Maria "Natalie" Ruperto was born in Italy and grew up in New York City, NY. She resided in the Allston/Brighton section of Boston, MA. According to friends, Natalie was supposed to attend a Union Meeting on Freeport St in the Dorchester section of Boston on July 23, 1989, but never arrived. She did not report to work the next morning and was reported missing a few days later on July 27, 1989. Later that night, police found her car abandoned in Dorchester.