Feb 09, 2012
Jan 12, 2024
Alex
Buonassisi
43
25
67 inches
135 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the spring of 2006, a 25-year-old man named Alex James Buonassisi vanished from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a void of information and a family desperate for answers. On May 4th, Alex visited his mother in Delaware County, a suburb just outside of Philadelphia. This visit would be the last confirmed time he was seen. At the time of his disappearance, Alex was described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5'7" and weighing around 135 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red and blue Phillies ball cap, a blue and white shirt, blue jeans, and blue and white sneakers. He also wore a ring and a rope necklace with a cross. A distinct tattoo of his name, "Alex," with a crown in the center adorned his left bicep. The circumstances surrounding Alex's disappearance are unsettlingly sparse. After leaving his mother's home, he seemingly disappeared without a trace. His white 2000 Chevrolet Impala, with Pennsylvania license plate number FVM-2819, also vanished and has never been recovered. A few days after he was last seen, a single clue surfaced: his cell phone was discovered at the intersection of 2nd Street and Clearfield Street in Philadelphia. However, this discovery did not lead to any significant breakthroughs in the investigation. The Philadelphia Police Department has been handling his case, but the trail has remained cold for many years, with few details available to the public. The lack of new information has left Alex's loved ones in a prolonged state of uncertainty. Despite the passage of time, his case remains an open and active investigation, a testament to the enduring hope of finding him. The few known facts�the visit to his mother, the missing car, and the recovered cell phone�paint a fragmented picture of his last known movements. The discovery of his phone suggests he was in the city of Philadelphia after leaving Delaware County. The absence of both him and his vehicle points to the possibility that he may have traveled a significant distance, but with no further evidence, his ultimate destination and fate remain a profound mystery. The case of Alex Buonassisi serves as a somber reminder of the many individuals who disappear each year, leaving behind unanswered questions and a community still searching for them.
May 04, 2006
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
No
11356
Philadelphia Police Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
19125
Viviana Reyes
Detective
300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania
2156863093
Local
Law Enforcement
2006-19-038534
2006-05-21
Philadelphia Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
05/28/2026