Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/10/1989
- Missing From:
- Missing From Manhattan, New York
- Classification:
- Classification Non-Family Abduction
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/07/1987 (37)
- Age:
- Age 1 year old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 3’0, 23 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue and white shirt, light blue pants and white LA Gear sneakers.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Shane’s hair was uncut, braided and pulled back into a ponytail at the time he disappeared. He has a small scar under his chin and a birthmark on the back of his shoulder.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In August 1989, Shane, a toddler, vanished from a playground in Harlem, New York. His mom, Rosa, was chatting with a man who talked about crime and kidnapping, and when she looked back, Shane and two kids he’d been playing with were gone. The kids returned, saying they’d left Shane at the park, but he was never found.
Police investigated, talking to everyone involved, but couldn’t find anyone responsible. They also looked into the possibility that a family member took Shane, but believed a stranger was more likely.
Shane’s case is eerily similar to another missing boy, Christopher, who disappeared from the same playground a few months earlier. Both were toddlers who lived in the same building, and both vanished on a Thursday around the same time of day, even playing with the same children beforehand. Police explored if both cases, and a third missing baby, were linked to a possible baby-selling ring, but nothing conclusive was found.
Shane’s parents still live in the area, holding onto hope that he’ll come home. His disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- New York Police Department 646-610-6914
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This person was missing Missing Since 08/10/1989