Account
Mar 30, 2018
Oct 27, 2020
Michael
Auteri
64
40
72 inches
75 inches
230 lbs
235 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the late spring of 2000, the dense woods of McKean County, Pennsylvania, became the backdrop for a quiet and unsettling mystery. On April 25, 2000, a black Toyota Celica was found abandoned in a remote area near a railroad grade in Lewis Run Borough. A local resident noticed the vehicle had been sitting there for several weeks before approaching it and discovering it belonged to 40-year-old Michael Joseph Auteri. This discovery marked the official beginning of a missing person case for the man who was last in contact with anyone on March 31, 2000. Auteri was a white male, standing between six feet and six feet three inches tall, and weighing around 230 pounds, with graying hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo on his chest. When family members were notified about the abandoned car, they searched the vehicle and found a note that could be interpreted as a suicide note. The investigation would reveal that Michael had a history of attempting suicide in the past. At the time he vanished, Auteri was also wanted for questioning by the Coudersport Borough Police Department in connection to an alleged sexual assault. This complicated the narrative of his disappearance, leaving investigators to consider multiple possibilities. He was known to be very familiar with the local woods where his car was found, having grown up in the area. It was also learned that he owned a .380 handgun. Despite the troubling note and circumstances, his family held out hope, noting they had not had any contact with him since he disappeared. In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, extensive searches were conducted. Helicopters and search dogs scoured the area, but turned up no sign of Michael Auteri. The Pennsylvania State Police in Kane took the lead on the case, interviewing family, friends, co-workers, and his girlfriend to piece together a timeline and understand his state of mind. Their investigation found no activity on his bank accounts since well before his disappearance, and he had not picked up his mail since the beginning of April 2000. Over the years, the case grew cold. Missing person flyers were displayed for years with no results, and periodic searches of the area continued to come up empty. Decades later, the case remains open, a lingering source of pain and uncertainty for his loved ones. The Pennsylvania State Police have continued to seek the public's help, at one point offering a $5,000 reward for information that could finally solve the case. The disappearance of Michael Auteri is an overview of a man who vanished under a cloud of personal turmoil, leaving behind only a few cryptic clues and a family still waiting for answers.
Mar 31, 2000
Kane
Pennsylvania
McKean County
Kane
No
32489
Pennsylvania State Police
Kane
Pennsylvania
McKean County
16735
3178 State Route 219, Pennsylvania
8147785555
State
Law Enforcement
C05633844
2000-04-25
Pennsylvania State Police
na
Gray or Partially Gray
Brown
Brown
06/06/2026
