierced ears.
Medical Conditions: Suffers from epilepsy and is
required to take 300 milligrams of Dilantin and 150
milligrams of Phenobarbital daily. She did not have
her medication with her. She may be disoriented
and/or suffer amnesia.
Clothing: Green or gray long sleeved sport shirt,
jeans, white athletic shoes, black cloth winter jacket.
Jewelry: 14 karat gold wedding band, engangement
ring with 1 karat round stone worn on left finger.
AKA: Maiden name is “Marri”. Her nickname is “Pat”.

Details of Disappearance
Viola was last seen on February 13, 2001, on her way home from the Bixby School Library, where she volunteered. Her coworkers say she was quieter than usual the day of her disappearance. She was last heard from at 12:30 p.m. that day when she placed a telephone call from her residence in the 70 block of Chestnut Avenue in Bogota, New Jersey. She returned a call to her mother, who describes the conversation as normal.
Viola’s family believes she may have had a seizure, become disoriented, and wandered away from her home. She left behind a husband and two children when she disappeared. She did not take her purse, identification, cellular phone, credit cards, keys, or any other personal belongings with her, but may have had some money on her person. Viola is believed to have left her house at approximately 1:30 p.m., judging by the time she set the house alarm. None of the neighbors reported seeing anything unusual. Queries to area taxi companies turned up no information regarding Viola’s disappearance, but her husband thinks she may have taken a taxi out of the area. Due to her epilepsy, she cannot drive, and did not have access to a car at the time of her disappearance.

Viola may have been seen in Montana in February 2003, hitchhiking at the intersection of U. S. Routes 2 and 56, but this sighting has not been confirmed. California authorities are assisting with Bogota’s investigation.

California Department of Justice

Patricia Viola: Missing Mom

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office

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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Bogota Police Department
Detective James Sepp
(201) 487-2400
OR
Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, Missing Persons Bureau
Detective Richard Fonde
(201) 646-2222

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