DE DE - Anthony Andrzejewski, 21, New Castle, 13 August 1973

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anthony Andrzejewski



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 13, 1973
Location Last Seen: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1952
• Age: 21 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 10" - 5' 11" / 70 - 71 inches
• Weight: 150 - 180 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Walked with a slight limp.
• Clothing & Personal Items: White t-shirt with blue trim, brown pants, and white tennis shoes.
  
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Andrzejewski went missing from New Castle, Delaware on August 13, 1973. He was last seen at Delaware State Hospital where he had ground privileges, but he had never wandered before. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Delaware State Police Headquarters: (302) 739-5901

NamUs Case Number: MP73876
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Missing Person / NamUs #MP73876

 

[TSL7584]

Approaching 50 years missing

 

[HopeRains]

The News Journal, 6 Dec 73, pg 3

 

[HopeRains]

The Morning News (Wilmington, DE0 19 Aug 74, pg 22

according to the article below, he and two other patients disappeared at about the same time

 

[HopeRains]

The Morning News, 13 Feb 78, pg 3

 

[JaneGaGa]

Have these been compared? Thinking the height on the doe may have been documented incorrectly. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[methodwriter85]

Have these been compared? Thinking the height on the doe may have been documented incorrectly. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

That's a really big height and weight discrepancy but I'd send it in regardless. It couldn't hurt.

 

[Bluerae63]

I havent seen any mention of the names or whereabouts of the other 2 residents who escaped around the same time, as mentioned in the article. Did they all go their seperate ways, or meet up at an agreed location? Clemente's Travel Center (Bus Station) & Cafeteria was not too far away from there. Havent found any other info online except the article looking back at 5 years later, someone posted. Very sad. Anthony's mother Cecelia passed in 2003 and father Edward in 2004 (online search of obituaries). Edward's obit mentions predeceased by son Anthony. He was mot mentioned in his Mother's. He was the youngest of 3 children, still has a brother & sister in DE. If still alive, Anthony would be approx 71 years old (no birthdate listed, only circa 1952). Missing almost 50 years. So little is known about him & his life. Sadly we may never know of his death.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

6028DMDE - Anthony Andrzejewski

 

[111coffeequeen111]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

There has been some speculation that Anthony could be this UID found in Plaquemines Parish LA, though it is stated he was unable to write due to being mentally disabled (and there were handwritten suicide notes found near the body). I am not sure however, that this detail alone is enough to rule him out. After all, there is always the possibility someone could have written the letters for him. I also think Anthony strongly resembles the available UID reconstruction, and he was last seen at a hospital where he was receiving treatment for mental illness related issues; further supporting the theory that he may have sadly committed suicide.

 

[methodwriter85]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

There has been some speculation that Anthony could be this UID found in Plaquemines Parish LA, though it is stated he was unable to write due to being mentally disabled (and there were handwritten suicide notes found near the body). I am not sure however, that this detail alone is enough to rule him out. After all, there is always the possibility someone could have written the letters for him. I also think Anthony strongly resembles the available UID reconstruction, and he was last seen at a hospital where he was receiving treatment for mental illness related issues; further supporting the theory that he may have sadly committed suicide.

You could definitely try. Anything's possible. Aside from the notes though, I just don't think Anthony could have survived for a year and a half after his disappearance. But again, anything is possible.

 

[blayneyyy25]

i feel like this profile matches up pretty well with Anthony's. Is this Anthony?

 

[methodwriter85]

i feel like this profile matches up pretty well with Anthony's. Is this Anthony?

That's a really long time for Anthony to have survived but anything's possible. I would send it in.

 

[Sweetluv]

I'm thinking Andrew could have fell into a body of water...which surrounds the general area he went missing from.

 

[Sweetluv]

How long had Andrew been outside before he was reported missing? Was he supervised? Were tracking dogs used to pick up his scent?

 

[Sweetluv]

It's reported Andrew disappeared between lunch and 4pm at the DE State Hospital.
This seems like a few hours went by with no one tending to him?
Odd....

 

[Sweetluv]

Maybe something happened at the Hospital and Andrew never walked off at all....

 

[methodwriter85]

Well, according to this article, two other patents disappeared at the same time so you could be on to something.

I'm not sure if these patients were ever accounted for.

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[methodwriter85]

I havent seen any mention of the names or whereabouts of the other 2 residents who escaped around the same time, as mentioned in the article. Did they all go their seperate ways, or meet up at an agreed location? Clemente's Travel Center (Bus Station) & Cafeteria was not too far away from there. Havent found any other info online except the article looking back at 5 years later, someone posted. Very sad. Anthony's mother Cecelia passed in 2003 and father Edward in 2004 (online search of obituaries). Edward's obit mentions predeceased by son Anthony. He was mot mentioned in his Mother's. He was the youngest of 3 children, still has a brother & sister in DE. If still alive, Anthony would be approx 71 years old (no birthdate listed, only circa 1952). Missing almost 50 years. So little is known about him & his life. Sadly we may never know of his death.

I just came across the article and had the same question. What happened to these two other patients? Were they ever accounted for?

 

[Pennysmom1]