Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/01/1976
- Missing From:
- Missing From Phoenix, Arizona
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/17/1923 (101)
- Age:
- Age 52 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’2 – 6’4, 190 – 200 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Vandermark wears eyeglasses with black plastic frames, and hearing aids in both ears. He has spot-type burn scars on his right elbow and right shoulder. He may go by his middle name, Jay.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In 1976, a casino supervisor named Vandermark disappeared. He was last seen in Phoenix, Arizona. Before he vanished, he worked at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas, where he was secretly stealing money from slot machines for the Mafia.
The theft was discovered in May 1976, and Vandermark ran away. He’d stolen a total of $7 million – giving $4 million to the Mafia and keeping $3 million for himself.
Police tried to find him by contacting his son, who said his father was in Mexico. Shortly after, Vandermark’s son was murdered, and Vandermark was never heard from again. Police think he was likely killed because of his involvement with the Mafia.
- Agency:
- Phoenix Police Department
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This person was missing Missing Since 08/01/1976