Robert Mayer, 46, left his Dix Hills, New York, home on the morning of June 14, 2013, for work as an electrician in Brooklyn and spoke with his wife, Ida, around 9:00 a.m. He was expected home for a planned Father’s Day barbecue that weekend but never returned. His phone pinged near the Northern State Parkway in Melville about 1:45 p.m., and security footage shows him at Arrow Scrap Yard in West Babylon at 2:15 p.m., where he sold scrap for about $300. A neighbor’s camera captured his red 2004 Pontiac GTO back at the house at 2:41 p.m.; the car left again ten minutes later and it is unknown who drove it.
When Ida checked the garage later, Robert’s cell phone, wallet, ID and the $300 from the scrapyard were inside, while his green mountain bike and a shotgun were missing. The next day the GTO was found locked and abandoned in the Deer Park LIRR station parking lot; the driver’s seat had been moved for someone much shorter and his tools and lunchbox were not in the trunk. There has been no bank or social media activity since. Few clear leads exist and the family remains without answers.
If anyone saw Robert, his GTO, or his bike around June 14–15, 2013, especially near Melville, West Babylon or Deer Park, can you share what you remember?