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Detective Perspective

131: MISSING: Lori Bova

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

True Crime

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On the evening of June 7, 1997, 26-year-old Lori Bova had dinner with her husband and sister at the Red Lobster in Lakewood, New York. 

Around 12 hours later, her husband reported her missing, claiming she left their apartment in the middle of the night to go for a walk and smoke a cigarette.

She was never seen or heard from again.

Nearly 30 years later, Lori’s disappearance remains unsolved, and her family is still searching for answers.

Anyone with information regarding Lori’s disappearance is asked to call the Lakewood Police at (716) 763-9563.

Editor: Shannon Keirce
Research/Writing: Haley Gray

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0:00.0

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0:46.1

On the morning of June 7, 1997, 26-year-old Lori Beauvais had dinner with her husband and her sister at Red Lobster in Lakewood, New York. Around 12 hours later, her husband reported her missing,

0:52.7

claiming she left their apartment in the middle of

0:54.8

the night to go for a walk and smoke a cigarette. She was never seen or heard from again.

1:01.4

Nearly 29 years later, Lori's disappearance remains unsolved, and her family is still searching

1:07.1

for her.... Hey, everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective.

1:45.2

Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format. I'll then give you my perspective

1:49.4

on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations

1:54.3

connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe

1:58.8

you can help solve a case. So if you're someone who's interested in true crimes, specifically unsolved cases,

2:04.5

and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,

2:07.5

please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on Apple Podcast,

2:12.0

Spotify, or whatever platform you use.

2:14.6

All right, Lori Beauvais.

2:15.9

This case may sound familiar to some of you if you've been

2:18.9

with me since the beginning because between 1997 and 2008, three women went missing and Chautauqua

2:25.8

County, New York, and one of them was Lori Beauvais, who we're going to talk about tonight.

2:31.2

There was also Yolanda Bendix and Corey Anderson. And so if you've been

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