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Michael was acting strangely again. When she
investigated, she found a bottle of pain killers in his room. Out of
frustration and lack of hope, she kicked Michael out of their family
home in Baldwin Borough, Pennsylvania. At that time, Michael was with
his girlfriend, Lisa, so they left the house together using Lisa’s
car.
    They
partied hard straight after being kicked out, so the next morning,
February 14, when Michael woke up to a massive hangover, Lisa
encouraged hospitalization. Upon reaching the hospital, Michael
declined any form of treatment, so they simply left the hospital and
went to the nearest gas station, to refuel. At the gas station,
Michael insisted on borrowing Lisa’s car and driving it. He
left Lisa stranded with only a few parting words-- “Go to my
parent’s house, I’ll see you there in two hours.”
    Well,
those were literally Michael’s last words because after leaving
Lisa stranded at the gas station, he was never seen again.
    The
next day, February 15, Barbara and Maurice, Michael’s father,
filed a missing persons report at Pittsburgh police. During an
interview, Barbara even told about her regret in what she told her
son. Apparently, when she kicked him out, she told Michael that he
shouldn’t return until the drugs were completely out of his
system and his lifestyle.
    In
her thoughts, perhaps it would have been different if she simply told
him to try again and undergo rehab once more. At that time, she
thought that her son would return-- his clothes were still in his
closet and his money was still intact in his back account. To
Barbara, if ever Michael planned on leaving, he would have told his
family because that was the way he was. Same with Maurice: during the
time, he believed that Michael would come back. After all, he took
Lisa’s car and he instructed her to wait at his parent’s
house.
    Investigation
immediately started. The Pittsburgh Police Department started looking
for Lisa’s car, after two weeks of trying and there were still
no results, Maurice became desperate. He began his own investigation.
He printed out posters, offered reward money, and travelled even as
far as California. It wasn’t until 3 months later, on May 21,
that Baldwin Borough Police Department called Lisa and told her that
they found her car in the pound. What was more shocking was the fact
that it was there since the day Michael left on February 14.
    Maurice
was shocked- he couldn’t believe that the car they were
searching for was so close to them. He also couldn’t understand
how Baldwin Borough Police Department failed to recognize the car
since Pittsburgh police gave a detailed description. The car was
sitting in the pound for 91 days.
    Reports
said that the car was found on River Road just two hours after
Michael left Lisa. Two of the tires were flat, the key was nowhere in
sight, and the engine wasn’t hot. There was no sign of Michael
when the police found the car. Pittsburgh Police inquired Baldwin
Borough about the delay, and they reported that a day after the car
was impounded; they mailed a letter to Lisa to let her know.
    Lisa
insisted that she never received a letter. To prove their side,
Baldwin Borough produced the copy of the letter dated February 15.
Still Lisa didn’t change her stand: she didn’t receive
any letter.
    According
to private investigator Stephen Tercsak who was involved in the case
together with Pittsburgh Police, knowing the location of the car
right away could have been a game changer. Had they received early
info about the car’s location, the chances of knowing what
exactly happened to Michael could have been higher. For Maurice, it
was an obvious cover up for something “more sinister”.
    His
logic was simple-- if they were really serious about letting Lisa
know about her car, then they should have tried more ways of
contacting her. Being able to send the letter meant they knew of her
address, so why didn’t they go to her? As for the copy of the
dated