Angelo Gene Puglisi
Missing since August 21, 1976 from Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: September 2, 1965
Age at Time of Disappearance: 10 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'0; 65 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
Marks, Scars: Puglisi has three scars along his spine; he also has a skin discoloration on his chest.
Nickname: Andy
Medical Conditions: Puglisi is mildly epileptic.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Puglisi was last seen swimming in a public swimming pool, approximately 100 yards from his family's Lawrence, Massachusetts home on August 21, 1976.
A suspect confessed to two abductions in the New England area during the 1970's; one was the disappearance of Janice Pockett, who was apparently abducted from Tolland, Connecticut in 1973. The other abduction was that of an unidentified boy from Lawrence, Massachusetts -- whom many believe to be Puglisi.
The suspect claimed that he buried the unidentified boy in a grave near Pockett's supposed grave; these graves have never been discovered. The suspect told police that he abducted the boy believed to be Puglisi under the guise of taking him fishing.
Puglisi's mother informed authorities that her son called home at approximately 3:30 PM on the day he disappeared. She said that one of his brothers spoke to him and the conversation gave no indication that anything was amiss at that time. A lifeguard claimed he saw Puglisi wandering around the pool area at 5:45 PM; the child then disappeared.
Two excavations took place in two areas near Lawrence in 1999, both of them with the intention of searching for Puglisi's body. He was never located. Puglisi's childhood friend, Melanie Perkins, is now a filmmaker and is producing a documentary on the search for Puglisi.
Investigators
If you have information concerning Puglisi's case, please contact:
Lawrence Police Department
978-794-5925
OR
978-794-5900
All information may be submitted on an anonymous basis.
NCIC Number: M-098921891
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Source Information:
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Boston Globe On-Line
Have You Seen Andy?
CBS 4 11/3/06
The Doe Network: Case File 69DMMA
LINK:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/69dmma.html