'Man claims to be missing child who disappeared in New York 50 years ago'

More than 50 years after a two-year-old boy disappeared from outside a bakery in suburban New York, a man from Michigan has come forward to claim that he was the missing child.

The missing boy's father, Jerry Damman, said he was hopeful the man is his son.

Damman was working at Mitchell air force base on Long Island when his son disappeared. His then-wife, Marilyn, left her son and seven-month-old daughter, Pamela, waiting outside a bakery while she went inside to shop on 31 October 1955, according to Smith and news accounts from that year.

After 10 minutes, Damman's mother left the bakery but couldn't find the pram or her children – the pram, with only her daughter inside, was found around the corner from the market a short time later, authorities said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/17/man-claims-to-be-missing-child

it would be nice for closure for this man.

People don't watch their kids! :mad:

always happened but were publicised less,that's all.

If he is that boy, who raised him? I am so heartbroken for that family to have never seen him again. But if it is him, what happened? I hope we can hear the whole story.

so if he is a scammer, looking for fame, or was told he was that person, in error, we'll all know soon.. It's got to be ultimate in sadness, to go to your grave, never knowing what happened to your child..

It is quite curious how this person survived.

This man did research and found a woman who would be his sister. They did DNA tests and found
out that they could be related. Then, he went to the police.

This could be legitimate. If so, it's completely amazing.

As a person who was adopted, I find this especially intriguing. I sometimes wonder if my adoption
was even legitimate and have considered hiring a private detective.

I wonder if the kidnappers raised him or passed him onto a third party. What a sad story, even if the ending ends up happy.