Body of missing Long Island teen Thomas Medlin found in NYC bay two months after he vanished
Mom begs missing son to come home after traveling to NYC to meet friend he met on Roblox
The body of a missing Long Island teen was found floating in Brooklyn waters more than two months after he mysteriously vanished in New York City, police said.
Thomas Medlin’s body was positively identified Thursday, Suffolk County police announced, after it was recovered in the waters off of Red Hook on Saturday.
The 15-year-old was last seen on surveillance footage walking across the Manhattan Bridge in early January on the night he went missing, just moments before the cameras caught an ominous splash in the East River — with the boy never seen in the footage walking off the platform, officials previously said.
Thomas Medlin’s body was found more than two months after he vanished in NYC.Suffolk County Police Department
Suffolk County police confirmed his body was found and identified on Thursday.Peter Gerber
Medlin’s body was recovered off the waters of Red Hook on Saturday.Peter Gerber
Surveillance footage revealed that the missing teen was last seen walking across the Manhattan Bridge in early January on the night he went missing.Peter Gerber
The 15-year-old was on the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge at 7:06 p.m, with his last mobile phone activity recorded at 7:09 p.m., followed by a splash that was caught on camera at 7:10 p.m.Peter Gerber
Medlin first vanished on the afternoon of Jan. 9 after leaving his prestigious Suffolk County private school unnoticed and catching a train to Grand Central Terminal, where he was first spotted on security cameras, police said.
Cameras then captured the teen on the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge at 7:06 p.m. the same day — with his last mobile phone activity recorded at 7:09 p.m. as the splash in the water was caught at 7:10 p.m.
Medlin’s family had previously suspected foul play, and that their child may have fled to the city to meet with a stranger he met on Roblox, sparking a massive citywide search.
But police later debunked that theory, and have said “there is no indication of criminal activity.”
News
tt_Jason Miller sl@pped me in front of everyone—and my pink Stanley cup rolled under Brianna’s desk like proof I’d been humili@ted.
Jason Miller slapped me so hard in front of our entire homeroom that my pink Stanley cup rolled under Brianna’s desk. And the worst part? He didn’t look sorry until he saw everyone staring. Not when my cheek burned. Not when the room went quiet. Not when Brianna covered her mouth with her manicured hand […]
tt_“No food. No water,” Ryan told the staff while I lay at the bottom of the stairs, my leg twisted wrong and my best friend wearing his shirt above me.
My husband broke my leg because I slapped his mistress. Then he locked me in the basement and told his staff, “No food. No water. Let her learn what happens when she forgets who pays for this house.” He forgot one thing. This house was never paid for by him. PART 1: THE SHOES BY […]
tt_“Go ahead—hit me again while Mom makes you breakfast.” Lena stood in the kitchen at 6:41 a.m., cheek swollen, ribs burning, three plates set like a trap.
My brother thought he could beat me at 2:19 a.m. and still eat breakfast in the same kitchen like a king. He forgot one thing. Morning has witnesses. I came home from my shift at 2:19 on a Saturday morning, still wearing navy scrubs that smelled like sanitizer, stale coffee, and the kind of exhaustion […]
tt_My seven-year-old son climbed into my bed shaking, his small voice barely above a whisper as he said, “Mommy, Daddy has a girlfriend, and when you leave for your trip, he’s planning to take all your money.”
Part 2 Vanessa did not run, did not scream, and did not storm outside to confront Daniel while he was still smiling into his phone. Instead, she folded the notary filing with hands that looked much steadier than she felt and slid it into the drawer beneath the clean dish towels. The old Vanessa might […]
tt_What my husband served her at Sunday dinner left her without words.
At 12:03 on a Thursday, my phone rang while I was answering emails at the kitchen table. Lily was asleep under a blanket in the living room, the house was quiet, and for one stupid second I almost let the call go to voicemail because I thought it was spam. Then I saw the school’s […]
tt_My Stepmom Humiliated My Mom at My Graduation by sending her to the background, but I took the microphone and got the worst
Part 2 The walk to the podium felt longer than any hallway I had ever crossed in my life. Every step carried the weight of my mother’s tired hands, her quiet tears, her unpaid bills, her whispered prayers over me when she thought I was asleep. By the time I reached the stage, the applause […]
End of content
No more pages to load
