Disappearance of Modesta Cefai
{{Short description|1911 missing child case in Malta}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Modesta Cefai
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| disappeared_date = August 27, 1911
| disappeared_place = Rabat, Gozo
| disappeared_status = {{Missing for|1911|8|27}}
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| father = Joseph Cefai
| mother = Josephine Cefai
| known_for = Mysterious disappearance
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Modesta Cefai{{Cite web |title=Illum previous editions - illum 27 July 2014 |url=https://maltatoday.uberflip.com/i/352856-illum-27-july-2014/0? |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=maltatoday.uberflip.com}} was a six-year-old Maltese girl who disappeared from Rabat, Gozo{{Cite web |title=Gozo girl’s disappearance in 1911 troubles relative seeking her remains |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/41639/gozo_girls_disappearance_in_1911_troubles_relative_seeking_her_remains/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=MaltaToday.com.mt |language=en}} during the summer of 1911 after she had wandered out of her house and was never seen again. Despite efforts by the police to locate the girl, Cefai has never been located. Her ultimate fate remains unknown.
Disappearance
On 27 August 1911{{Cite web |title=Modesta could have been a victim of paedophilia |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/41878/modestina_could_have_been_a_victim_of_paedophilia |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=MaltaToday.com.mt |language=en}} after wandering out of her home, she is thought to have been kidnapped and murdered by a Pedophile by some people. She was wearing a pink dress when she disappeared.{{Cite web |last=Malta |first=Times of |date=2014-07-06 |title=Gozitan urban legend comes to life in false alarm |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/gozitan-urban-legend-comes-to-life-in-false-alarm.526546 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}
Aftermath
Modesta's father Joseph Cefai called the police nine hours after she disappeared. The whole night the police looked for her, but didn't have any success. Cefai later accused a man named Lorenzo Frendo of kidnapping her, but this couldn't be proven. More that a century later one of Cefai's relatives is determined to solve the case by trying to find the remains of Modesta.
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