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 two years old at the time of his disappearance. Authorities believe Damman was kidnapped.
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 69 years and 22 days |
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, suspecting that he may have been Damman.
John Barnes
editIn 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
editReferences
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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