NY NY - Rocco Arthur Recchia, 65, 24 June 1988

[Nate_Bro]

Rocco Arthur Recchia #MP12250
Poughkeepsie, New York
June 24, 1988
65yo white male

Circumstances of Disappearance
-LAST SEEN WALKING TOWARD THE TRAIN STATION ON 06/24/88 CARRYING AN OVERNIGHT BAG.

Hair Color
-Gray or Partially Gray
Height
-5' 10" (70 Inches)
Scar/mark
-Abdomen scar
Clothing
-grey dress pants
-timex watch
-light blue sport coat XL
-brown 10 1/2 size dress shoes

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Nate_Bro]

I found a guy that has a lot of similarities to this guy.

2 months after Rocco went missing from NY, a man was found deceased in St Catherines, Ontario, not far from the Canada/US border. There are many similarities and i'm wondering what people think about it. One was named Rocco, and the other had a Salvation Army card with 'Roscoe', which can easily be misheard, misspelt etc.

Both were ~5'10", grey and balding.
Both had an abdominal scar, wore a timex watch, grey pants, brown leather shoes, a pink or red shirt, and a blue "sport" jacket/coat.

I am struggling to find any other sources for these guys aside from RCMP and namus, can anyone help find anything more? Thanks...

Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[Nate_Bro]

OK I just got hold of his WW2 draft card, and the d.o.b matches. I think we found him folks!

 

[JaneGaGa]

I just found the same match. Was this ever submitted?

 

[Nate_Bro]

OK I just got hold of his WW2 draft card, and the d.o.b matches. I think we found him folks!

Bump... How come the image of the WW2 draft card disappeared?

 

[HopeRains]

I found a guy that has a lot of similarities to this guy.

2 months after Rocco went missing from NY, a man was found deceased in St Catherines, Ontario, not far from the Canada/US border. There are many similarities and i'm wondering what people think about it. One was named Rocco, and the other had a Salvation Army card with 'Roscoe', which can easily be misheard, misspelt etc.

Both were ~5'10", grey and balding.
Both had an abdominal scar, wore a timex watch, grey pants, brown leather shoes, a pink or red shirt, and a blue "sport" jacket/coat.

I am struggling to find any other sources for these guys aside from RCMP and namus, can anyone help find anything more? Thanks...

Canada's Missing | Case details

I couldn't find any additional info. Are you saying you found a copy of the draft card on the missing man and the DOB matched that on the card found with the John Doe? I believe there are some great similarities with this possible match and likely not considered given country borders - Poughkeepsie, NY is about 400 miles from St. Catherines, however, Mr. Recchia was last seen with an overnight bag heading toward the train station. If the draft card is Mr. Recchia's and the DOB lines up with that found with John Doe, then well, that is amazing. I hope you continue to pursue this possibility with outreach to the authorities in both cases.

 

[Nate_Bro]

UPDATE: I have had heard from someone in the family, that authorities have contacted them and confirmed they have found him in Canada.

RIP Rocco, I hope you have found what you were looking for.

 

[Nate_Bro]

I couldn't find any additional info. Are you saying you found a copy of the draft card on the missing man and the DOB matched that on the card found with the John Doe? I believe there are some great similarities with this possible match and likely not considered given country borders - Poughkeepsie, NY is about 400 miles from St. Catherines, however, Mr. Recchia was last seen with an overnight bag heading toward the train station. If the draft card is Mr. Recchia's and the DOB lines up with that found with John Doe, then well, that is amazing. I hope you continue to pursue this possibility with outreach to the authorities in both cases.

Yes I found the WW2 draft card online, and the DOB matched. Unfortunately I cannot find it again, but it sounds like this is our man anyways.

 

[HopeRains]

Yes I found the WW2 draft card online, and the DOB matched. Unfortunately I cannot find it again, but it sounds like this is our man anyways.

I saw your post just before this one. Thank you for advocating for Rocco.

 

[Nate_Bro]

So one of the family messaged me and said that the dna didnt match. That's bizarre considering the similarities:
Same date and place of birth
Virtually same name (easily misread with poor script)
Looks the same, same scar etc
Clothing and watch match

Anyone have any insight? (illigitimate or adopted, or dna mixup maybe?)