May 03, 2016
Jan 12, 2024
Michael
LaMagna
81
32
71 inches
73 inches
170 lbs
195 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
On a summer evening in July of 1977, 33-year-old Michael Anthony LaMagna was last seen in New Rochelle, New York. He was reportedly spotted getting into a black car outside of an establishment in the city on July 19th. At the time of his disappearance, Michael was described as a white male, standing between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighing between 170 and 195 pounds. He had brown hair, blue eyes, and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a beige polo shirt, jeans, and brown loafers. The vehicle he entered was described only as a black luxury car. The specific details surrounding the establishment where he was last seen and the identity of the person or people in the black car remain unclear. Over the decades, investigations into Michael's disappearance have yielded very little information, and no significant leads have emerged to shed light on what might have happened to him. The circumstances leading up to the moment he entered the vehicle are unknown, leaving a painful void for his loved ones. His case has been registered with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), but the passage of time has not brought the answers his family desperately seeks. The disappearance of Michael LaMagna has become a long-standing cold case, a quiet but persistent mystery in Westchester County. Despite the extensive period that has passed, authorities continue to hope for a breakthrough and encourage the public to come forward with any information that might provide closure for his family. The case serves as a somber reminder of the many unsolved disappearances from that era, where the absence of modern technology and forensic methods presents significant challenges to investigators. The overview of the case is one of frustratingly few details: a man, a car, and then nothing. It is a story without an ending, leaving a family to grapple with decades of uncertainty and the enduring pain of not knowing what became of Michael.
Jul 19, 1977
New Rochelle
New York
Westchester County
10801
24796
New Rochelle Police Department
New Rochelle
New York
Westchester County
10801
475 North Avenue, New York
9146542300
Local
Law Enforcement
1483-77
New Rochelle Police Department
Brown
Blue
Blue
09/05/2026
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