Name: Lara Emanuele
Age: 46 years old
Last seen: June 7, 2023
Location: Roxbury, New Jersey
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
46-year-old Lara Emanuele was last seen in Roxbury, New Jersey on June 7, 2023. She was reported missing after not returning home after work.
Background
At the time of his disappearance, Lara Emanuele was living in Roxbury, New Jersey. She worked as a third grade teacher at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Morristown.
Disappearance
On June 7, 2023, Lara Emanuele was last seen in Roxbury, New Jersey. She was reported missing after not returning home after work.
On June 8, 2023, her vehicle was found abandoned in the parking lot of Holiday Inn Express, a hotel on Howard Boulevard in Mount Arlington, about 5 miles from her home.
Investigation
On June 7, 2023, Emanuele was captured on surveillance footage leaving her vehicle around 5:30 pm and traveling by foot into the woods behind the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Mount Arlington. She left behind some of her personal belongings, including her cellphone.
Authorities have been conducting daily searches in the woodlands of Berkshire Valley State Wildlife Management Area, near the hotel where her car was found abandoned.
The Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area is located in the vicinity of Lake Hopatcong, north of Interstate 80 and west of NJ 15. It has no marked trails, but includes a network of unmaintained trails and woods roads.
At the time of her disappearance, Emanuele was reportedly in the process of getting a divorce from her husband, Brian Emanuele. She had filed a restraining order against him, but recently lifted it.
Her home has been up for sale since Memorial Day weekend, but the listing was removed on June 10.
In late September 2023, it was announced that the official search for Lara was being suspended, despite her whereabouts remaining unknown.
Authorities don’t consider her disappearance suspicious, as they have footage of her exiting her vehicle alone, however they are concerned for her well being.
Whereabouts
Police found no evidence for foul play in Lara Emanuele’s disappearance. The investigation is currently ongoing and active.
The circumstances of Lara’s disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. Her case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female with brown hair and hazel eyes. Lara is 5′ 6 tall and weighs 125 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Lara wears glasses.
Clothing and accessories:
No information available
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Lara Emanuele please contact the Roxbury Police Department at (973) 448-2100 or the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-2900.
Resources & Further Information
Lara Emanuele #MP104694 – National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office – Facebook
News & Media Links
Authorities search for teacher missing since June 7 from Roxbury – News 12 New Jersey 06/2023
Search For Missing North Jersey Teacher Drags On: What We Know – Patch Morristown, NJ 06/2023
New Details In Missing Morris County Teacher Case – Patch Morristown, NJ 06/2023
Police Searching For Missing New Jersey Teacher After Her Car Was Found Abandoned at Hotel – People 06/2023
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