The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Webster Police Department in Massachusetts are still conducting a joint search for Andrew J. Amato. He was last seen as a four-year-old in 1978.
The FBI announced Wednesday that it is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever may have been involved in Amato’s disappearance. The FBI release on the case said the search is focused on finding Amato, “or his remains.”
He was reported missing by his mother in September 1978. The FBI released details on how Amato had been playing with a sister and a cousin. He lost a toy in a small brook but told his sister and cousin he wouldn’t leave until he found it. They went for help, leaving him alone. When family members got to the site, Amato was gone.
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