Michael James DeMaria, Jr. went missing on October 14, 1976 at the age of 28 from the Manhattan section of New York City, New York.  He was last seen leaving his apartment building.

DeMaria was born on November 6, 1947 in New York City, New York to Michael R. DeMaria (1917-2005) and Margaret (Pisano) DeMaria (1921-1994).

When DeMaria was last seen he had brown hair, but if he is still alive today, there is a possibility his hair may have turned gray. He weighed about 180 pounds at the time of his disappearance.  He is 5’11” in height, and he has dimples and abdominal scars.  His race is Caucasian, and he is of Italian heritage.

About 3 years prior to DeMaria’s disappearance, he committed an armed robbery of a tractor trailer.  His penalty involved up to ten years in prison.  Here is the newspaper article for more information on this crime.  At the time of his crime, he had been managing a parking lot at 284 Mott Street in Manhattan. This article lists that his residence at the time was 244 Elizabeth Street, also in Manhattan.

In October of 1973, DeMaria’s father, Michael R. DeMaria, Sr., a police officer, was noted as a witness to a fight involving his son, nephew, and another person.

It is uncertain under what pretense DeMaria vanished.  Was he abducted?  Was he hiding from the law?  Was he still committing crimes and involved with the wrong crew?  Has he passed away years ago and remained an unidentified John Doe all this time?  Could he have been a victim of serial killer, John Wayne Gacy? There are so many possibilities.  So much time has passed since his disappearance, and his case was not given much media light since the internet boom.  Let’s take advantage of today’s technology to share this underrepresented case!  

I created a Facebook page in effort to search for clues to DeMaria’s whereabouts titled, “Find Michael DeMaria”, which you can access by clicking here.  I edited his facial photo that is seen at the top of this article to bring it clarity.  

DeMaria’s family has their DNA in the CODIS database.

If you have any information on DeMaria or clues leading to his whereabouts, please contact the New York Police Department at (212) 694-7781.

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