THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ANDY PUGLISI
2018-09-03 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 19 min
Chantal narrates the cold-case disappearance of 10-year-old Angelo "Andy" Puglisi, who vanished from a public pool in Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 21, 1976. She summarizes the neighborhood layout, the initial delayed police response, large searches, and later reopening of the case led in part by Andy's childhood friend Melanie Perkins. The video reviews suspects (notably Wayne Chapman and Charles Pierce), witness accounts of a man luring boys with a fake dog search, forensic efforts including cadaver dogs that alerted to a spot but yielded no remains, and a 2006 memorial service for Andy.
Video guide
- 0:22 — Introduction and setup
- 1:34 — Why the case matters; source documentary
- 3:47 — August 21, 1976 — disappearance at the pool
- 6:01 — Initial search, police response, and neighborhood layout
- 9:45 — Psychics and dead-ends; case cold for decades
- 10:29 — Case reopened and suspects overview
- 12:01 — Wayne Chapman: MO, evidence, and witness IDs
- 15:31 — Witness accounts of abduction
- 17:25 — Further investigation: interviews, cadaver dogs, and digs
- 19:11 — Memorial service and closing
People, places, food, and other named details
- Person — Angelo "Andy" Puglisi: 10-year-old boy who disappeared from a state pool in Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 21, 1976; case remains unsolved.
- Person — Melanie Perkins: Andy’s childhood friend and primary source of information about the case; later advocated for reopening the investigation and reviewed police files.
- Person — Faith: Andy’s mother who reported him missing and searched the neighborhood.
- Person — Michael: Named as Andy’s brother living with the family at the time of the disappearance.
- Person — Mandy: Named as Andy’s baby sister; mentioned as being with the mother's boyfriend at one point.
- Person — Wayne Chapman: Prime suspect described as a man seen near the pool who would lure boys by asking them to help find his dog; identified by witnesses in a lineup; found with child pornography and other incriminating items in his vehicle.
- Person — Charles Pierce: Another suspect discussed in the case; arrested in 1989, confessed to a string of child murders and died in prison in 1999. Investigators considered a possible link to Andy but Pierce never admitted involvement.
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