Michael McCool

Michael McCool, property 14, vanished from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania connected June 28, 1978.

He lived successful connected Albert Street successful the Kensington vicinity and was past seen leaving his location to spell to the Acme Supermarket, wherever helium worked arsenic a bagger.

Reports authorities that his member saw him concisely that afternoon, and besides that helium was seen with 2 unidentified men.  It’s not wide whether these sightings are 1 and the aforesaid – did his member spot him with 2 men, oregon did idiosyncratic else?  A remark connected Websleuths suggests that determination were theories that the 2 men whitethorn person been arcade owners.

It’s besides not wide wherever helium was seen by his brother, and/or with the 2 men.  It would marque consciousness that helium was seen astatine location by his brother, since reports accidental helium was past seen leaving the house.  But, it’s unclear.

I tin lone conjecture that Michael ne'er made it to work, since the store isn’t mentioned arsenic the spot helium was past seen, truthful the discourse of him being seen with 2 men would beryllium helpful.  I’m not definite that a bagger seen with 2 men successful the discourse of bagging their groceries is suspicious astatine all; I astir apt spot this aforesaid script each clip I spell market shopping, without adjacent noticing.  Was helium seen with 2 men someplace else, possibly aft work, oregon is the accusation that Michael ne'er went to enactment astatine all?

I did find an nonfiction connected missing persons successful general, which included a little portion astir Michael.  It states that Michael near his Albert Street location successful the greeting to caput to work.  Although this was the past clip his parent saw him, it does notation that her lad saw him concisely successful the afternoon, and that was the past clip helium was seen. The nonfiction doesn’t specify wherever helium was seen successful the afternoon, and doesn’t notation the 2 men.  It besides doesn’t verify whether oregon not helium ever arrived astatine work.

I besides recovered a little missing idiosyncratic announcement that does notation him being seen with 2 men, but much importantly, it features what looks to beryllium a overmuch much caller photograph of him.

Michael’s parent believed helium was deceased erstwhile she was interviewed for the supra nonfiction 20 years aft helium disappeared.  She stated her content that her lad hadn’t lived to beryllium 15.  Michael remains unaccounted for and I’ve seen nary media sum since 1998.

Sources:

The Charley Project

Websleuths

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