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This person was missing Missing Since 10/31/1955

Missing Since:

Missing Since 10/31/1955

Missing From:

Missing From East Meadow, New York

Classification:

Classification Non-Family Abduction

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 12/15/1952 (72)

Age:

Age 2 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 3’2, 32 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue overalls or dungarees, a blue polo shirt, a red sweater with blue and white ships imprinted on the front, and brown shoes.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Steven has a small scar under his chin and a birthmark resembling a mole on back of his left calf. He has a healed fracture to his left arm. He walked with his toes turned out at the time of his 1955 disappearance. Steven’s nickname is Stevie, and some accounts spell his name “Stephen.”

Details of Disappearance:

On October 31, 1955, two-year-old Steven disappeared from outside a supermarket near his Long Island, New York home. His mom briefly left him and his baby sister in a stroller while she went inside to buy bread. When she returned, Steven was gone, but his sister was found nearby.

Someone later sent ransom notes demanding increasingly large amounts of money for Steven’s return, but the person was a fake. Police investigated whether Steven was the “Boy in the Box,” an unidentified child found dead in Philadelphia a few years later. Although they had similar appearances, DNA testing in 2003 proved they weren’t the same child.

Steven’s family was originally from Iowa, and moved back there after his father left the Air Force. Despite investigations and a false claim in 2009, Steven’s disappearance remains a mystery. His case is still unsolved.

Agency:

Nassau County Police Department 516-573-7000

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