Have you ever talked to Dan again? Know of any way I could contact him?
I once messaged every single Dan Coppersmith on facebook to no avail...
"I think he's in New York...that's where he was living the last time I saw him. I know he's drawn back to Hollywood at times. I imagine the only way I'd see or speak to him is if I run into him there...& I actually avoid going there if I can help it. I don't even see anyone that I knew from the time I knew Sky. Dan was my only link with him."
Cool, thanks!
Is this him? http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-coppersmith/11/99/534
Or might one of these be him? http://www.spokeo.com/search?q=Dan+Coppersmith&sns6=t30#Los Angeles, CA
Ahhh, I want to talk to him so baaaad!
About what age would he be? What did he "do"? Anything at all about him?
"The guy on linked in is definitely not him. I don't know if those locations are him. They very well could be. I'd have to see a picture.
He's in this 30's now for sure. He & Sky may have been around the same age, actually.
He's a tall, maybe 6'2" or 3" & good looking. But just sort of aloof & distant when it comes to "connecting" with people. He would be open & free with whatever he knows about Sky's disappearance. I mean, he was with me. But he validated what I already knew..."
I've been searching and searching the last few hours..the only Dan Coppersmith I can find that lived in both LA and NY is related to this guy, Jeff Coppersmith...probably his dad?
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So you knew that the mexican mafia/sergio people had killed Sky before Dan told you?
"Somehow I get the idea that Dan is estranged from his relatives & probably not influenced by them so much. I don't think that guy is his father. I also don't think he's inclined to be on a social network, so I'm not surprised he's so difficult to find.
There's a drop in center on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood where all disenfranchised youth hung out in the day time, where we could eat, shower, have a change of clothes, nap, watch TV & take little classes. I was a client there with Dan & Sky & I also worked there a couple of years later.
Dan was really difficult to communicate with then... But Sky was always friendly & approachable. I liked him because he reminded me of the south...& I think he was a Cancer or Pisces & I always get along with them.
Anyway, I actually was able to get an apartment, so a couple of those kids would come visit me. Sky came by a few times. I know it was warm out the last time I saw him. Late in the summer...maybe August/September. He'd parked a car outside my storm window & told me all about how he was transporting immigrants over the border from Mexico in the trunk. I remember being a little stunned at the boldness of his new venture & his casual attitude about it so I must have known about the mafia element. In fact, I think I knew about his employer being a wealthy Mexican with a ranch. I remember thinking he could get into so much trouble...I also remember the wad of cash he had from it, which was clearly his motivator! I never saw him after that.
I must have heard about about the murder from someone else from the drop in center because I didn't want to believe it & I was left feeling like there was more I needed to know by the time I ran into Dan again. When we met last, he was easier to communicate with & less like the miserable, self loathing kid from the street. I don't remember who told me before that, I just know I grilled Dan for details & he confirmed it. I believe he said Sky was murdered on Sergio's family's ranch. That is the memory I have of what happened to him. There are bits & pieces of information like, Sergio was in love with him & Sky wasn't into it. I am unclear now with small details. Just certain that he was murdered by those people. Its all very heartbreaking. He was a good guy. "