Andrew John Amato was 4 when he vanished from woods near his Webster, Massachusetts, home on September 30, 1978. He had been playing that morning with his sister and a cousin; after he and the cousin went deeper into the woods, Andrew tripped, lost a toy, began crying and refused to return. The cousin ran home for help, and when they came back Andrew was gone.

A 10-day search that included the National Guard turned up nothing. The woods were near Route 52 (now Interstate 395), and investigators considered the possibility a passing motorist could have taken him. Over the years a number of leads were pursued, including a link to Nathaniel Bar-Jonah and a 2003 deathbed confession from another man; searches based on that confession produced no evidence.

Foul play is suspected and the disappearance remains unsolved. If anyone remembers that stretch of woods, the morning of September 30, 1978, or has information about Andrew’s last hours, please come forward.