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2016

11 Year Mystery: The Disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, Jr.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Friday marked 11 years to the day since Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, Jr. were last seen alive, and the FBI has issued another plea to the public for information. The couple was last seen leaving the South Street bar Abilene in the late evening of February 19, 2005.
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No Sign of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone After 11 Years: couple still missing, FBI not giving up

It was eleven years ago when Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, Jr. were last seen enjoying a night out on Philadelphia’s South Street. The investigation that followed involved officials from two states and the FBI, but after more than a decade no one has been able to answer the question of what happened to the New Jersey couple. Now on this somber anniversary, investigators are once again asking the public for their help in solving the cold case.
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FBI Seeking Information to Solve Case: Needs Your Help

FBI Seeking Information in Philadelphia Couple’s Disappearance

Seeking Information in Philadelphia Couple’s Disappearance

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone in 2005. More at: https://www.fbi.gov/news/podcasts/wanted/missing-pennsylvania-couple.mp3/view

Posted by FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone in 2005.
From the FBI Facebook Page.

FBI Podcast: FBI Asking for Tips

From the FBI’s Podcast Page

FBI Push for Information in 2005 Disappearance of Couple

Investigators have again turned to the public for help as they build on what they describe as new information found in the case of a couple who vanished from a Philadelphia bar a decade ago. The FBI on Wednesday released new electronic billboard messages and a video on its website in an effort to generate leads in the disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone Jr.
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New FBI Push To Solve Imbo Petrone Disappearance

Ten years after her son Richard Petrone and his girlfriend Danielle Imbo vanished, along with their pick-up, after leaving a South Street restaurant, the pain for Richard’s mother, Marge, only grows worse.
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2015

‘Promising’ leads in cold case involving disappearance

“We feel this was an orchestrated act,” said Christian Zajac. “We need to be open to all possible leads out there.” “I think the leads we have uncovered over the past two years confirm out thoughts that this is an act carried out by more than one person,” noting that follow-up interviews with those questioned years ago were likely. Alongside FBI investigators were New Jersey State Police, Burlington County and Mount Laurel law enforcement authorities — all of whom investigated the initial disappearance in 2005 before the FBI entered the case.
Read more on NJ.com, February 20, 2015

FBI Makes Announcement Regarding Cold Case In Philadelphia

Matt Rivers has the details from outside the FBI offices in Center City, Philadelphia about a newly formed task force with representatives from local, state and federal law enforcement officers.
From Philly.com, February 19, 2015

Angela Petrone had this locket, holding a photo of her missing father Richard Petrone Jr., placed on her bouquet for her walk down the aisle, from NBCphiladelphia.com

FBI takes new look at Philly couple missing 10 years

Investigators say they’re following up on promising leads in the case of a couple who vanished from a Philadelphia bar a decade ago. But they’re still asking the public for help. The FBI and local law enforcement agencies said Thursday they want to to put the 2005 disappearance of Petrone Jr. and his girlfriend Danielle Imbo back in the public eye and encourage anyone with information about the case to come forward.
Read more on DailyLocal.com, February 19, 2015

Was long-missing couple killed in a murder plot?

“Our interest is to bring resolution to this case and bring closure to the family,” FBI supervisory special agent J.J. Klaver told 48 Hours’ Crimesider. “There’s no reason the whereabouts of two people should remain unknown for ten years.” On Thursday, federal, local and state investigators announced the new initiative at a press conference, saying they’ve generated promising new leads in the past two years and asking the public to come forward with any information.
Read more from CBSnews.com, February 19, 2015

FBI on Petrone-Imbo Case: ‘True Cold Case’

On the 10th anniversary of their disappearance, investigators announced their continued commitment to solving the case. The case is now part of the FBI’s Cold Case Initiative, meaning more time and resources will be dedicated to the investigation. “We feel this was an orchestrated act. A 3,000 pound truck and two people do not simply go missing,” said Christian Zajac, an agent with the FBI’s criminal branch division. “It is unlikely based on law enforcement experience that this was a simple crime of opportunity,” said FBI special Agent J.J. Klaver. “It also seems unlikely, although not impossible, that one person acting alone could pull this off so successfully.”
Read more from NBCphiladelphia.com, February 19, 2015

10 Years Missing: Agony for Richard Petrone’s Family

“My wedding,” sighs Angela Petrone McNally. “That day it was really hard to hold back.” The void on the 24-year-old woman’s wedding day was evident. No dad for the father-daughter dance. No dad to give a speech reminding her new husband to take care of his little girl. No dad to give her away with a walk down the aisle. Angela’s father, Richard Petrone Jr., vanished 10 years ago.
Read more from NBCphiladelphia.com, February 19, 2015

After 10 Years, Still No Sign of Richard Petrone and Danielle Imbo

Where are Richard Petrone and Danielle Imbo? For 10 years, it has been a question with no answer for their family, friends and police investigators. Petrone’s parents, Richard Sr. and Marge, reflected on the painful anniversary Tuesday. “I lost my son, so I don’t know I’ll ever have closure, but I do know that I want justice for Richard and Danielle,” said Marge Petrone.
Read more from 6ABC.com, 2-10-2015

Taken: FBI looks at case of couple who disappeared without a trace 10 years ago

“One day, we are going to have justice in this case,” Richard Sr. said. In coming weeks, the FBI and law-enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey plan to throw additional resources and man hours at the case again. Investigators hope that after 10 years, new leads will be uncovered or old leads will somehow reveal something new.
Read more from Philly.com, 2-10-2015

New FBI Task Force Probes Imbo-Petrone Disappearance

Petrone’s mom, Marge and his dad, Richard, told CBS 3’s Walt Hunter they are holding onto hope that the case will be solved. “Somebody has to pay for this, you can’t just kill two people for no reason,” Marge Petrone explained, as she held tightly to her husband’s hand. “The FBI said it’s murder for hire, and we’re treating it as murder for hire, that’s what I believe it is,” explained Richard Petrone.
Read more from Philiadelphia.CBSlocal.com, 2-10-2015

10 Years Later: FBI Revisits Cold Case of Missing Couple

A decade after a couple left a South Street bar and disappeared without a trace, officials are now revisiting the case. FBI agents are adding more resources and man hours in the investigation of Danielle Imbo and her boyfriend Richard Petrone, who went missing ten years ago. They are also re-interviewing people in connection to the disappearance.
Read more from NBCphiladelphia.com, 2-10-2015

2014

FBI plans to unveil a digital billboard

Investigators hope bright lights can rekindle the public’s memory of Richard and Danielle and help solve the mystery of their disappearance.
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Petrone family seeks closure 9 years after couple vanished

Marge and Richard Petrone, parents of Richard Petrone Jr., are interviewed in their Cherry Hill home on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. “Our eyes won’t close until we get justice,” said Richard Petrone Jr.’s mother, Marge.
Read more from the Courier Post

2013

Investigators still puzzled over 8-year-old missing persons case
Philly Burbs

Missing since 2005
South Philly Review

Search continues for missing mother, 34, and father, 35
Daily Mail

Eight years later, still no clue in couple’s disappearance
Philly.com

FBI Still Seeks Missing Couple With Ardmore Ties, 8 Years Later
Ardmore Patch

Eight Years Later, Officials Still Searching For Clues About Disappearance Of Local Couple
CBS Philly

2009

February 18, 2009, Fox News
Reward In Missing Couple Murder Mystery
Thursday is the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of a couple last seen at a Philadelphia nightclub. Authorities are once again seeking the public’s help in finding out what happened to Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone Jr.

February 18, 2009, PhillyBurbs News
Couple missing from Philadelphia for 4 years
Thursday is the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of a couple last seen at a Philadelphia nightclub. Authorities are once again seeking the public’s help in finding out what happened to Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone Jr.

February 6, 2008, 6 ABC
Were they murdered for money?
Today, for the first time, the FBI said the evidence seems to suggest someone wanted them dead and paid for the killing. The FBI said that an arrest is not imminent. They did confirm that the investigation has taken them beyond Philadelphia and New Jersey, and into other states.

February 6, 2008, Danielle Camilli, Burlington County Times
Was couple’s disappearance murder for hire? “We have continued to actively investigate this case and have taken all tips and run them down to their logical conclusion,” FBI Special Agent Jerri Williams said yesterday. “One of the leads has led us to pursue a possible murder-for-hire scenario.”

February 6, 2008, FOX 29
Feds Think Couple’s Disappearance Was a Hit

February 6, 2008, CBS 3
New Information In Disappearance Of Richard Petrone