Post by Scumhunter on Dec 6, 2015 3:16:40 GMT -5
(Pictured: Above: Left: Chait, circa 1972. Right: Age-progression to 60 (circa 2011) Photo credits: Charley Project, NCMEC)
Missing Person Profile as of December 6th, 2015: (based on Charley Project, NCMEC)
Full Name: Steven Norman Chait
Missing Since: March 13, 1972 from Manhattan, New York
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: May 9, 1951
Age (at time of disappearance): 20 years old
Age (as of 12/6/2015): 64 years old
Height and Weight: 5'10, 158 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Chait had a mustache and beard at the time of his 1972 disappearance. He wears eyeglasses. Chait has light scarring around his left eye.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A winter jacket, a knit hat and a scarf.
Medical Conditions: Chait may have been depressed at the time of his disappearance.
TIPS: Anyone having information should contact 1-800-THE-LOST or the New York City Police Department (New York) at 1-212-694-7781
From The Charley Project:
Chait was a student at Columbia University in the New York City borough of Manhattan in 1972. He was employed at Mama Joy's Delicatessen on Broadway and 113th Street in Manhattan. Chait resided in Furnald Hall on the Columbia University campus. He was last seen on March 13, 1972 as he departed his dormitory room. Chait had spent the day there lying in bed and listening to music. He gave no indication to his roommate that he planned to be out for an extended period of time. He left all of his personal belongings behind, including his books, passport, and uncashed paychecks. Chait has never been heard from again.
Chait is described as a serious, complex, studious youth who may have been depressed at the time of his disappearance. Chait's mother stated her son was moody prior to his disappearance and believed he was letting everyone down; she believes he may have committed suicide, but hopes he is still alive. She stated he was a good student and very proud of getting accepted into Columbia, but became depressed and changed his major after he got a poor grade in an engineering course. His hobbies in 1972 included listening to classical music, relay running for the Columbia track team, and studying architecture and paintings; Chait was a member of the N.Y. Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. He regularly donated blood to the Red Cross and was also a member of the Sierra Club, an organization dedicated to protecting the environment.
For twenty-five years following his disappearance, Chait's mother received several phone calls which she believes were from him. She would answer the phone and the caller would refuse to speak. She assumed the caller was Chait and spoke into the phone, telling him she loved him and asking him to come home. After several seconds the caller would hang up. The calls stopped coming in 1997 and it has never been verified that the caller was Chait.
Chait left behind his parents and a younger brother and sister. His father died in 2002, but the rest of his family is alive and they still hope he will be found. His sister established a track scholarship at Columbia in Chait's name. His case remains unsolved.
Thoughts? This is a very old but still solvable case. It sounds like the caller possibly was Chait, however, they stopped in 1997. I can sadly see a scenario where Chait was alive but died anyway after 1997. (Not suicide, but anything- natural causes, car accident, you name it, it would be a tragic irony for sure). If Chait's still out there, apparently his mother is still alive. He already missed the chance to see his father before his death. So if he is out there, hopefully he appears once more for his mother's sake before she passes away as well.
www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/chait_steven.html
www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/1066634/1/screen
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