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NamUs #MP53327
Samuel Joseph DeLarso,
Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact - October 20, 2018
Missing From - Ocean City, New Jersey
Missing Age - 53 Years
Demographics
Missing Age - 53 Years
Current Age - 54 Years
First Name - Samuel
Middle Name - Joseph
Last Name - DeLarso
Nickname/Alias -- "The Tog King", "Sammy Swims With Fishes
Sex - Male
Height - 6' 2" (74 Inches)
Weight - 195 lbs
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Physical Description
Hair Color - Black
Head Hair Description - Salt and Pepper Longer in back, curly at neck length Cut around ears so as to not stick out of ball cap Thick hair
Body Hair Description - No hair on legs Normal thickness of hair on arms and chest (light thickness)
Facial Hair Description - Mustache
Groomed his unibrow by shaving it
Thick eyebrows Thick eyelashes
Left Eye Color - Hazel
Right Eye Color - Hazel
Eye Description - Eyes were extremely sensitive to light and sometimes Samuel wore his sunglasses at night due to this.
Distinctive Physical Features
Finger and toe nails - Kept nails manicured short Had ingrown toe nails.
Piercing
Left ear lobe
Scar/mark
Surgical scar above/around navel, large, curved (incision was made for access to spine). Scar where a pump was implanted on left side. Surgical Scar middle of spine, large from 1998 spinal infusion with cage using cadaver bones. Smaller scar on back from a removed spinal stimulator in 2002
Scar/mark
Birthmark-cafe au list Mark located on inner left thigh, right above knee, little larger than a quarter, tan in color
Other distinctive physical characteristic - Circumcised male
Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
Ball Cap-snap or Velcro closure No other description available Dark Green Neoprene Fishing Coat
Accessories
Brown leather belt Key holder has a 3 inch, copper colored, large round hooped bottom, that swivels and detaches from latched fob so key rings can be added to it. One key attached to this ring has a black top. 3 crab pot nets, circle shaped, has silver horseshoe shaped anchors that connect into rectangle weights, nets have 15 feet of strings and are white nets. Two of the nets have black colored strings and the other has white. Each net has a carabiner clip attached that clip onto a belt Samuel wore around the exterior of his jacket. This belt prevented water from entering jacket. A black strap around one shoulder and across chest that has attached to it a 2 1/2 gallon white plastic bucket with holes drilled in it by Samuel for holding crab. Plain, black, plastic, hard ciggerette container with hand rolled ciggerettes with the brand "Zen" printed on them. Zippo Lighter- not sure if he had both or just one with him the day he disappeared but neither have been found. One is black with Google eyes glued onto it, the other is silver with a real liberty silver dime welded unto it.
Accessories
Pockets would have fishing related items in them
Clothing
Most likely wearing Wrangler Brand Jeans size 34/34 Always wore a button up dress shirt with a t-shirt underneath. A button up was given to family after found in the vehicle he drove that day so he may have had just a Large sized t-shirt on at the time of his disappearance. Hanes boxer style underwear, plain colored White crew socks Green crew length water socks Hunter green, neoprene, overall style, Frogg Toggs brand, water pants
Eyewear
Polarized sunglasses with bluish/yellow lenses and the glasses are attached to a fabric lanyard.
Footwear
Work styled water boots, laced, felt soles, size 12, holes on inner and outer sides, crew length Green water socks, crew length
Jewelry
Large diamond stud earring Wore in left ear lobe
Jewelry
Silver chain made out of 20-30 tiny 1/2 inch key rings with a silver fish hook for the charm
Jewelry
Silver, beveled "wedding band" ring with copper wire wrapped around it. Wore on left hand
Circumstances
Date of Last Contact - October 20, 2018
NamUs Case Created - November 7, 2018
Last Known Location - Ocean City, New Jersey 08226 Cape May County
Circumstances of Disappearance
OCEAN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2018 CASE: 18-32049 INCIDENT: Missing Person DATE/TIME OCCURRED: October 22, 2018 @ 9:30pm
On October 20, 2018 the Ocean City Police Department received a report of a missing person Samuel J. DeLarso. DeLarso was last seen by family members at his residence in the early morning hours of Saturday October 20th before leaving his residence to go crabbing. His vehicle was located in Ocean City parked on W. Newcastle Road.
DeLarso is described as a 53 year old white male, 5’10” tall, 200lbs., wearing blue jeans, a button down shirt and waders. DeLarso resides on 2nd Street in Somers Point. A search of the waters in the area Delarso went missing was conducted by the United States Coast Guard, New Jersey State Police Marine Unit, Cape May County Prosecutors Office and the Ocean City Police Department. This case remains under investigation by the Ocean City Police Department and Cape May County Prosecutors Office.
OFFICER PREPARING PRESS RELEASE: Det. Sergeant Stephen Sullivan Ocean City Police Department Questions concerning this press release should be referred to the officer preparing the release at (609-399-9111).
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Transportation -
Ford Expedition
Comments - Vehicle found on date of disappearance by Samuel's son, around 5:00 p.m.and was impounded by the police. Samuel's daughter is owner of this truck. A tow truck company unlocked the vehicle and towed it to the impound lot. Keys have not been found. The truck is hunter green, 4 door and has a black cooler rack attached to the under carriage in the front.