Divers recover car of Judith Chartier, Massachusetts teen who went missing in 1982

WCVB Updated: 7:23 PM EDT Nov 2, 2021



Judith Chartier, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was 17-years-old when she disappeared in June 1982. SOURCE: Lowell Sun

BILLERICA, Mass. — Authorities have made a major find in the case of a missing teenager from nearly 40 years ago.

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that investigators recovered a vehicle from the Concord River that has been positively identified as the 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger that was driven by 17-year-old Judith Chartier, of Chelmsford, when she disappeared on June 5, 1982.

As part of an ongoing investigation, the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and civilian divers found significant portions of a vehicle in the river. Through a match of the vehicle identification number (VIN), those pieces were confirmed to be from Chartier's vehicle.

On June 5, 1982, Chartier went missing after leaving a party in Billerica. Friends reported that Chariter was last seen around 2 a.m., and she has not been seen since.

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