Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: September 18, 1974 from Kearny, New Jersey Classification: Missing Age: 61 years old Height and Weight: 5'8 - 5'9, 210 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Maschuci wears gold-rimmed bifocal eyeglasses. He has an artificial right eye. He is balding and has dark body hair all over his body. Maschuci had clear polish on his fingernails at the time of his disappearance. On both feet, the pinky toe was crossed over the next toe. He may use the name Nicky Gary. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A white ribbed polyester zip-up shirt, gray polyester bell-bottom pants, white-patterned leather Beatle-style half boots with zippers on the side, a white gold watch with a black face, a silver Blessed Mother medal around his neck, and a white gold pinky ring with a 4-carat diamond stone and .10-carat diamonds on each side.
Details of Disappearance
Maschuci was last seen in Kearny, New Jersey on September 18, 1974. He left home for a business meeting in Brooklyn, New York and has never been heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, he was driving a white 1974 Mercury Grand Marquis, borrowed from a dealership in Union City, New Jersey. A photo of the vehicle is posted below this case summary. Few details are available in Maschuci's case.
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Above: Maschuci's car
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated August 27, 2011; casefile added.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Kearny Police Department
201-998-1313
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