Adam Emery
| Adam Emery | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Adam C. Emery November 10, 1962 Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Status | Missing for 24 years, 11 months and 3 days |
| Died | November 13, 1993 age 31 |
| Occupation | Purchasing agent and worker in a plastics company |
| Criminal charge | |
| Spouse(s) | Elena L. DiRocco Emery |
| Conviction(s) | Second-degree murder |
Adam C. Emery (born November 10, 1962) is an American fugitive. On November 10, 1993, he was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a twenty-year-old man in a road rage incident in Rhode Island. Before formal sentencing, Emery disappeared from the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge just hours after being released on bail. Although he was declared legally dead in 2004, Emery remains on the FBI's most wanted list.
Murder of Jason Bass and disappearance
On the evening of August 31, 1990, Adam Emery's 1985 Ford Thunderbird was sideswiped by a passing vehicle while he and his wife, Elena, were at a Rocky Point restaurant with another couple.[1] Enraged, Emery mistakenly chased down the wrong car, and stabbed the driver to death with a military knife. The murdered driver was twenty-year-old Jason Bass. Analysis conducted using paint chips from both vehicles determined that someone else had hit Emery.[1][2]
On November 10, 1993, Emery was convicted of second-degree murder, and was to await formal sentencing.[3] Emery was released on bail, and subsequently disappeared hours later, along with his wife; they both mailed suicide notes, and their car was found abandoned on the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge.[3] Prior to their disappearance, the couple were last seen at a Burger King and purchasing wearable exercise weights at the Kelly's Sporting Goods store in Cranston, Rhode Island.[4][5] In 1994, a skull later identified as Elena's was found in the Narragansett Bay below the Newport Bridge.[3]
In 2004, Emery was declared legally dead, however, in 2010, the FBI placed him on their most wanted list.[6] They believe Emery may have travelled to Florida or Italy.[7]
In the media
Emery was profiled on television programs Unsolved Mysteries and America's Most Wanted.
See also
References
- 1 2 Keith Botsford (February 26, 1994). "When Adam lost the tail-light of his T-Bird, things got bad. Then they Got Worse a Truth is Stranger". independent.co.uk.
- ↑ Katie Mulvaney (April 29, 2016). "New effort in search for convicted murderer". providencejournal.com.
- 1 2 3 William F. Powers (February 26, 1994). "A Leap of Fate". washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ Newsweek staff (December 19, 1993). "Mystery: A Double Suicide Smacks Of A Scam". newsweek.com.
- ↑ Mike Montecalvo (April 28, 2016). "After 26 years, murder victim's family still asking, 'where's Adam Emery?'". wpri.com.
- ↑ "Presumed dead, Emery back on FBI list". turnto10.com.
- ↑ Giovanna Maselli (January 2, 2017). "Wanted By FBI: Man In Murder Case Who May Be In Florida". miami.cbslocal.com.