NJ NJ - George Wright Bugher, 38, Elizabeth, 8 July 1964

[Gardener1850]

George Wright Bugher
Union County, New Jersey
38 year old white male

Height (inches)	67.0 to 71.0
Weight (pounds)	175.0

Brown Hair
Unknown Eye Color

Clothing and accessories: Dark grey pants, white shirt,
Wears glasses all the time

Vehicle make	Chevrolet
Vehicle model	Unknown
Year	1954
Style	Sedan
Vehicle color	Blue and White
Tag type
Tag number	AYZ360
Tag state	New Jersey
Expiration year
Vehicle comments	Vehicle was recovered in Newark, NJ a few days after Mr. Bugher went missing.

Circumstances:
George Wright Bugher was last scene at approx. 1900 hours on 7/8/1964 at Hand Hardware Store by some business associates. Mr. Bugher was an owner of Hand Hardware Store which was in financial trouble at the time of his disappearance. Also missing was a cash box with over $600.00 and Mr. Bugher's vehicle. Left behind at the Hardware Store was Mr. Bugher's wallet. Mr. George Bugher's vehicle and an empty cash box was found several days later in the neighboring city of Newark, NJ.

Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA Status: Sample is currently not available

Fingerprint information is available and entered

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/37538/

 

[Gardener1850]

Hardware Man Vanishes

Special to The New York Times JULY 11, 1964

ELIZABETH, N. J., July 10—A 16‐state alarm was issued by the police here today for George Wright Bugher, presi*dent of the Hand Hardware Company, who has been missing since yesterday. His clothing and other possessions were found scattered in his office at 157 Jefferson Avenue. Two of*fice safes were open and $639 was missing, according to the police. Mr. Bugher, 38 years old, lived at 225 Washington Road. Princeton.

The police said that the miss‐ing man's jacket, personal papers and a briefcase and ap*pointment books were found in his office. Part of his wallet and a driver's license, with $17 in cash, were found under a safe.

The police said that Robert Ferris, 35, manager of the hardware concern, found the two safes open when he opened the store yesterday and notified them that something was amiss.
Mr. Bugher was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, with dark hair. He wears eye glasses and was last seen dressed in a rain*coat, white shirt and tie and gray trousers. His 1954 Chev*rolet also is missing, the police said.

https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/11/hardware-man-vanishes.html

 

[Nate_Bro]

Any way of comparing his dentals with this man, found on the Canadian side of Lake Erie a few months later.
Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[Coffee56]

Clipping from The Philadelphia Inquirer - Newspapers.com

 

[DS2021]

Bumping