Two-year-old Steven Damman disappeared from East Meadow, New York, on Halloween, October 31, 1955. His mother, Marilyn, had taken Steven and his seven-month-old sister Pamela to a local bakery and left the children outside for a few minutes. When she returned the stroller with Pamela inside was found a short distance away but Steven was gone. He was described as blond, with blue eyes, wearing dungarees, a blue shirt, a red sweater, and brown shoes; he had a small scar under his chin and a mole on the back of his right calf.

An extensive search involved about 2,000 volunteers and military personnel from nearby Mitchel Field. The family received several ransom letters that police later determined were hoaxes; one was traced to a college student unconnected to the disappearance. Over the decades investigators examined leads including a possible link to the Boy in the Box and a 2009 claim by a Michigan man, John Barnes, but FBI DNA testing ruled him out and DNA also excluded the Boy in the Box connection. The Nassau County Police Department lists the case as open.

Anyone who was in East Meadow on October 31, 1955, or who has information about Steven’s disappearance is asked to come forward.