A California man who was reported missing in 1999 has finally been reunited with his family after his sister recognized a photo of him that appeared in a USA Today article in April, the Lassen County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. Published in a book.
LCSO received a call from a woman who told Sheriff's Deputy Derek Kennemore that the article had been sent to her and that the man in the article was her brother, who had not been heard from since her disappearance 25 years ago. I told him what I believed.
A GoFundMe, reportedly set up by the man's sister, says his family has been searching for the man since August 1999, when he disappeared without a trace.
“My name is Marcy. My brother Tommy has been missing since August 1999. He disappeared without a trace. Not even his car was ever found,” Marcella (Marcy) )・Naseli wrote.
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A California man who was reported missing more than 20 years ago has finally been reunited with his family after his photo was recognized in a USA Today article this year, the Lassen County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook. (GoFundMe)
According to the sheriff's office, Naseri asked Kennemore for help identifying a man who was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital.
When they contacted Kennemore, they learned the man had been transferred to another hospital in July.
The man is nonverbal, but detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department's missing persons unit took fingerprints and identified him as Naceri's younger brother.
The missing man's sister learned that he was admitted to a Los Angeles area hospital. (Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
Naseri was overjoyed by the discovery and said he had been searching for the “unidentified body” for some time.
“On November 22, 2024, I followed a lead of a living person. A photo of this person was published in USA News and I asked the public if anyone could identify the man in the photo. Found sitting on a curb in South Los Angeles.'' Long story short, the fingerprints confirmed the match! I had been looking for an unidentified body and found him alive. I'm glad I found it!” GoFundMe says.
She went on to explain that she is very far from where her brother is and that she is seeking help until a medical transfer is possible as he is learning to get back to normal life.
“I'm in Lassen County, 900 miles away. He's in Lynnwood, California. I've started a medical transfer to a facility in Lassen County. All we know is that he's walking. The only thing he has just learned is that he can eat normal food. Since he doesn't have money to buy the things he needs, he likes to draw, so this is all I'm sending him for now.” she wrote. Fundraising activities.
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The Lassen County Sheriff's Office praised Deputy Kennemore and the Los Angeles Police Department for helping identify a missing man and close a decades-long case. (Lassen County Sheriff's Office Facebook)
LCSO thanked Kennemore for his efforts in identifying the man and solving the case.
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“The Lassen County Sheriff's Office would like to commend Deputy Kennemore for his tenacity in this case. We would also like to thank the Los Angeles Police Department.” [Angeles] “The Sheriff's Office would like to thank you for your assistance in identifying the missing person and solving this 25-year-old case,” the sheriff's office said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Marcy Naceri for further comment.
