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This person was missing Missing Since 04/17/1938

Missing Since:

Missing Since 04/17/1938

Missing From:

Missing From Long Island, New York

Classification:

Classification Missing

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Age:

Age 28 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’8, 155 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark gray Brooks Brothers suit, a white shirt with an attached collar, low black shoes, a gray fedora, a silver wristwatch and a gold signet ring with an engraved dove on his left hand.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Andrew may go by his initials, A.C. He has an appendectomy scar on his abdomen, and one false upper front tooth.

Details of Disappearance:

On April 17, 1938, Andrew, a skilled pilot, took off in his small plane from Long Island, New York, for a short flight. He was expected back in 15 minutes, but disappeared. His plane was never found, despite having enough fuel for a much longer trip.

Adding to the mystery, Andrew checked into a hotel under a false name, leaving behind all his belongings—passport, clothes, valuable papers, and even life insurance policies naming his wife as beneficiary. A phone call he made while his family searched for him seemed ominous: he reportedly said, “I’m going to carry out my plan.”

Police suspected suicide, but a thorough search found no wreckage. There was no indication of personal or financial troubles. His wife sued him for desertion, not believing he’d abandoned her, but hoping to raise awareness of his disappearance. Amazingly, many people claimed to have seen him years later across the country.

Andrew was a Princeton graduate, a successful businessman, and related to the famous Andrew Carnegie. Though declared legally dead in 1946, his case remains unsolved and continues to fascinate.

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