Lonene Rogers Crimeline

October 18, 1951: Lonene Raffle was born. Eighteen months later, she would be diagnosed as “profoundly deaf”.

Lonene Raffle Rogers

October 21, 1972: Lonene married Clinton “Bud” Rogers.

Late 1972: Bud got caught breaking into a woman’s car. 

Lonnie and Bud Rogers

January 1976-June 1977: Bud was caught in multiple thefts and sentenced to time behind bars. 

Christmas season 1980: Lonene allowed Bud to move back in to spend the holidays with the children. When Christmas was over, he refused to leave. 

January 6, 1981: Lonene asked her father for money so she can leave Bud. 

January 7, 1981 at 3am: Bud claimed he woke up and Lonnie was gone. He brought the kids to the babysitter to go look for her. When her family found out she was missing, they called the police. 

Lonnie’s missing persons poster, courtesy of Light the Way.

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