Silver Alert CT - Mark Gasso, 63, Southbury, 16 Apr 2021

[mlhenn]

Search Continues For Missing Southbury Man: Report



Southbury resident Mark Gasso, 63, has not been seen since April 16.

Gasso's family said that when some of his co-workers went to his home, but he was not there.

He is decribed as white, bald, and with hazel-colored eyes. He stands 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds.

Authorities have searched the wooded area around Gasso's home, and also searched nearby Lake Zoar.

 

[mlhenn]

Report: Missing Southbury man's house now a crime scene

The 63-year-old resident was last seen April 16, according to state police.

News12 reported state police have searched the woods near Gasso’s home as well as Lake Zoar. Workers who visited his home found his wallet, along with the shower running and the TV on, the television station reported.

 

[mlhenn]

Police: Missing Southbury man's shower on, vehicle in driveway when co-worker went for check-in

When Mark Gasso failed to show up to work April 19, a co-worker who he’s known for years went over to Gasso’s Berkshire Road residence to check on him. Gasso was nowhere to be found, but his truck was in the driveway, the shower was on and his cell phone and wallet were also there, the man told police accordng to an investigation report.

The co-worker who has known Gasso since they were about 17, said he last exchanged text messages with Gasso on April 16 and that Gasso did not respond to a text sent April 18, the investigation report states.

Gasso’s co-worker called police after arriving on April 19, able to enter the residence through an unlocked door.

At the residence, police said they found a small, dried red-colored stain on the mattress — but no trails of similar substance on the floor, wall or surround area — and there were “no apparent signs of a struggle inside the dwelling.”

According to the police investigation report, Gasso had also called 911 April 16. Police said he claimed a woman was inside his house, but responding officers only found him at the residence. At the time, Gassso was “found to be oriented, but stated he takes both Xanax and muscle relaxers and had been drinking,” the report stated

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Gasso's family claims they have no idea where he might be or why he disappeared. The question is, why has Gasso's home become a crime scene? During a live newscast on News 12 Connecticut, reporter Mark Sudol said the family told him that Gasso was depressed and had been drinking.

Mark Gasso's family is pleading for your help by asking if you have any piece of information that will help locate him, call the Southbury Police Department at 203-264-5912. The family has also put up posters describing him as 5'11 inches, bald, hazel eyes, and weighing 185 pounds. He also walks with a slight limp.
Missing Southbury Man's Home is Now a Crime Scene

 

[slowpoke]

“Although he still took prescription Xanax and “a couple other medications,” the co-worker said Gasso had been seeing a specialist to manage pain, and he did not believe he was abusing opioids. The co-worker also told police Gasso did not “get around very easily” due to broken bones from past injuries.

Police also contacted a woman Gasso was known to spend time with. She told police she last spoke with Gasso April 15 when they went out to dinner, the report stated. After unsuccessfully trying to reach Gasso by phone two days later, she said she went by his house but he wasn’t there, the report continued.”

Police: Missing Southbury man's shower on, vehicle in driveway when co-worker went for check-in

So:
Apr 15 - The woman friend went to dinner with MG.
Apr 16 - The coworker was texting with MG, and he responded.
Apr 16 - MG calls 911, claiming a woman was in his house. Police found no one but MG there.
Apr 17 - The woman friend went to his house after not being able to reach him that day, but he wasn’t there.
Apr 18 - The coworker sent a text to MG, but got no response.
Apr 19 - MG does not show up for work.

How scary. Does it sound like the mixture of drugs caused him to be delusional, and he ran off somewhere out of fear? But then, as @imstilla.grandma noted, they now calling his home a crime scene. So, what happened there is such a mystery. To us, anyway. I hope the police have a better idea what has occurred to this poor man.

The timeline of events makes it seem like something happened to him sometime after the police came to his home in response to the 911 call (4/16), and whatever time it was the woman was trying to reach him the next day (4/17).

Just my thoughts and opinions.

 

[hey-Debbie]

Glad you posted this. It's weird because if he left on foot why wouldn't the dogs pick up s scent. Sounds like he was ready to take a shower and maybe someone entered his home (tge mystery lady) or he answered the door right before he was hopping in.

 

[annpats]

The shower still running is a concern. I'm wondering if he was hallucinating or having delusions due to the medications he was taking.
The lack of a scent by dogs is odd though, especially as his car was still there.

 

[mlhenn]

Silver Alert Issued For Missing CT Man

A Silver Alert has been issued by Connecticut State Police for missing 63-year-old, Mark Gasso.

 

[mlhenn]

Police: Missing Southbury man's shower on, vehicle in driveway when co-worker went for check-in

Note: no additional updated info from link above; just trying to make sense of the timeline of events.

Thur., April 15
•Mark Gasso and a woman go out to eat dinner together.

Fri., April 16
•Gasso and a long time friend (also his coworker) exchange texts.
•Gasso calls 911 stating a woman was in his house.
•Responding officers find only Gasso there.
•Noting: “found to be oriented, but stated he takes both Xanax and muscle relaxers and had been drinking”

Sat., April 17
•The woman he had dinner with goes to his house after not being able to reach him by phone, but states he was not home.
>>I’m curious if she assumed he wasn’t at home because he didn’t answer the door?
>>Did she also enter the house (since we know at least one door was unlocked)?
>>Was his truck in the driveway at the time? We know it was on the 19th.
>>If in fact, he wasn’t at home during this time did he ever come back or has he actually been missing before the 19th?

Sun., April 18
•Friend/Coworker sends Gasso a text, but it was never answered.

Mon., April 19
•Gasso fails to show up to work.
•His friend/coworker goes to his house to check on him.
•Friend/Coworker is able to enter Gasso’s house through an unlocked door.
•His truck is in driveway, the shower is on and his cell phone and wallet are also there.
•Police are then called.
•A small, dried red-colored stain on the mattress is found but none anywhere else; “no apparent signs of a struggle inside the dwelling.”
•A silver alert is issued shortly after 8 p.m.

Tue., April 20
•State police search Gasso’s residence and surrounding area again

Noted:
•local hospitals were called
•A state police K-9 was brought in to search the residence after Gasso went missing and surrounding wooded area outside, but the track yielded no results.
•police contacted a woman Gasso was known to spend time with.

Also to note:
•Although he still took prescription Xanax and “a couple other medications,” the co-worker said Gasso had been seeing a specialist to manage pain, and he did not believe he was abusing opioids.
•The co-worker also told police Gasso did not “get around very easily” due to broken bones from past injuries.

 

[slowpoke]

There doesn’t seem to be any updated information on Mr. Gasso’s case, so I was rereading what’s out there.

So, it says: “police said they found a small, dried red-colored stain on the mattress “. Police: Missing Southbury man's shower on, vehicle in driveway when co-worker went for check-in

I started thinking: hmm, they didn’t say a stain was found on the bedding—like sheets, or a comforter. So, then my mind went to: I wonder if there WAS bedding over the mattress?
If not….….. My mind goes to a grim idea over that thought.

‘Cuz I keep thinking how articles say police consider this man’s home a crime scene.

 

[mlhenn]

There doesn’t seem to be any updated information on Mr. Gasso’s case, so I was rereading what’s out there.

So, it says: “police said they found a small, dried red-colored stain on the mattress “. Police: Missing Southbury man's shower on, vehicle in driveway when co-worker went for check-in

I started thinking: hmm, they didn’t say a stain was found on the bedding—like sheets, or a comforter. So, then my mind went to: I wonder if there WAS bedding over the mattress?
If not….….. My mind goes to a grim idea over that thought.

‘Cuz I keep thinking how articles say police consider this man’s home a crime scene.

My mind went there as well.

 

[Gobstopper]

I wonder if the woman he said was in his house when he called 911 was a woman he knew or a stranger. Was it the woman friend he had dinner with and he wanted her to leave? I'm sure he gave LE more information about the woman in his house. MOO

 

[mlhenn]

Southbury man’s mysterious disappearance puzzles family, police

The family of Mark Gasso, a 63-year-old Southbury man, says he has not been seen or heard from.

The family sent some of Gasso’s workers to his home on Berkshire Road after they unsuccessfully tried to reach him. Inside the house, they found his phone and wallet, along with the shower running and the television on.

Southbury police and state police began searching the wooded property for days but found nothing. They also searched Lake Zoar near Gasso's house.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

I would like to give my two cents, in some detail, but my Xanax has kicked in, and I’m too sleepy to share tonight.
Will post tomorrow though.

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.rep-am.com/local/localn...gation-underway-for-missing-southbury-man-63/

The states Western District Major Crime Squad has been brought in to investigate the disappearance of Southbury resident Mark Gasso.

 

[mlhenn]

Bump.
Unable to find any type of update.

 

[bykerladi]

IMO the shower running is a huge red flag for me. And then the red stain.... something is wrong here. I can't help but think the lady friend he went to dinner with had something to do with it.

 

[Gobstopper]

Any updates on this investigation?

 

[mlhenn]

Any updates on this investigation?

Ive searched for an update several times but I’ve been unsuccessful at finding one.

 

[Gobstopper]

Ive searched for an update several times but I’ve been unsuccessful at finding one.

So no coworkers, family, or friends seeking info or doing searches? Seems odd. Such a curious case. MOO