A California man reported missing in 1999 was identified by his sister when his photo was published in a USA Today article in April, but the happy discovery brings together disturbing details. has become clear.
According to the Lassen County Sheriff's Department, Tommy Manizac, the estranged brother of Marcella (Marcy) Naceri, is a registered sex offender and was convicted in 1993. USA Today.
Maniszak served three years in the county jail, Lt. Mike Carney said.
According to the report, details of the circumstances surrounding the incident suggest that Mr. Manizac was reported to have been fingerprinted, but Mr. Carney later learned that it had never actually taken place, and therefore police was unable to identify Mr. Manizac.
California man who disappeared 25 years ago reunited with family after photo published in news article
A California man missing for 25 years was identified by his sister who saw his photo in a news article, but the discovery revealed disturbing details. (Megan Law Website)
LCSO received a call from Ms. Naseri, 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 she had not heard from since her disappearance 25 years ago. I told them that I believed that.
Manizac was hospitalized in the Los Angeles area, the sheriff's office said. When Kennemore contacted him, he learned that the man had been transferred to another hospital in July.
This prompted police to check his fingerprints in a database and find him on the 1993 sex offender list.
“He was probably not cooperative when we tried to get his fingerprints taken,” Carney told USA Today. “They said he couldn't walk or talk, so I don't know what happened.”
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Carney said Manizak registered as a sex offender in Lassen County but did not register in his new residence after leaving town.
Tommy Manizak, who has been missing for 25 years, is a registered sex offender and was convicted in 1993, according to the Lassen County Sheriff's Office. (Lassen County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)
“He went to Oregon State and then his family says he was kind of a free soul and just hanging out,” Carney said.
Naseri is aware of the new situation and says his brother's actions were “sickening and horrific,” but remains overjoyed to be reunited with him, USA Today said. told.
“But at the end of the day, he's still my brother and I'm not turning my back on my own flesh and blood,” Naceri said. “I love him and have been looking for him for 25 years. Everything else is outside noise. He is my brother and I love him.”
Years after his release from prison, Manizak fled town and was unable to re-register as a sex offender in his new town. (GoFundMe)
Naseri said on the GoFundMe page that he is seeking support until a medical transfer is possible, as he is very far away from his brother and is learning to resume his daily life.
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“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.
