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On February 11, 1927, four-year-old William Gaffney vanished from the hallway outside his family's apartment in Brooklyn, New York. He had been playing with two neighborhood boys, aged three and twelve. The older boy went into his apartment for a short time, and when he came back, both William and the three-year-old were gone. The three-year-old was soon discovered alone on the roof of the building. When asked about William's whereabouts, he told a chilling story of a "boogey man" who had taken ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 11, 1927
Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

William

Gaffney

4

4

Unknown inches

White

Male

Feb 11, 1927

Brooklyn

New York

Brooklyn

None

01/27/2026