NY CHRISTA NICOLE BELUSKO: Missing from Staten Island, NY - 20 September 1991 - Age 2

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Christa Nicole Belusko​

Christa, circa 1991; Jane Doe; Christine Belusko

• Missing Since: 09/20/1991
• Missing From: Staten Island, New York
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Sex: Female
• Race: White
• Date of Birth: 08/01/1989 (33)
• Age: 2 years old
• Height and Weight: 2'4, 30 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

Christa's date of disappearance is given as September 20, 1991 and the place as Staten Island, New York. However, the last time anyone actually saw her was about a week before September 20, with her mother, Christine Belusko, at the Mount Airy Lodge in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.
Christine's remains were found in a patch of weeds off the roadside in South Beach, a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Staten Island, just after dawn on September 20. She'd been handcuffed and struck 17 times with a hammer and strangled, and the hammer was found under her body, which had been set on fire. There was no sign of the baby at the scene.
The hammer was inscribed with the name "Loyd L". Christine was wearing a black dress with a pink collar and pockets, Thom McAn sneakers, two gold chains and a ring with a watch face. She had a pack of Newport cigarettes and 30 cents in change. A photo of Christine is posted with this case summary, as is a sketch of the dead woman who turned out to be her.
Her body was not identified until March 2023, over 30 years after her death. Her last known address was Clifton, New Jersey, though she was staying with Christa at the Mount Airy Lodge at the time of her death. No one has ever been charged in her murder or Christa's disappearance. Authorities stated they were uncertain who Christa's father was.
Christa's whereabouts, and the identity of Christine's killer, are unknown. Authorities are attempting to locate Christa.

NY - CHRISTA NICOLE BELUSKO: Missing from Staten Island, NY - 20 September 1991 - Age 2

https://charleyproject.org/case/christa-nicole-belusko Christa Nicole Belusko Christa, circa 1991; Jane Doe; Christine Belusko Missing Since: 09/20/1991 Missing From: Staten Island, New York Classification: Endangered Missing Sex: Female Race: White Date of Birth: 08/01/1989 (33) Age: 2...

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[Summer_Breeze]

Police ID'd the mysterious 'girl with the scorpion tattoo.' Now they're searching for her daughter.

According to the district attorney's office, Christine Belusko had a 2-year-old daughter and investigators still aren't sure where Christa Nicole is.

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Saleen Martin
USA TODAY
March 22, 2023

For years, a woman whose remains were found on Staten Island was identified only as 'the girl with the scorpion tattoo.' Now, over 30 years later, her real name has been revealed.

Her name is Christine Belusko, the Staten Island District Attorney's Office said in a Facebook post and on Twitter.

But that's only part of the mystery.

Police also said Belusko had a 2-year-old daughter at the time named Christa Nicole, and investigators don't know what happened to her.

"While Christine’s killer remains unidentified (and) the whereabouts of Christa Nicole are unknown, we are turning to the public to ask their assistance in bringing this case to a close (and) securing long-delayed justice in the case of the girl with the scorpion tattoo," the district attorney's office said in its Facebook post.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Authorities are searching for missing daughter 30 years after mom’s slaying

A woman who was brutally slain over 30 years ago has finally been identified, but authorities are still searching for her missing daughter.

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Authorities are searching for missing daughter 30 years after mom’s slaying​

A woman who was brutally slain over 30 years ago has finally been identified, but authorities are still searching for her missing daughter.

They say Christine Belusko’s daughter -- Christa Nicole Belusko –- was last seen with her mom in September 1991 at a lodge near Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

She was just 2 years old. Today, she would be 33.

Her mother’s body was found brutally beaten, strangled and burned on Staten Island’s east shore in 1991. The girl’s father is unknown.

Authorities confirmed Christa’s mother’s identity using forensic genealogy in 2021 and made it public this week.

They learned about Christa after they reached out to Belusko’s living relatives.

Authorities said none of Belusko’s family members knew she was killed.

According to her family, she left home in 1991 after she found out she was adopted.

Authorities believe she knew her killer. The investigation into her slaying is ongoing.

 

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Christa's photo is shown age-progressed to 33 years. The child was last seen with her mother in Staten Island, New York.