Donald Smatlak now missing 1 year, North Versailles, Pennsylvania

I remember posting about Donald David Smatlak not too long after I started the blog last year. Apparently, he still has not been found.
Photo and information from the Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 28, 2006 from North Versailles, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: July 15, 1980
Age: 25 years old
Height and Weight:
6'0 - 6'1, 230 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown
hair, hazel eyes. Smatlak's nickname is Donny. His ears are pierced and he has a
gap between his front teeth and a small scar on the lower left side of his lip.
Smatlak has a Chinese symbol tattooed in the center of his back and on his right
shin in black ink, and a tattoo of his name in Chinese on the center of his
chest in black ink. He wore a goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Diamond studs in both ears, a gold chain and a
gold bracelet on his left wrist. Clothing unknown, but he usually wears
oversized shirts or sweaters, baggy jeans with a belt, tan boots and a suede
jacket.
Medical Conditions: Smatlak has an unspecified medical condition and
is in need of medication.

Details of Disappearance
Smatlak last had
contact with his family at approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 28, 2006, by
telephone from his residence in the 1000 block of Logan Road in North
Versailles, Pennsylvania. He he said he was going to visit a friend in Delmont,
Pennsylvania, but never arrived. He was scheduled to eat dinner with his parents
the next day, but never made it there. He has never been heard from again. His
vehicle, a silver four-door 2004 Mazda 3, was found abandoned shortly before
noon on February 9, 2006, at Meyran Avenue and Louisa Street in Oakland,
Pennsylvania.
Smatlak graduated from Norwin High School and the University
of Pittsburgh; his degree is in criminal justice. Before his disappearance he
was employed in the produce section of the North Versailles Giant Eagle store,
but he lost his job shortly before he went missing. Smatlak has not used his
cellular phone or access his bank accounts since his disappearance. He was close
to his parents and spoke to them every few days, and his family says it is
uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
North Versailles Police Department
412-823-1111
OR
412-473-3000

You can also email tips to info@donaldsmatlak.com.
You can print a poster of Donald at http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200604104S.
Donald's website: http://www.donaldsmatlak.com/

Arkadiy Tashman now missing 2 years, Staten Island, New York

Photo and information from the Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 26,
2005 from Staten Island, New York
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: October 12, 1987
Age: 17 years old
Height and Weight:
6'0 - 6'2, 170 - 180 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male.
Light brown/ash-blond hair, gray/blue eyes. Tashman's nickname is Ark. He is a
Russian national who emigrated to the United States in 1996. He is fluent in
Russian and English. He has scars on both arms and his right ear is pierced.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A light gray hooded sweatshirt or sweat
jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers, a green baseball cap and a small hoop
earring.
Medical Conditions: Tashman was apparently depressed at the time of
his disappearance and may have been suicidal.

Details of
Disappearance
Tashman was last seen in Staten Island, New York on January 26,
2005. He had been visiting a friend and was last seen departing for home at 2:45
a.m. He never arrived and has never been heard from again. His cellular phone
was left behind at home when he vanished.
Later that morning, Tashman's
parents found a message he had written and left beneath a television remote
control in his bedroom. It read: "Sorry about this. No wake, no funeral." His
parents notified police immediately, but for unknown reasons authorities did not
begin an official search for Tashman for six days.
Tashman's friends and
family stated that they had not seen any indication that he was suicidal prior
to his disappearance. He had broken up with his girlfriend shortly before his
disappearance and was very upset about it, and she says he told her he had
considered suicide before. Nonetheless, Tashman's loved ones do not believe he
would have taken his own life. His parents stated that his disappearance was
completely out of character and they do not know what could have caused him to
leave; he had never even visited a friend's home before without parental
permission.
Tashman was a junior at Port Richmond High School at the time of
his disappearance. He resided part time with his parents on Brabant Street in
the Mariners Harbor neighborhood of Staten Island, and part time in Bensonhurst
with his adult sister, who was vacationing out of the country at the time of his
disappearance. He is an avid skateboarder and investigators have searched for
him at skateboard parks in Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, Staten Island and the
East Village of Manhattan in New York City.
Some agencies classify Tashman
as a runaway, but he is considered to be an endangered missing person due to his
depression and the note he left. His disappearance remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
New York City Police Department
212-473-2042

You can also call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
You can print a poster of Arkadiy here.

Arkadiy's sister Natalya has started a blog for him at http://arkadiytashman.blogspot.com/. She has not posted on there in quite a while, but the two posts that are on there are well worth reading.

Jesus Martinez-Alvarado: Reward offered, age progression available

(He is sometimes referred to as Jesus Alvarado Martinez, . I am not sure which is correct.)
It is always nice to see a news article about someone that seems forgotten. Of course, it would have been even nicer if it had said that he was found safe and sound. Still, now people will remember that he is still missing, and maybe there will be a greater chance of him being found.
Story and age progression (top picture) from http://www.click2houston.com/news/10784599/detail.html. Photos of Jesus in 2004 and Avelino from NCMEC.

Reward Offered In Search For Accused Wife Killer, Kidnapper
Thu Jan 18, 1:29 PM ET
A reward was offered Thursday in the search for a man accused of
killing his wife and taking off with their young child, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Avelino Martinez-Alvarado, 31, was charged with the Oct. 20, 2004, murder of
his wife, who was stabbed to death in their apartment.
Police said he also
kidnapped the couple's then-4-year-old son, Jesus Martinez-Alvarado.
Jesus,
now 7 years old, is probably not leading a normal child's life, according to
investigators, and could be in danger.
"Let's get the child back safe to his
family," HPD Officer Ramon Cervantes said.
Police said Avelino
Martinez-Alvarado has been spotted in the United States, but said they believe
he is hiding out in Mexico with his son.
An age-progressed digital picture of
Jesus was released so the public would know what he looks like now.
"Any
parent who takes their child in violation of a custody order, they don't do that
for the child's best interest. They do that for their purposes of power and
control," said Beth Alberts with the Texas Center For The Missing.
Avelino
Martinez-Alvarado and his wife had three other children, who are staying with
their maternal grandmother.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime
Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
A $5,000 reward is being offered in the case.

You can print a poster of Jesus (without age progression) here.

"Missouri miracle" gives other families hope

**This post discusses Georgina DeJesus (Ohio), Jason Jolkowski (Nebraska), Cherrie Ann Mahan (Pennsylvania), and Tanya Kach (Pennsylvania), as well as Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby (Missouri).**

If you've paid even a little bit of attention to the news this past week, you have heard the story of the miraculous recovery of Ben Ownby, who disappeared while getting off the school bus earlier this month, and the even more miraculous recovery of Shawn Hornbeck, who went missing while riding his bike in October 2002. But if by some chance you haven't, you can easily find the information online. One good post on it, although it focuses more on Shawn, is at http://findcarrie.blogspot.com/2007/01/discovery-of-shawn-hornbeck.html.

Anyway, logically, this news causes other people with missing loved ones to hope that maybe their family member can be found safe, too. I am posting here a few articles on just that, the renewed hope, which relate to people I have previously posted on this blog.
The first is from http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=61675&provider=gnews:

Finding missing children gives a Cleveland family renewed hope
Kristin Anderson
Created: 1/13/2007 5:31:06 PM
Updated:1/14/2007 5:46:45 AM
CLEVELAND -- The
Missouri case is bringing hope to many families with missing children, including
one on the West side of Cleveland.
Felix and Nancy have been glued to their
t-v for a week --- hoping, and praying for the missing boys and their families
in Missouri.
Watching them reunite is bringing a roller coaster of emotions.
"It's a miracle that they found these two young boys, I cried almost all
night," said Gina's Father, Felix.
"That gives us all, other parents, hope to stand up stronger and never give
up that hope because you never know, like now, you never know," said Gina's
Mother, Nancy.
In April of 2004, their youngest daughter, 14-year old Gina DeJesus
disappeared while walking home from her school, Wilbur Wright in Cleveland.An
intense search turned up nothing.
A year later the FBI released a sketch of a possible suspect, while the
community showed their support by building a mound of stuffed animals outside
Gina's window.
Her parents have never given up hope of finding their little girl alive,
just like the parents in Missouri.
"Amazing, it's hard right now for me to find the exact words I want to say,
my feelings, I know someday I know I'll go through it," said Nancy.
Gina's bedroom is now filled with angels, and candles that have been
burning since she disappeared.
Her dad is still wearing his special t-shirt that says in Spanish, "Go with
God."
As with the Missouri case -- Gina's parents encourage the community to call
in any tips that they might remember from April of 2004.
"Think, because anything that comes back to your mind may open this case
and break it open, that way we can bring my child home," said Felix.
Gina's parents say the FBI is still getting tips about her
whereabouts.
If you have any information about this case you can call the FBI or
Cleveland Police.
Gina's parents also say they're going to fight to keep sexual predators
locked up -- so they don't have the opportunity to strike again.

The next is from http://www.ketv.com/family/10754128/detail.html:

Missouri Boys' Discovery Fuels Hope For Omaha Mother
Kelly Jolkowsi Watches
Boys' Reunion With Interest
POSTED: 3:36 pm CST January 15, 2007
UPDATED:
5:16 pm CST January 15, 2007
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OMAHA, Neb. -- A local mother said Monday that the discovery of two
boys in Missouri gives her hope that she'll find her own son.
Jason
Jolkowski disappeared more than five years ago at age 19. His mother, Kelly, has
been tracking the case of Shawn Hornbeck in Missouri for years.
On Friday,
police found Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, 13, another missing boy, in the home of
41-year-old Michael Devlin. Shawn was 11 when he disappeared in 2002.
Devlin
has been arrested and jailed on $1 million bond. He was awaiting arraignment on
one charge of kidnapping but more charges are likely, authorities said.
"I
was shocked. I thought it sounded too good to be true," Kelly Jolkowski said on
Monday. "I did think that Shawn was most likely dead because of his age, and it
sounded like he was abducted, and it had been so long."
Jolkowski monitors
hundreds of missing persons cases through ProjectJason, the organization she founded that helps families
of the missing.
"You can't help but picture the possibility of your own
reunion in your mind, too," Jolkowski said.
Despite hefty reward offers and
all of her resources, Jolkowski and police still don't have a clue in Jason's
disappearance.
"It just seems to be the most clueless case I know of. A lot
of cases they have some indication of this happened versus that happened. But we
have no indication whatsoever," she said.
Jolkowski counsels people to be
aware of their surroundings.
"Look at the faces of the missing. You never
know if you might see them somewhere," she said. "When we hear about these
stories we know that just because they've been missing for awhile, even though
most people think the odds are against them, we still have hope."
Project
Jason helps families of the missing all over the United States, but Jolkowski
said that despite the number of missing people in the Omaha area, she rarely
gets calls from families in Omaha.

The next is from the Anderson Cooper 360 blog:

Monday, January 15, 2007
Have you seen Cherrie Mahan?
Their stories
are eerily similar, but only one, so far, has a happy ending.When Ben Ownby
disappeared in Missouri last week, Janice McKinney, a Pennsylvania woman, shed
some tears at the thought of what he and his family must have been going
through. Janice, after all, can relate. Her daughter, then 8-year-old Cherrie
Mahan, was kidnapped more than two decades ago after getting off her school bus,
just like Ben Ownby.Cherrie, who now would be 30 years old, hasn't been seen
since.Like in Ben's case, there was a witness who saw a vehicle. A student from
Cherrie's bus described a blue van with a snowcapped mountain and a skier
painted on the side of it. Investigators never found the van. Janice McKinney
lives with terrible guilt. It was the first time she hadn't picked up her
daughter at the bus stop. She had given her permission to walk the 300 feet from
the bus to her driveway.Next month marks the 22nd anniversary of Cherrie's
disappearance. She's happy that William Ben Ownby and another young boy, Shawn
Hornbeck, were found. Janice told me it gives her hope that one day she'll have
her little girl back too. "Twenty-two years later, I'm still searching for any
kind of answer," she said.As it turns out, Cherrie was the little girl who
helped put a real face on missing kids. Hers was the first to appear on those
"Have you seen me?" fliers you get in your mailbox.
Click
here for pictures of Cherrie
Posted By Randi Kaye, CNN Correspondent:
3:39 PM ET

So far 18 people have commented on that post--some with well wishes for Cherrie's family, others who have gone through similar experiences.

And finally, some of you may have already thought of Tanya Kach's story when you heard this wonderful news. She had been missing for 10 years until she disclosed her identity to a store clerk last March. Her perspective on the situation, as a former missing child herself, can be read at http://kdka.com/local/local_story_015151847.html.

All photos from the Charley Project (http://www.charleyproject.org/)

Brooke Wilberger: Suspect found mentally competent

Once the trial in New Mexico is over, hopefully justice for Brooke will proceed!
Story from The Register Guard (Eugene, Oregon).
Photo of Brooke from The Charley Project.

Wilberger suspect must stand trial in New Mexico
The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE - A man accused of
murdering Brooke Wilberger in Oregon has been found competent to stand trial on
charges of raping a foreign exchange student at the University of New Mexico.
State District Judge Kenneth Martinez has set May 14 as the trial date for
Joel Patrick Courtney of Rio Rancho.
Courtney's attorney, John McCall,
argued during a competency hearing Friday that he cannot defend Courtney because
he refuses to talk to him about the case.
``The fact that he can't
communicate about the facts of his case or his desires with respect to a trial,
plea or anything else indicates that he is not acting in his best interest, one
of the key components of competency to proceed to trial,'' McCall said.
Prosecutor Theresa Watley said she believes that Courtney is competent but
manipulative.
``I think his actions in the last year, in this case, are
highly representative of his ability because the law allows it, to manipulate
this system,'' Watley said. ``He has had one goal, which is to delay this case,
and he has been incredibly successful.''
Courtney was arrested on Nov. 30,
2004, in Albuquerque after being accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting
the New Mexico student.
He was indicted on charges of first-degree sexual
criminal penetration, aggravated battery with great bodily harm and kidnapping.
The student told police she was threatened at knifepoint, forced into a car,
tied and gagged, and sexually assaulted. She was able to free herself and
escape.
In the Wilberger case, Courtney was indicted in July 2005 on 19
counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and sodomy. Wilberger, 19,
disappeared from Corvallis in May 2004, and her body has not been found.
Courtney is not expected to face charges in Oregon until the New Mexico case
is resolved.

But where is Brooke? Will Joel Courtney be a Rosendo Rodriguez and tell where she is, or will he be a Lindsay Bruce and wait for someone else to find her? Unfortunately, the latter seems more likely.
If you know anything about Brooke's whereabouts, please call the Corvallis Police Department at 1-877-367-2270 or (541)766-3522.

If you are not familiar with the details of this case, you can read more about it at the Charley Project (link above).

Jon Dabkowski and Gabriel Minarcin now missing 25 years, Tarentum, Pennsylvania

Normally, we think of "safety in numbers". It is usually safer when at least two people are together.
But somehow, both of these boys disappeared.
Photos and information from the Charley Project. First, Jon Michael Dabkowski's profile:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 14,
1982 from Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: November 9, 1970
Age: 11 years old
Height and Weight:
4'10, 72 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair,
hazel eyes. Dabkowski has a small scar under his left eye. He has a deep cleft
in the middle of his chin. His complexion is clear and he is right-handed. There
are slight bags beneath Dabkowski's eyes. His nicknames are Dabbo and Jonny.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A maroon jacket and boots.

Details of
Disappearance
Dabkowski was last seen at approximately 5:30 p.m. on January
14, 1982, in his hometown of Tarentum, Pennsylvania. He and his friend, Gabriel
Minarcin, finished dinner at the Dabkowski home and were walking three doors
down to Minarcin's family's home. The boys never arrived at the house and have
not been seen again.
Authorities believe that Minarcin and Dabkowski may
have fallen through thin ice near their residences and drowned, as they were
last seen walking together near the Allegheny River. Footprints in the snow lead
to the riverbank, but there were no prints leading away from the river. However,
Dabkowski had been told by his parents to stay away from the river, and he
dependably obeyed this rule. An extensive search of the water turned up no
evidence that anyone had fallen in.
Neil B. Hammons stole Dabkowski's
identity in 1998. He was stopped by police while driving and showed the officer
a driver's license in Dabkowski's name. The officer realized Dabkowski was a
missing person, but as the man was a legal adult, he could not hold him. He let
the man go and notified Dabkowski's family, who thought their son had been
found. It turned out Hammons had been looking for a new identity and had chosen
Dabkowski off a missing persons' website which gave his information. He had
nothing to do with Dabkowski's disappearance which, like Minarcin's, remains
unsolved.
Dabkowki's family still resides in the house he lived in. Due to
the lack of clues in the boys' cases, their disappearances are classified as
non-family abductions.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Tarentum Police Department
412-224-1515

Then, Gabriel's information:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 14, 1982
from Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: October 5, 1971
Age: 10 years old
Height and Weight: 4'0, 60 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel
eyes. Minarcin has a mole on his right wrist. One of his upper front teeth was
chipped at the time of his 1982 disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A maroon jacket and boots.

Details of Disappearance
Minarcin was last
seen at approximately 5:30 p.m. in his hometown of Tarentum, Pennsylvania. He
and his friend, Jon
Dabkowski, finished dinner at Dabkowski's residence and were walking three
doors down to Minarcin's family's home. The boys never arrived at the house and
have not been seen again.
Authorities believe that Minarcin and Dabkowski
may have fallen through thin ice near their residences and drowned, as they were
last seen walking together near the Allegheny River. Footprints in the snow lead
to the riverbank, but there were no prints leading away from the river. However,
Dabkowski had been told by his parents to stay away from the river, and he
dependably obeyed this rule. An extensive search of the water turned up no
evidence that anyone had fallen in.
Police have lost touch with Minarcin's
family, who moved away from Tarentum in the 1990s. Dabkowki's family still
resides in the house he lived in. Due to the lack of clues in the boys' cases,
their disappearances are classified as non-family abductions.

You can also call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
You can print a poster of Jon here and one of Gabriel here.

Lonene Rogers now missing 26 years, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

It could be that the disappearance of Lonene Ray Rogers had more to due with the bad weather than foul play. However, the fact remains that she has been gone without a trace for over two and a half decades. No matter why she disappeared, she has a family that needs to know what happened to her. The Crawford County Crimestoppers website says her children were 6 and 1 years old, which means they would be 32 and 27 and might even have kids of their own.
The photo is not of the best quality, but that it is probably also due to the passing of time. You will have to use your imagination a bit to make this beautiful young mother into a 55-year-old. But hopefully if you have seen her, you will know it.
Photo and information from The Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 7, 1981 from Hayfield Township, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: October 18, 1951
Age: 29 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 140 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Sandy brown hair,
gray eyes. Rogers has a freckled complexion and pierced ears. She has had her
tonsils removed.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a navy blue peacoat,
blue jeans and high brown boots.
Medical Conditions: Rogers is almost
totally deaf and cannot speak fluently as a result.

Details of Disappearance
Rogers was last seen at her home in the Littles Corners area of
Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles northwest of Meadville, on the
evening of January 7, 1981. She got into an argument with her husband that
evening. Later that night, he woke up and realized Rogers was not in bed with
him. He assumed he was asleep on the couch. When Rogers's husband woke up the
following morning, however, he realized she was not in the house at all.
Rogers left behind her hearing aids, car, and other personal items. She also
left her two young children. The evening she disappeared, there was a severe
snowstorm. Her husband initially assumed she left of her own accord and would
eventually return, but she never did and has never been heard from again.
Rogers's husband, who is also deaf, cooperated with the police investigation
and is not considered a suspect in her case. Little evidence is available in her
disappearance; it remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Pennsylvania State Police

814-332-6911

The only real "flyer" I have found was a copy of an old one from the state police. It can be seen at http://www.crawfordcountycrimestoppers.org/Lonene%20Ray%20Rogers.jpg.

Laura Lynn Thompson now missing 14 years, New Castle, Pennsylvania

One thing I have noticed about "runaways" is that they may be gone for a while, but they are usually found safe. However, when someone has been gone for this long, it seems very serious indeed. Also, teenagers can sometimes be presumed to be runaways when it is not necessarily the case. Or, someone might leave home voluntarily, but they can be put into danger. (Case in point: Tanya Kach.) So, please, take time to get to know Laura and study her picture before you write her off as just another runaway, and please call one of the numbers below if you think you may have seen her.
Photo, age progression, and information from The Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 7, 1993 from New Castle, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Runaway
Date Of Birth: April 5, 1977
Age: 15 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 140 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Red hair, blue
eyes. Thompson has a light-colored birthmark at her hairline on the back of her
neck.

Details of Disappearance
Thompson was last seen in New Castle,
Pennsylvania on January 7, 1993. Authorities believe she left of her own accord.
Thompson has never been heard from again. She does not have a history as a
runaway. Few details are available in Thompson's case.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
New Castle Police Department
724-658-4741

You can also call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
You can print a poster of Laura here.

Terry Slaugenhoupt now missing 16 years, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Terry was included on the show Missing two weeks ago, so hopefully that little piece of television coverage will help police find out what happened to her--and, more importantly, find her.
Photo and information from the Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 6, 1991 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: May 19, 1962
Age: 28 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 110 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes.
Slaugenhoupt has a scar on her forehead at her hairline.

Details of Disappearance
Slaugenhoupt returned to her Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residence
during the evening hours of January 6, 1991 after a date. She said that she was
going back out and never returned home. Slaugenhoupt has not been seen again.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Pittsburgh Police Department
412-255-2888

An alternate phone number on Terry's poster for Pittsburgh police is (412) 665-4020.
Terry's NCMA (National Center for Missing Adults) poster says she was going out to make a phone call. Payphone? Cell phone? Bad things can happen to lone women in large cities at night, but there is always a chance that Terry could still be alive. If you think you know anything about where Terry might be or what happened to her, please call one of the numbers above.
You can print a poster of Terry at http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200300452W.

Curtis Eutsey now missing 15 years, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania

There doesn't seem to be much information out there on Curtis Douglas Eutsey's disappearance, but someone out there must know something. Could it be you?
Photo and information from the Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 1992
from Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth:
December 8, 1973
Age: 18 years old
Height and Weight: 6'2, 180 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes.
Eutsey has a V-shaped scar on his right arm.

Details of
Disappearance
Eutsey was last seen leaving his girlfriend's residence
sometime during January 1992 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. He was accompanied
by two individuals at the time. Eutsey has never been heard from again.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police
724-832-3288

You can print a poster of Curtis at http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200300057W.

Agnes Young now missing 10 years, Long Branch, Pennsylvania

Agnes' husband definitely looks suspicious, as you will read below. Unfortunately, he is now dead, so any knowledge he had of her whereabouts would have died with him.
Photos and information from the Charley Project:

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: 1986
from Long Branch, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age:
43 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 120 pounds
Distinguishing
Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Medical
Conditions: Young has a history of suicide attempts and is classified as
disabled.

Details of Disappearance
Agnes was last seen in Long
Branch, Pennsylvania sometime around 1986. A missing persons reported was filed
for her on October 1 of that year. She has never been heard from again, but her
Social Security disability benefit checks were cashed monthly from 1991 to 2002.
Agnes's husband, Edward Young, did not report his wife missing in 1986; it is unclear who did. A photograph of Edward is posted below this
case summary. In September 2001, he went to the Social Security office and
claimed Agnes had been lost in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade
Center in New York City. Officials were suspicious of his story and terminated
Agnes's disability benefits. The office attempted to contact her but could not
find her.
None of Agnes's relatives have seen her since 1985 or 1986. Edward
apparently told them she was had been committed to a mental institution in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then was transfered New York after the Pittsburgh
hospital burned down. Authorities searched for Agnes in mental hospitals in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, but could not find any recent records for her.
They obtained a warrant to search Edward's property for his wife's body. In May
2002, investigators got a second warrant and returned to Edward's home to search
it and interview him about Agnes's disappearance, but Edward had committed
suicide.
Agnes's case remains unsolved and the circumstances surrounding her
disappearance are unclear.

Investigating Agency
If you have any
information concerning this case, please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police
Belle Vernon Barracks
724-929-6262

Articles on Edward Young's suicide are availbable at http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent/s_72148.html and http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_washington/20020518missing4.asp. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Agnes' middle name is Ann.

Looking back at 2006

We are now a little over a week into 2007, so perhaps it is a little late to look back at last year. I had meant to post this sooner, and I feel that I still should.

First, I would like to rejoice once again over some who were located safely:
- Ambur Ditch ran away in Pennsylvania and was found at a friend's house 13 days later.
- Tanya Kach ran away with a security guard from her middle school in Pennsylvania. She was finally found 10 years and one month later, after she told a store employee who she was. The security guard and a hairdresser who helped change her appearance have been charged in Tanya's disappearance and subsequent events. The hairdresser's trial is scheduled to begin in February. Some news sources in Pennsylvania have listed Tanya's miraculous return as one of the top stories in the state in 2006.
- Ashley Childs ran away in New Jersey and was finally found two years later.
- Angelica Hernandez ran away in Pennsylvania and was found about a month and a half later.
- Nicole Marnich ran away in Pennsylvania. She seems to have been missing less than a month.
- Liliana Brito ran away in Illinois. I do not know the exact length of time she was missing, but I think it was over a year. She was one of three girls I considered my "Easter miracles" because of the timing of when they were located.
- Claudia Perez ran away from home in Florida and returned of her own accord one and a half years later. Her case had been featured by several missing persons' sites, although the media did not give her recovery quite as much publicity as Tanya Kach's. Claudia is another of my "Easter miracles"
- Harriet Cossell ran away in Pennsylvania and was found three months later. I never mentioned her on the blog while she was missing (except the index), but I still listed her as the third "Easter miracle".
- Areana Collins was abducted by her non-custodial mother from her school in Pennsylvania and was found two weeks later. She was only ever mentioned on the index of this blog, but I think she still should be mentioned now.
- Alfred Lee Jones was a native of Pennsylvania who disappeared in Tennessee and was found in New Jersey eight years and five months later.
- Sabrina Coker ran away in Pennsylvania and was found a month later.
- Leighann Gaylord ran away in Texas and was found two years later.
- Ashley Rogers ran away in Minnesota and was found a month later.
- Michael, Daphne, & Victoria Hook were abducted from Ohio by their non-custodial mother and were found in Pennsylvania 23 days later.
- Diana & Stan Butera were abducted in Utah by their non-custodial mother and were found two years and five months later.
- Lea Redmond ran away in Pennsylvania and was found two and a half months later.
- Marina Santiago ran away in Pennsylvania and was found two years and ten months later.
- Calvin Davis ran away in Pennsylvania and was found three months later.
- Sally Grossman wandered away in Pennsylvania and was found the next day. She was never featured on this blog except for the index.
- Jocelyn McNeish disappeared in Pennsylvania. Very little information was available about her, which means I do not know how long she was missing.
**I also would like to make a special note about a girl named Tajanik Thompson who is missing from Oakland, California. Tajanik's case is listed as "restricted" by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, so hopefully she also will be found safe soon. I have since learned that she was found safe sometime before December 12.

Now it is time to remember those who were not so lucky, some of the children and adults who were found dead this year:
- Ricky Holland was reported missing in Michigan and was found six months later when his adoptive father led police to the body. His adoptive mother was tried and convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. His adoptive father avoided a trial by pleading guilty, and he was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison. Ricky is also important because he was the inspiration for this blog.
- Christina White went missing in New York and her remains were found in a wooded area eight months later. She was never on the blog except maybe the index. Her death is considered a homicide, but I do not know if there are any suspects.
- Tyreek Davis went missing in Virginia, and his mother's boyfriend revealed the location of his body in order to get less time in prison. The boyfriend was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
- William Rossey disappeared in Pennsylvania and his body was found in a creek six months later. His death was ruled a homicide, but, as far as I know, there are no suspects.
- Trent Stupak and Steve Berry Jr. disappeared after their boat overturned in Pennsylvania. Trent's body was found a week later, but Steve's body was not found for three months.
- Emily Rimel disappeared in Ohio and her skull was found in a creek one year and five and a half months later by a mother and son who were fishing. The rest of her body was never found. A family friend has been a suspect from the beginning and was convicted of kidnapping while she was still missing. He could receive the death penalty if he is convicted in her murder.
- Julie Crocker disappeared in England and her body was found in a wooded area one year and three months later. She was never featured on the blog because her remains were found before the blog was started. Her boyfriend was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison for her murder.
- Yolanda Bindics disappeared in New York and her body was found in a wooded area two years and one month later. Her death has been ruled a homicide. While she was missing police had mentioned two persons of interest, but no one has been named a suspect in her murder.
- Joanna Rogers disappeared in Texas and her body was found in a landfill two years and five months later. A man with whom she communicated online is a suspect in her disappearance, and he told police he had killed her and disposed of her body in the landfill. To my knowledge, he has not yet been charged with her murder.
- Kelly Jo Elliot disappeared in West Virginia and her body was found in Pennsylvania . Her boyfriend has been charged with her murder and could receive the death penalty if convicted. Pre-trial motions will be January 29, and jury selection will begin February 6. Kelly was only featured on the index of the blog.
- Myron Simon disappeared in Pennsylvania. Divers conducting a training exercise found his car in the river three years later, and his body was inside. He was only featured on the index of this blog.
- Heaven Ross disappeared while walking to her bus stop in Alabama and her body was found three years and three and half months later. There do not seem to be any suspects in her case.

Finally, there are those who disappeared in 2006 and have yet to be found:

- Donald Smatlak disappeared from North Versailles, Pennsylvania, in January. His car was found, but he is still missing. His family has a small website for him, http://www.donaldsmatlak.com/. Donald has an unspecified medical condition which could require medication. (Poster here.)

- Kendel Opperman disappeared from Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in February. I found out about her from a newspaper article and then the coverage just stopped, so it is possible that she has been found.

- Lonnett Jackson disappeared from Hazelwood, Pennsylvania, in April. Her family is worried that she may have overdosed on medicine, and she has an unspecified medical condition. (Poster here.)

- Vanessa Schultz ran away from Erie, Pennsylvania in June. She may be with an adult male, and she may be in Meadville, Pennsylvania. - found safe in December 2007, possibly in Florida; poster link removed.

- Mark Murincsak disappeared from New Castle, Pennsylvania, in September. His car has been found but he has not. (http://ellwoodcity.org/missing.htm)
- Sara Herbay ran away from Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, in October. She may be with an adult male. - found safe February 2, 2007; poster link removed
- Joshua Pelling ran away from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in November - has since been found, presumably safe; poster link removed
And never forget all of the others who are missing, only for a longer amount of time. Maybe 2007 can be the magic year when they are found and their families get answers.