Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Thomas Anthony Nuzzi

Nuzzi, date, approximate 2001
Date Missing 06/18/2001
Missing From
Anchorage, Alaska
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/23/1949 (73)
Age 52 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 190 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Red 1997 Jeep Cherokee (accounted for), Bicycle (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Nuzzi was last seen by friends on June 15, 2001. On June 18, his image was captured on a surveillance tape at a store near the Super 8 hotel where Nuzzi was staying on Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. At 9:47 p.m., he purchased cigarettes, two lighters, chips and soda at a nearby gasoline station; there is a receipt of the transaction.
Nuzzi was reported missing on June 19, after he failed to arrive at work in Bethel, Alaska. He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, his red 1997 Jeep Cherokee was found at the Alpenglow Ski Area in Chugach State Park twelve miles outside of Anchorage. His keys were inside the vehicle.
Nuzzi's bicycle was found at his unlocked storage unit after his disappearance, so authorities believe he was on foot when he went missing.
A security guard reported witnessing a woman and a man, not Nuzzi, attempting to break into Nuzzi's Jeep on June 15. The same woman was apparently standing next to Nuzzi at the gasoline station on the night he was last seen; her image was captured on the station's surveillance camera.
On June 18, people living across the street from Nuzzi's hotel saw a man and woman, apparently the same couple, break into the vehicle. The man eventually got into the Jeep and drove away.
A housekeeper at the Super 8 says she saw a man lying on the floor of Nuzzi's room on the morning of June 19, the day Nuzzi was reported missing. She came back in the afternoon and saw the same man, who was not Nuzzi, sitting in Nuzzi's room on the bed. She made him leave. Neither he nor his female companion have been seen since.
The woman and man are considered persons of interest in Nuzzi's disappearance; they have not been identified. The woman is described as Caucasian and possibly in her twenties, about 5'2 and 105 pounds with dark hair past her shoulders. The man is described as tall, thin and dark-skinned with decaying teeth.
After Nuzzi's disappearance, his nephew called back all the recent dialed, missed and received telephone calls on Nuzzi's cellular phone. Several of the numbers connected to pagers and motels, and one to a halfway house. None of the people who answered had heard of Nuzzi.
An extensive search turned up no clues as to Nuzzi's whereabouts. He was employed as a registered nurse in 2001 and traveled frequently throughout the state for his job; he had few friends and no permanent address, preferring to stay in hotels. His remains unsolved.
Some agencies give his date of disappearance as June 21, 2001.
Investigating Agency
Anchorage Police Department
907-786-8500
Other
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Alaska's Mountain Magazine
The Peninsula Clarion
The Anchorage Daily News

Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Photos