Rosemary Cosgrove was a Scottish woman who vanished in 2003 while on holidays in the USA. She had a rare condition known as Pick's disease or frontotemporal dementia that could cause symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease.
Case[]
Rosemary left her home in Edinburgh, Scotland and travelled to New York City in March of 2003 to go and see the Saint Patrick’s day parade. Her family members did not think this was a good idea due to a rare form of dementia she had known as Pick’s disease. Rosemary went anyway though and arrived in Newark International airport on March, 13, 2003. That night she checked into the Belvedere hotel in Newark, New Jersey. Rosemary also lost her travel bag, which had her plane ticket and passport in it that day. She was described as confused throughout her stay and she would forget the name of her hotel. She also once walked into the wrong hotel.
Rosemary was last seen leaving the Belvedere hotel on March 18, 2003. She planned to go to the airport and report the loss of her bag that day but was never seen again. She did not get on her return flight to Scotland on March, 21, 2003 and her family reported her missing that day when she didn’t return home.
Rosemary had been using a credit card to check into the hotel but it was never used again after her disappearance. She also never withdrew money from her bank account again. Rosemary did have $600 in her possession when she vanished though. A number of items were left behind in her hotel room but they did not provide any clues as to what happened to Rosemary. The British embassy in Washington D.C. emailed Rosemary’s passport back to her family eight months after she vanished but it is not clear as to who found it or how.
Foul play is not believed to be involved in Rosemary’s disappearance but it is unclear what happened to her. Her family believes that she may be homeless or deceased.
Characteristics[]
- Dark brown hair.
- Brown eyes.
- She had Pick's disease, a rare form of dementia. It causes personality changes, dementia, forgetfulness, poor judgement and social difficulties. It also often leaves people with it vulnerable to infections.
Clothing[]
- She was wearing a dark coloured peacoat.
Sources[]
- Rosemary Cosgrove at the Charley Project