Disappearance of Steven Damman
Steven Damman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steven Craig Damman December 15, 1952 Kalkaska, Michigan, U.S. |
| Disappeared | October 31, 1955 (aged 2) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 68 years, 6 months and 1 day |
Steven Craig Damman (born December 15, 1952)[1] the son of Jerry and Marilyn Damman, disappeared along with his sister Pamela on October 31, 1955 while he was left in a stroller in front of a bakery on Long Island, New York, United States. His sister was found unharmed a few yards from the shop. He was 2 years old at the time of his disappearance. Authorities believe Damman was kidnapped.
Damman's family received multiple different ransom notes, including one in late November 1955 demanding $3,000 ($32,183 in 2022),[2] then $10,000 ($107,277 in 2022),[3] then $14,000 ($150,188 in 2022)[4] for his return, though they were dismissed by police as hoaxes or "cruel pranks".[5] The ransom letters sent in late November turned out to be a Queens College student who had nothing to do with Damman's disappearance.[6]
In 2009, John Barnes of Michigan came forward and suspected he may have been Damman.
John Barnes[edit]
In 2009, John Barnes, of Kalkaska, Michigan, who suspected that he was Steven Damman, underwent DNA testing. On Thursday, June 18, 2009, FBI Special Agent Andrew Arena released a statement saying that "DNA samples analysed by the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, show John Barnes and Pamela Damman Horne, Steven Damman's sister, do not share the same mother."[7] As of 2024, Damman is still missing.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Steven Craig Damman". The Charley Project. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Value of $3,000 from 1955 to 2022".
- ^ "Value of $10,000 from 1955 to 2022".
- ^ "Value of $14,000 from 1955 to 2022".
- ^ "Missing Boy's Family Gets Ransom Note". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. 26 November 1955. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steven Craig Damman – The Charley Project". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Mich. man's DNA no match in 54-year-old abduction case The Detroit News 2009-06-18, Jim Lynch
- ^ "Steven Craig Damman – The Charley Project". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
External links[edit]
- Finding Steven Damman? Family Waiting for DNA Confirmation (ABC News)
- Man who says he's Steven Damman, kidnapped 54 years ago, speaks
- Michigan man claims he was N.Y. boy who vanished in 1955 (CNN)
- Breakthrough in case linked to Boy in the Box mystery
- Steven Damman at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
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