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Missing James Christopher Scavone 
Scavone, approximately 1999 Date reported missing : 07/05/1999 Missing location (approx) : Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 06/16/1977 (44) Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old Height / Weight : 5'10, 165 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A navy blue Tommy Hilfiger shirt, tan pants, sandals and a silver chain with a tennis racket pendant. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Scavone has a mole on the lower right side of his face. He has a raised horseshoe-shaped scar on his upper left arm. His nickname is Jimmy. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Scavone graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in economics during the spring of 1999. He received $2,000 from his parents as a graduation present and spent some of it a vacation aboard the Carnival Cruise Line ship Destiny. Scavone was accompanied by his best friend and his friend's family during the seven-day trip, which originated from Miami, Florida. The ship was scheduled to stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Destiny was in international waters between Miami and San Juan during the early morning hours of July 5, 1999. Scavone charged some drinks at the bar to his account at midnight; he was last seen departing from a disco the ship's dance club at approximately 1:00 a.m. His friends told authorities that Scavone felt ill at the time and he planned to stop at the men's restroom before heading back to his cabin. He has never been heard from again. Scavone's companions reported him as a missing person when he failed to return to his room shortly afterwards. An extensive search produced no evidence of his whereabouts. Investigators initially believed that Scavone's best friend was involved in his disappearance and questioned him for hours, but he had an alibi and was ruled out as a suspect. Authorities think Scavone may have fallen overboard shortly after leaving the ship's club. Scavone was employed as the assistant tennis professional at the Ridgewood Country Club in Danbury, Connecticut at the time of his disappearance. He planned to get a master's degree at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University in the fall of 1999. Scavone had been a full-time planning intern at the Newtown Office of Community Development during his final semester at Western Connecticut State. He resided with friends on Grandview Avenue in Danbury. The investigation into Scavone's disappearance closed in August 2000. Foul play is not suspected in his case, but it remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Federal Bureau Of Investigation Puerto Rican Office 787-754-6000 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The News-Times Greenwich Time News The Business Journal of Jacksonville October 12, 2004. October 29, 2005; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |