For years, some law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces of traditional playing card decks with images of missing and murdered people and distributed those cards in prisons hoping inmates would come forward with information needed to crack these cold cases wide open. Now, audiochuck is dealing you in. Each week, we will be working with investigators and family members to bring you the details of some of the coldest cases from around the country in hopes that someone listening can finally bring these victims the justice they deserve.
Craig Frear (Queen of Hearts, New York)
Our card this week is Craig Frear, the Queen of Hearts from New York.
Craig Frear seemed to have everything a teenage boy could want — a loving family, lots of friends and girlfriends, and skills on the soccer field. But after he vanished in broad daylight from a small village in upstate New York in 2004, police learned that he had been keeping secrets. And like Craig... this story is filled with contradictions.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Craig Frear, please contact Troop G of the New York State Police at (518) 630-1700 or (518) 783-3212. You can send them a confidential tip by emailing crimetip@troopers.ny.gov
You can also call the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543.
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