Disappearance of Andy Puglisi
Andy Puglisi | |
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| Born | Angelo Gene Puglisi September 2, 1965 |
| Disappeared | August 21, 1976 (aged 10) Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Status | Missing for 47 years, 8 months and 14 days |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) |
| Parents |
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The disappearance of Angelo "Andy" Puglisi (born September 2, 1965)[1] is a case involving the unsolved disappearance of Angelo Gene "Andy" Puglisi, a 10-year-old American boy who went missing on August 21, 1976,[2] from the Higgins Memorial pool across the street from his Massachusetts apartment in the Stadium Housing Projects, Lawrence, MA. .[3][4]
Disappearance
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 Age progression of Puglisi to age 50 |
On August 21, 1976 Melanie Perkins and Andy met at the pool late in the morning.[5] As usual, they spent the entire day playing there. "It was the place to hang out if you lived in the projects," Melanie says. At about 2:00 that afternoon, she was hungry and decided to go home. Usually she walked alone to her mother's apartment, which was less than 200 yards away.[4] But on this day, something she still can't explain made her feel afraid. She asked Andy to accompany her, but he wasn't ready to leave. So her 11-year-old brother, Jeff, walked her home. The last time Melanie saw Andy, he was sitting by the pool in his green bathing trunks, talking with friends. National Guard troops and Green Berets scoured the neighborhood the next day, truckers with CB radios rallied around and neighbors helped with the search. Dogs were brought in to sniff an local city dump and woods adjacent to the pool. Scuba divers dragged the nearby Shawsheen River. More than 2,000 volunteers pitched in.[5] The search was called off after 6 days [6].
In media and aftermath
In 2007 a feature-length documentary film, Have You Seen Andy? was made by Melanie Perkins, Andy's friend who later became a filmmaker. It was broadcast on HBO and won the National Emmy for Best Investigative Journalism in 2008.[5]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [7][8][9]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513010717/http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/99september/andy.htm |archivedate=May 13, 2008 }}</ref> Puglisi's parents divorced in 1975, and his father has since moved to New Hampshire.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Good, Meaghan Elizabeth. "The Charley Project: Angelo Gene Puglisi". www.charleyproject.org. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Doe Network: Case File 69DMMA". www.doenetwork.org. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Gaines, Judith (July 4, 1999). "The Case of Andy Puglisi". Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Co. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "Americas | Search for abducted childhood friend". BBC News. June 12, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Etan Patz Case Reopens Old Wounds | Here & Now". Hereandnow.wbur.org. May 30, 2012.
- ^ LawrenceEagleTribune
- ^ http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/28/documentary_is_horrifying_to_watch_but_crucial/
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061102235.html
- ^ https://people.com/archive/unsolved-mysteries-vol-68-no-12/
- ^ "Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / Search For Andy". graphics.boston.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
