Iva Foss Missing Person Case

Aug 19, 2009

Dec 31, 2020

Iva

Foss

124

59

62 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the autumn of 1960, 59-year-old Iva Mildred Foss, a resident of Rumney, New Hampshire, embarked on a journey that would become her last. On November 20th, she was seen in Johnstown, New York, behind the wheel of her green Ford sedan. She was reportedly traveling from her home in New Hampshire. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a Caucasian female with brown, shoulder-length hair and it is believed she may have been wearing her prescription eyeglasses. She was reportedly wearing a long gray coat and carrying a blue train case. Iva was a mother and grandmother, and her sudden silence was entirely out of character, deeply alarming her loved ones and prompting her husband to be the first to report her missing. The initial stages of the investigation into Iva's disappearance quickly uncovered a troubling lead. Her green Ford sedan was discovered abandoned on a side street in Johnstown, New York, suggesting her journey had come to an abrupt and unexpected end. A tip provided to law enforcement painted a grim picture of her possible fate. According to this information, Iva had been involved in an altercation with the wife of her former boyfriend at a leather goods or wool manufacturing shop in the Johnstown or Gloversville area. The informant claimed this confrontation turned violent and that Iva had been shot and killed. This account remains a prominent theory in her case, though it has never been officially substantiated and investigators have expressed doubts about its credibility. The mystery of Iva Foss's whereabouts has endured for decades, leaving a void in the lives of her descendants. The unverified tip suggested that after the fatal altercation, her body was transported back to New Hampshire and disposed of in the inactive Palermo mica mines in Groton. However, extensive searches of the mines and surrounding areas have yielded no evidence to support this claim, and her remains have never been found. Despite the passage of time and the challenges of a cold case, law enforcement agencies, including the Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department, have kept the investigation open. The disappearance of Iva Foss is a poignant reminder of the enduring pain of unresolved loss, a story without a final chapter that continues to echo through generations of her family.

Nov 20, 1960

Johnstown, NY

New York

Fulton County

7518

Gloversville Police Department

Gloversville

New York

Fulton County

12078

Michael Jory

Captain

3 Frontage Road, New York

5187734514

Local

Law Enforcement

34-09-011352

Gloversville Police Department

6412

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

09/26/2026