Episode 85: A Missing Mom, Sandra Crispo Hanson, Mass with her daughter, Laina McMahon
- Anngelle Wood
- 7 hours ago
- 2 min read
What do Auntie Em, Dropkick Murphys, Mr. Ballen, and HoJos have in common? We roll into Quincy for a look and a story.

A Missing Mom Mystery. Sandra Crispo vanished from her Hanson, Massachusetts home on August 7, 2019. She left her beloved dog, Clarance, behind without food or water and her back door unlocked with lights and air conditioning running. She was living her best life in her new home and spending quality hours with her young grandsons.
Six years later, her case remains unsolved despite evidence suggesting foul play, including blood found throughout her house and witness reports of an argument the night she disappeared.
• Sandra had recently moved to Hanson from Quincy, downsizing to a small house after her father passed away
• Her father left behind a substantial estate including reported gold bars, creating significant family tension• Sandra was last seen on surveillance at Cumberland Farms buying cigarettes after her son-in-law helped her drop her car at a mechanic
• Neighbors reported hearing an argument involving two men at Sandra's home the night she disappeared• Blood from Sandra and an unidentified male family associate was found in the home six weeks after her disappearance
• Sandra was 54 years old when she vanished and had found new purpose in being a grandmother to her daughter's children
• Despite grand jury testimony and ongoing investigation, no arrests have been made in the case
Information is needed in Sandra Crispo's disappearance, contact Hanson Police Department at 781-293-4625 or Massachusetts State Police Detectives at 508-894-2600.
