NY NY- Mark Donald Ramin, 40, Ithaca, 18 Jan 2002

[Pennysmom2]

Missing: Mark Donald Ramin

Last Seen: 01/18/2002 Time: 10:30 pm Location: Pyramid Mall, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

troopers.ny.gov

4532DMNY - Mark Donald Ramin

Mark Donald Ramin – The Charley Project

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Ramin, circa 2002

• Missing Since 01/18/2002
• Missing From Ithaca, New York
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 07/04/1961 (62)
• Age 40 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5, 135 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A tan jacket, a green golf shirt, blue jeans, and light green sneakers.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. The tip of Ramin's right middle finger was cut off in an accident prior to his disappearance. He wears gold-rimmed eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance​

Ramin was last seen between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. on January 18, 2002 in Ithaca, New York. He was at the Pyramid Mall on North Triphammer Road off of Route 13 near Lansing, New York at the time. He had been laid off from his place of employment inside the shopping center earlier in January 2002. He was attempting to obtain a new position at the mall when he went missing.

Authorities believe that Ramin was walking to his residence on Winthrop Drive in Ithaca prior to his disappearance. He never arrived at his home and has not been heard from again.

Ramin was missed a day after his disappearance by his brother who lived with him, who called their mother to say he had not returned home. His mother then reported him missing to law enforcement authorities.

An extensive search of the region produced no clues as to Ramin's whereabouts. He may have been seen in a wooded area near his residence the day after his disappearance. The sighting has not been confirmed. Ramin is considered to be a very dependable person with strong family connections who would be unlikely to disappear voluntarily.

His credit cards and bank accounts have not been used since his disappearance. His family members said it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. Authorities stated there was little evidence available to indicate what happened to Ramin. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Ithaca Police Department 607-272-3245
• Tompkins County Sheriff's Department 607-266-5410

Source Information​

• NamUs
• Rino Kids Online
• City Of Ithaca, New York
• The Ithaca Journal
• News 10 Now
• America's Most Wanted

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 9, 2006; details of disappearance updated.

 

[Pennysmom2]

article by Mark's mom Jan 21, 2009

Still A Mystery

How can people just disappear? Many families ask themselves that question.

www.ithaca.com

Missing Person / NamUs #MP706

View NamUs missing person case MP706 for Mark Donald Ramin missing from Ithaca, New York. Date of last contact: Jan 18, 2002. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Jan 13, 2009

Sheriff's Office looking for help finding man

Mark Ramin disappeared seven years ago. The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information relating to his disappearance.

spectrumlocalnews.com

Ithaca Native Still Missing After 7 Years

dark brown hair and ithaca ny and pyramid mall and confirmed sighting and blue jeans and eye glasses and green golf and woolworth and ramin and foul play and own accord and hazel eyes and middle finger and golf shirt and disappearance and unanswered questions and sneakers and 17 years and family...

www.lansingstar.com

 

[ifindedout]

Mark's PLS is today known as The Shops at Ithaca Mall.

Shops at Ithaca · 40 Catherwood Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

★★★★☆ · Shopping mall

www.google.com

 

[gracevenus]

Just submitted a potential match to Doe Network for Mark and UP13770 (NAMUS link here). Not sure how likely it is, but the sketch of UP is what really stood out to me...

Here's a side-by-side comparison:



There are a few details that don't match perfectly, but they're things that I'm able to overlook to some extent... There is a difference in weight descriptions by 15lbs and the eye colors [technically] don't match (Mark having hazel and UP having brown), BUT in my experience, the line between "brown" and "hazel" eyes is often rather subjective (for example, my state ID lists my eyes as hazel, but I asked my mother how she would describe me to law enforcement if I went missing and she described my eyes as brown).

Anyway, I will update this with any response I receive from Doe Network!


- A fellow Ithacan <3