Disappearance of Modesta Cefai
Modesta Cefai | |
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| Disappeared | August 27, 1911 Rabat, Gozo |
| Status | Missing for 114 years, 11 months and 15 days |
| Known for | Mysterious disappearance |
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Modesta Cefai[1] was a six-year-old Maltese girl who disappeared from Rabat, Gozo[2] during the summer of 1911 after she had wandered out of her house and was never seen again. Despite efforts by the police to locate the girl, Cefai has never been located. Her ultimate fate remains unknown.
Disappearance
[edit]On 27 August 1911[3] after wandering out of her home, she is thought to have been kidnapped and murdered by a paedophile. She was wearing a pink dress when she disappeared.[4]
Aftermath
[edit]Modesta's father Joseph Cefai called the police nine hours after she disappeared. The whole night the police looked for her, but didn't have any success. Cefai later accused a man named Lorenzo Frendo of kidnapping her, but this couldn't be proven. More than a century later one of Cefai's relatives is determined to solve the case by trying to find the remains of Modesta.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Illum previous editions - illum 27 July 2014". maltatoday.uberflip.com. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ "Gozo girl's disappearance in 1911 troubles relative seeking her remains". MaltaToday. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ "Modesta could have been a victim of paedophilia". MaltaToday. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ Malta, Times of (2014-07-06). "Gozitan urban legend comes to life in false alarm". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-03-07.