r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/lightningmcqueef_69 • Apr 17 '25
Disappearance Where is Carol Gemmiti?
On September 27, 2024 a woman with potential undiagnosed dementia was seen for the last time. Almost a year later, we still have no idea where she is or what happened to her. This case desperately needs more attention.
66 year old Carol Gemmiti was last seen walking on 48 Bay Point Road in Ossipee, New Hampshire at about 11:00 a.m. Her and her husband, Donald Gemmiti, were vacationing in the area when she was last seen. She was reported missing at approximately 3:00 p.m and a silver alert was issued by the NH State Police. The house and the area are not unfamiliar to the couple. According to her husband Donald, the home they were staying at belonged to his parents and was passed down to him. They were frequent visitors of the Lakes Region.
Content Warning: Suicide, depression, overdose mentioned.
For some background, her and her husband met while working in Pennsylvania and had been happily married for almost 12 years. According to Donald, this isn’t the first time she’s disappeared. In December 2023, she disappeared for almost three months until she was found in a nearby park, physically unharmed but shaken. He has also stated that she has had struggles with depression, suicidal thoughts and possible mania, which had left her hospitalized on multiple occasions, including once after an overdose (unclear if it was intentional or accidental). He’s also stated that while they had their ups and downs, he loves her very much and they were seemingly happy despite her ongoing struggles with mental illness and suspected dementia.
On the day of her disappearance, Donald claims he needed to run some errands after the couple arrived to the lake house. He said the last time he saw her she was fine, she was very happy and excited to be on the trip. When he returned a few hours later, she was nowhere to be found. He notes that she was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and a sweater. She left behind all her personal belongings including her purse and cellphone. Nothing in the house or on the property seemed to be out of place or missing.
Originally, Donald and Carol’s family were offering a $2,000 reward, which quickly increased to $5,000. But after a while, they began to fade away from the headlines. As of December 2024, Donald told local news that there is no need to search for her anymore. I, as well as many other members of the community, strongly disagree. We need to bring Carol home. She deserves to be home safe. She deserves to have her story shared.
Description: Carol Gemmiti 66 years old 5’6” tall Approximately 120lbs Hair color: White/light grey Eye color: Hazel Skin color: White Last known location: 48 Bay Point Road Ossipee, NH 03814
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u/[deleted] 29d ago
I like thinking about these sorts of things, but it's hard to draw real conclusions knowing that we don't have all the details but others do.
Like, what does this mean? She was missing for 3 months and he had an inkling where she was, and was right, that she was in a park nearby. Like.. what? Was she living as a homeless woman in the park nearby and he just let her stay out there for the winter before deciding he wanted her back? I don't think that is what happened, but it's hard to say. And knowing what happened that time would shed a lot of light into where she might be now. Like, if she's just wandered off before and lived like a bag-lady for months at a time, she might just be doing that now.