Above Images: Amabile, circa 2003
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: December 4, 2003 from Folsom, Pennsylvania Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: May 19, 1965 Age: 38 years old Height and Weight: 5'10 - 5'11, 200 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Amabile's nicknames are Jim and Jimmy. His left ear is pierced. He has a tiger's head tattoo on his back, a bird tattoo on one shoulder, a panther tattoo on the other shoulder, and a symbol tattoo on his left calf. Amabile's hair was in a crewcut at the time of his disappearance. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A dark blue or black windbreaker, white Nike sneakers and a medical alert necklace. Medical Conditions: Amabile is an insulin-dependent diabetic. If his condition goes untreated for very long and his blood sugar drops, he will become disoriented, fall into a coma, and eventually die.
Details of Disappearance
Amabile was last seen between 5:00 and 5:15 p.m., leaving his residence near the 700 block of Second Avenue in Folsom, Pennsylvania. He left his home driving his hunter-green 2002 Ford Explorer with Pennsylvania license plates numbered FLA-4785. He was going to pick up his daughter from her babysitter's house in nearby Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, but he never arrived.Amabile's car disappeared with him and has not been recovered. He grew up in Folsom and moved back to that city in 1992. He worked for United Parcel Service (UPS) on Oregon Avenue in south Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the time of his disappearance. Amabile's wife believes he became disoriented from his diabetes and wandered off. He has occasionally become disoriented before but has never vanished; his wife says the illness makes him appear drunk and afterwards he does not remember what he did.
Amabile's case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated May 17, 2006; picture added.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Ridley Township Police Department
610-532-4000
The National Center for Missing Adults
Laura Recovery Center
The Daily Times
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