Sneak peek: The Birthday Party | Forensic Files

Hi, it's Dan. Please leave a message. It was January 22nd, 1998. It was Stan's 38th
birthday. He didn't come to work. And that's not like Stanley. Here's a very diligent person with a very high-profile
job. And he had an appointment that he didn't show up for and didn't call anybody
[Music] about. A federal prosecutor was missing and nobody knew where he was. A group of his friends were throwing him
a party at a club in downtown Manhattan. It was his birthday and he didn't come to his own birthday
party. Did he go out? Did he go partying? Did he drink? Was he using drugs? Was he involved in some sex
capades? You know, they were saying no. You know, he's kind of a quiet, mild mattered guy. Like he wouldn't just
disappear. he wouldn't just not come to work. [Music] One possibility was that he was at home
either ill or or sleeping or passed out. When we arrived at Stanley's apartment, the superintendent didn't
have the key. So, one of the guys followed the building superintendent up the fire escape, and the superintendent
used his elbow to smash in Stanley's kitchen windows. There was nothing that indicated that
Stanley had been there recently. Then somebody pressed the answering machine on his telephone. Hi,
it's Stan. Please leave a message. You know, beep, happy birthday from some friend or
relative. And then the third message was, this is your credit card company calling to say there's unusual activity
on your card. Couple of beeps after that was even [Music] worse. A person called and she said, "I
found your wallet in Bedford Styverent in the garbage." And that was really scary. Bedford Styverson is a tough
neighborhood in Brooklyn. What would his wallet be doing? Beed sty. Somebody said, "Maybe he's lying in an
alleyway somewhere bleeding." And somebody else said, "Or maybe." Or he was [Music]
dead. This is unbelievable. There's got to be something more to the story. As we
started to look into it, people were thinking, "This is just really way too crazy to be true.

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Brief Summary

Federal prosecutor Stan disappears on his birthday, raising fears and questions among friends and colleagues.

Key points

Stan's Mysterious Disappearance. On his 38th birthday, federal prosecutor Stan goes missing, leaving friends and colleagues worried.

Episode highlights

Stan's Mysterious DisappearanceOn his 38th birthday, federal prosecutor Stan goes missing, leaving friends and colleagues worried.“Did he go out? Did he go partying?”1:07Dec 20, 2016

Episode quotes

This is unbelievable. There's got to be something more to the story.

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