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Alicea's and Pritchard's Disappearance: A Family Member's Timeline

Two US Men Disappeared In Bahamian Territory

By Benito Torres

It is the scene that all families hope they never have to live through. Three women; namely Jeanette Alicea, Ivette Alicea and Olga Feliciano sit desperately hopeful by the telephone waiting for a call that with any luck will not come too late. They are the mother, wife and grandmother, respectively, of Richard Alicea, who together with Edwin Pritchard, left on a fishing trip in Richard’s boat (17' Key… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 22, 2010 at 4:07pm — 2 Comments

Zeroing in on the S.O.S. Island

Image provided by
Chris Rowley at VIASAR

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 21, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

VIASAR Takes This Picture Seriously

Chris Rowley at Volunteer Image Analysts for Search and Rescue (VIASAR) is taking this picture very seriously, and so is Richard Bowie at Down East Emergency Medicine Institute (DEEMI). Based on the coordinates provided by the family, this picture could be of any on of five cays in the area, which could mean the Coast Guard may have visited the wrong island. I am trying to get the contact info of the pilot of the plane so Chris can speak with him… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 21, 2010 at 11:04am — No Comments

Missing Since Before Christmas - Believed Photographed on an Island

I'm still trying to learn more about this one and will post more as I get more information. Please follow this link and watch the news clip - it's the clearest version of the photos believed to show the two missing men and includes the quotes from the pilot of the plane the picture was taken from:

http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI139069/

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 21, 2010 at 1:12am — No Comments

Reasons for Hope

The first thing Leo Finley's friend, Lori Young, asked me was, "Do you ever find anyone alive?"

Man! My first thought was: "My God! She thinks we're a bunch of professionals doing this!"

I had to answer her honestly, that in our extensive experience of less than a year, we've had few, if any, happy endings. There were the girls in Ecuador, but we weren't really involved in that;… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on December 31, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Costa Rica Paper: Gimelfarb & Dixon Only Most Recent Young Men to Disappear

According to

A.M. Costa Rica, David Gimelfarb and Michael Dixon are only the most recent young male tourists to vanish in the vicinity. The newspaper report says Craig Snell was last seen walking on the beach south of Tamarindo (which is where Michael Dixon was last seen). Snell had lived the past five years in Ostional and was described as well liked. Snell left his computer on when he departed his home in Ostional, as well as his… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on October 30, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Help Find Michael Dixon

We don't know much at this point except that Michael Dixon vanished on Oct. 19 in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica, about 50 miles from where David Gimelfarb disappeared. Here's the timeline as we know it right now: October 15 Michael gets a bag stolen close to La Fortuna and he loses his phone charger

October 18 Michael checks into the Villas Macondo (

http://www.villasmacondo.com/) in… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on October 29, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

The Embassy Doesn't Care If Your Loved One Is Found

I know this sounds harsh, and I don't mean it to impugn the compassion of any individuals who work in U.S. Embassies, but if you believe (as I did before my brother disappeared) that looking after the safety and well-being of individual Americans is part of the Embassy's mandate, this is an illusion you have to get over immediately. It will only lead you to greater frustration and cause you to waste precious time in the early hours and days of your search.

As far as I can tell,… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on October 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments