Resolved NY - Queens, Living Male, Hispanic/Latin under 40, nonverbal, Oct'17 - Name withheld

[Grungster]

Do we know what happened to Haroldo? How he got into this situation.

 

[Grungster]

Ok, I called the LE agency per NamUS contact:



The LE agency confirmed to me that hospital doctors diagnosed the scar as vitiligo. They didn't mention it in NamUS because they wanted the next of kin give this kind of detail for a match.
I kindly replied to him that even if I don't know him and can't say who is he, it was obvious only by looking at the scar that it's vitiligo because my friend's daughter has it too.

So, you don't need to specifically know the person to see that the scar/mark is vitiligo, at least when you've known a person with vitiligo.
He thanked me for this piece of information. He thought that only people who know him could recognise the scar as vitiligo. Not quite!

So, vitiligo has been confirmed by LE agency.

Which is a very valuable clue for finding a potential match.

Did they say how he got into this unfortunate situation and how they found out the potential name?

 

[Giuc0]

They talked to the doctors at hospital, but they didn't go beyond than confirming the diagnosis of vitiligo. And I didn't call them recently.

 

[Grungster]

Maybe he was transported to Queens from a different location that had tribal land.

 

[Grungster]

Does anyone have an email for the Missing Persons Squad?

 

[houndpounder]

Maybe he was transported to Queens from a different location that had tribal land.

The closest tribal land is in Suffolk County Long Island. Shinnecock & Poospatuck, one is 1 1/2 hours from Queens the other is 1 3/4 hours away. Much closer hospitals.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

There's also Mohegan Reservation, about 2.5 hours away in CT.

 

[Grungster]

Haroldo has been identified. It was a while ago but his NamUs was removed yesterday. Lori Bruski, the case manager, was unable to provide further information, but she thought Haroldo was alive still. That’s good

 

[Sleuth91]

Haroldo has been identified. It was a while ago but his NamUs was removed yesterday. Lori Bruski, the case manager, was unable to provide further information, but she thought Haroldo was alive still. That’s good

That's wonderful news!