Thursday, March 01, 2007

help us find a missing friend

03/05/07 - UPDATE: Sad news, folks. Martin Espaillat's body was found Saturday, March 3rd, in a park in Clifton, NJ. He had committed suicide. I haven't had the heart to ask my MZ the specifics, but thank you, all who signed the petition that finally mobilized the authorities to search for Martin. May his soul rest in peace.



This is a message I received from a good friend of mine asking for help to find her friend who has been missing since Valentine's Day. Would hate for this to happen to any of my friends and I can only imagine the frustration and anxiety Martin's mysterious disappearance is causing those closest to him.

Martin Espaillat has been missing since Wednesday, February, 14th 2007. He left his home in Clifton that morning to take a NJ Transit train to his job in Jersey City. He never arrived at work that day and no known person has seen or heard from him since.

A missing persons report was filed on Friday, February 16th, 2007 by Martin’s sister, Mildred. Since then, most of the avenues of information on his whereabouts have been investigated such as bank, train, and store surveillance, e-mail accounts and phone records, all leading to dead ends. It is getting down to almost the three week mark of his disappearance and no full scale police search in the city of Clifton has been attempted.

The purpose of this petition is to strongly persuade the Clifton Police Department to search an area in Clifton known as “The Gates of Hell.”

VIEW AND SIGN PETITION

This area is a series of underground tunnels and hidden compartments. We suspect that searching this location might lead us to Martin Espaillat. Because this area is designated as a no trespassing area, a major police led, supervised, and/or warranted search of this area MUST be done as soon as possible. Martin Espaillat’s life is at stake.

If you have seen him, or have any information please contact Mildred Espaillat at mildred@happyviper.com. You may also contact the Clifton Police Department at 973-470-5262.

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