Craig Frear seemed to have everything a teenage boy could want — a loving family, lots of friends and girlfriends, and skills on the soccer field. But after he vanished in broad daylight from a small village in upstate New York in 2004, police learned that he had been keeping secrets. And like Craig… this story is filled with contradictions.
Courtesy of The Center for Hope
Episode Info
If you have any information about the disappearance of Craig Frear, please contact Troop G of the New York State Police at (518) 630-1700 or (518) 783-3212. You can send them a confidential tip by emailing crimetip@troopers.ny.gov
You can also call the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543.
To apply for the Cold Case Playing Cards grant through Season of Justice, visit www.seasonofjustice.org
Episode Source Material
- Unfound Podcast: Craig Frear: Under The Microscope
- Times Union: Family of Craig Frear expanding search
- North County Times: Couple searches North County for missing son by Stacy Brandt
- Daily Gazette: Parents endure a grim anniversary by Mary Martialay
- Daily Gazette: Young Scotia man’s disappearance continues to baffle police by Jill Bryce
- Times Union: Billboards for missing man attempt to spark new leads by Carol DeMare
- Times Union: Seven years, still no answers by Pete Iorizzo
- The Daily Gazette: Friends comb Mohawk riverbank for clues about teen by Michael Goot
- Daily Gazette: Push to find Scotia boy missing 8 years gets boost by Kathleen Moore
- Times Union: Family awaits autopsy results by Keshia Clukey
- Times Union: Sad end for a ‘lost soul’ by Keshia Clukey
- WNYT NewsChannel 13: #ColdCase13: Craig Frear by Jerry Gretzinger