Disappearance of Andy Puglisi

Andy Puglisi
Born Angelo Gene Puglisi
(1965-09-02)September 2, 1965
Disappeared August 21, 1976 (aged 10)
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Status Missing for 42 years, 1 month and 21 days
Nationality American
Height 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
Weight 60 lb (27 kg)
Parents
  • Angelo Puglisi (father)
  • Faith Puglisi (mother)

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 a pool area not far from his Massachusetts home.[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. About 4:30, 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 later that night, truckers with CB radios rallied around and neighbors helped with the search. Dogs were brought in to sniff an abandoned dump and woods adjacent to the pool. Scuba divers dragged the nearby Shawsheen River. More than 2,000 volunteers pitched in.[5]

In media and aftermath

In 2007 a documentary film called 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][6] Puglisi's parents divorced in 1975, and his father has since moved to New Hampshire.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Good, Meaghan Elizabeth. "The Charley Project: Angelo Gene Puglisi". www.charleyproject.org. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  2. ↑ "The Doe Network: Case File 69DMMA". www.doenetwork.org. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ↑ Gaines, Judith (July 4, 1999). "The Case of Andy Puglisi". Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Co. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Americas | Search for abducted childhood friend". BBC News. June 12, 2007.
  5. 1 2 3 "Etan Patz Case Reopens Old Wounds | Here & Now". Hereandnow.wbur.org. May 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Avdoian, Dave (September 1, 1999). "Have You Seen Andy? Filmmaker Melanie Perkins turns the camera inward for a film about the disappearance of her childhood friend, Andy". NewEnglandFilm.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / Search For Andy". graphics.boston.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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