Dear Websleuths Community,
Thank you for all the work you've done here. I was moved to see such attention and care devoted by people who didn't even know Cory, and it reminded me of my own initial efforts to find out what happened to him. I was very close to him and was in sporadic contact with him in the months before his disappearance. I can confirm much of what you uncovered. Sadly, I can also confirm several of the suspicions you had: It is presumed that he committed suicide; no body was found, but personal belongings were found by a bridge (and, I believe, a note; I've gotten this part second-hand). Also correct was the hunch that his parents have been very private about this and that there has been no public acknowledgement. As such, I advise you not to contact them.
I'd also like to add a few words about him as a person (I've wanted to do so for years, but didn't out of respect for his parents' apparent wish for privacy, but this has shown me the need for a public, online acknowledgement, and ideally one that people wondering about him him can find). He may have had a small online footprint, but he left a big impression on many people's lives. He went to the University of Chicago Laboratory School and graduated from high school there in 1995. He was gregarious, intelligent, and popular, and he had an offbeat sense of humor. He loved music, especially jazz, and he appreciated calculus at an emotional and aesthetic level.
If you have more questions, I'd be willing to answer them.
