The Baffling Disappearance of Danielle Imbo & Richard Petrone
Their case is one of Philadelphia’s biggest mysteries.
When Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone walked out of a popular Philadelphia, PA nightspot on February 19, 2005, they had no idea they were about to become the center of one of the city’s biggest mysteries. After leaving Abilene’s bar on South Street around 11:30 pm, they climbed into Rich’s black Dodge Dakota, pulled away from the curb, and vanished without a trace.
Danielle — known as Dani to her friends and family — had recently gone through a divorce and spent most of her time at her Mount Laurel, NJ home with her young son. The 34-year-old had known Richard for two decades; they had grown up in the same Cherry Hill, NJ neighborhood and their families were extremely close. Dani was best friends with Rich’s sister, Christine, and had started dating Rich after separating from her husband the previous year. Although the two of them had taken a break from dating recently — Dani wanted to concentrate on her job and her son — they had remained in contact through text messages.
Rich had texted Dani earlier that day to see if she wanted to go out and get a couple of drinks, and Dani had accepted his invitation. Her son, Little Joe, was spending the weekend with his father, leaving her free to go out…