Found Deceased NJ - Mark Schlegel, 57, Oradell, 13 Aug 2017

[Songbird171]

Hi. New to this website even though have been reading for years. Is there any word of cctv in the area that may have seen his exact moves and whereabouts?

No word.

 

[Hazelnutty]

Could the gift bag contain a souvenir from the vacation? Something special he picked up for a friend? Possible mugging gone awry?

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[Sophia10]

Did he tell his wife where he was going? Was the gift bag taken from his home?

 

[Songbird171]

Could the gift bag contain a souvenir from the vacation? Something special he picked up for a friend? Possible mugging gone awry?

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Possibly but most likely not. He left in a hurry out of the blue. Oradell is not a place where one gets mugged.

 

[Songbird171]

Did he tell his wife where he was going? Was the gift bag taken from his home?

He did not tell her. Gift bag taken from his home but let's face it - anything could've been in it. He just up and left without her even knowing. I think the theory about him being blackmailed and running out the door to bring something in that bag is fascinating.

 

[Sophia10]

His wife knew exactly what he did and where he was that morning. Yet he leaves at 3:30, doesn't tell her he is going or where he is headed and how does anyone know that he was only going 3 blocks away? I would know if my husband took a gift bag from my "stash" of bags. Was it from the house, their vacation or did he buy something that morning??

 

[esldanmac]

I can't imagine there is anywhere to buy a gift bag in this small town but I bet a talent agent has dozens of swag bags from his clients.

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[Sophia10]

Good point.

 

[Sophia10]

How long had he been missing before she called authorities? I can't tell from timeline.

 

[FaithHope]

and how does anyone know that he was only going 3 blocks away?

rsbm... i have been wondering the very same thing?? If no one knows where he ended up, and his wife didn't even know he left, how can it be said that he was headed to a destination 3 blocks away????

 

[FaithHope]

He did not tell her. Gift bag taken from his home but let's face it - anything could've been in it. He just up and left without her even knowing. I think the theory about him being blackmailed and running out the door to bring something in that bag is fascinating.

Maybe perhaps a client of his was upset over something?

 

[pamelado2]

rsbm... i have been wondering the very same thing?? If no one knows where he ended up, and his wife didn't even know he left, how can it be said that he was headed to a destination 3 blocks away????

From what I understand, they assumed he was going 3 blocks away because that's where you catch the bus and they believe he had a bus pass with him. Someone posted (or it was in an article?) That there was no where else to go on the road he was on except to the area where the bus stops.

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[pamelado2]

According to Google maps the bus stop is a 14 minute walk from his house.
Also some neighbor did see him walking (it said "with purpose" or something similar) toward the bus stop.

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[Songbird171]

His wife knew exactly what he did and where he was that morning. Yet he leaves at 3:30, doesn't tell her he is going or where he is headed and how does anyone know that he was only going 3 blocks away? I would know if my husband took a gift bag from my "stash" of bags. Was it from the house, their vacation or did he buy something that morning??

I'm pretty sure she wasn't concerned or aware of her stash of bags to notice and more with where her husband was. I believe the gift bag was simply a bag he used to transport something.

 

[Songbird171]

According to Google maps the bus stop is a 14 minute walk from his house.
Also some neighbor did see him walking (it said "with purpose" or something similar) toward the bus stop.

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That is correct. He left around 3:30 and the next bus was at 3:56

 

[abstr]

So he had a gift for someone and he just couldn't wait to bring it to them...a girlfriend? A boyfriend? Secret love child? He was a man on a mission with that gift bag for sure...

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For sure? Or your opinion?

 

[Songbird171]

Maybe perhaps a client of his was upset over something?

Nah. He would still have taken his phone.

 

[Songbird171]

rsbm... i have been wondering the very same thing?? If no one knows where he ended up, and his wife didn't even know he left, how can it be said that he was headed to a destination 3 blocks away????

It never said he was headed to a DESTINATION three blocks away. They said he was walking toward a main road that was 3 blocks away.

 

[Feech_LaManna]

So he had a gift for someone and he just couldn't wait to bring it to them...a girlfriend? A boyfriend? Secret love child? He was a man on a mission with that gift bag for sure...

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Who's to say the gift bag didn't have a wad of cash in it and/or other items needed to kick start a new life ? I feel something was said on the vacation. The wife knows something, imo.

 

[Feech_LaManna]

Have the authorities checked the video footage from Port Authority ? That place must be crawling with security cameras. If he took a bus to NYC on a Sunday, that's where it would have went, I assume. From there, you can catch a bus to virtually anywhere in the US. Do you need ID to buy a bus ticket nowadays ?