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Aug 30, 2009
Mar 31, 2020
Corey
Edkin
40
2
36 inches
30 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the early morning hours of October 12, 1986, two-year-old Corey James Edkin vanished from his home on Second Street in New Columbia, Pennsylvania. The little boy with very light blonde hair and blue eyes was last seen sleeping in his mother's bed. At the time, he was approximately three feet tall and weighed around 30 pounds. That evening, Corey was dressed in gray pajama pants and a short-sleeved white pajama shirt with a picture of a beaver on the front. He was not wearing any shoes or socks. The home was shared by Corey, his four-year-old sister, their mother, a female roommate named Alberta Sones, and her two young children. The circumstances surrounding Corey's disappearance began when his mother, Debbie, left the house around 12:10 a.m. to go to a local convenience store. She left Corey asleep in her upstairs bedroom, while her roommate and the other children were also in the house. Alberta Sones later told investigators she was awake and watching television during this time. When Debbie returned home about 30 minutes later, at 12:40 a.m., she found the front door open and Corey was gone. Sones reported that she did not see anyone enter or leave the residence and heard no unusual noises while Debbie was away. Corey's mother contacted the police to report him missing at 1:10 a.m. Immediately following the report, an extensive search was launched. Law enforcement, community members, and family participated in the search efforts, which included search dogs canvassing the area around the home and the nearby West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Despite these efforts, no sign of Corey was found. In the years that followed, Corey's image was placed on milk cartons and gas bills in an attempt to generate leads. The case saw a development decades later when, in August 2023, a man named Henry Gust Bush, who knew Corey's mother and was at the home in the hours before the boy disappeared, was charged with obstruction of justice after admitting he had lied to the police during their investigation. He pleaded no contest in March 2024 and received a sentence of one year of probation. The case remains an unsolved and heart-wrenching mystery, leaving a family and community with unanswered questions about what happened to the little boy who disappeared from his bed so many years ago.
Oct 12, 1986
New Columbia
Pennsylvania
Union County
No
25926
Pennsylvania State Police
Milton
Pennsylvania
Northumberland County
17847
Brian Watkins
Trooper
50 Lawton Lane, Pennsylvania
5705242662
State
Law Enforcement
F6-250194
1989-05-16
Pennsylvania State Police
7518
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
06/09/2026
