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The search for a missing 14-year-old Moriches boy entered its sixth day Wednesday as his mother shared a detailed timeline of sightings on social media, revealing her son was captured on multiple surveillance cameras in the hours after he disappeared Friday morning.
William Floyd freshman Liam Stark was last seen about 7 a.m. Friday when he turned around at the entrance to the high school, and then headed into a nearby Dunkin’.
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Christy Stark, who previously made a televised plea for help finding her son, posted Wednesday that she wants to organize a search party but is struggling with where to focus efforts given the wide area of reported sightings.
According to the timeline she shared, surveillance footage shows Liam went to Dunkin’ after walking away from the school Friday morning. Between 8:35 and 8:51 a.m., he was seen on video at a CVS in Shirley, where he took his school books out of his bag and left them in the store.
Minutes later, at 8:55 a.m., he was captured on video wandering through a gas station next to the CVS, then heading toward a Kohl’s parking lot about 9 a.m.
The last confirmed video sighting was at 1:51 p.m. Friday at OK Petroleum in Brookhaven, where he was seen inside the store.
Saturday sighting not recorded
On Saturday, someone reported seeing him around 11 a.m., walking on Northern Boulevard heading east toward William Floyd Parkway, though there is no video footage to confirm the sighting.
Christy Larkin said there have been scattered additional sightings in Brookhaven, Bellport, Shirley and Middle Island with details that “left large questions of if it was truly him.”
Liam is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 155 pounds, with short blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, navy blue sweatpants, and black sneakers.
MTA Police have been notified to watch for Liam. Suffolk County Police have been investigating his disappearance since Friday afternoon.
“It is possible of course that he found a vacant house to hide in/around too,” Christy Larking wrote in her Facebook post. “So I’m open of course to a search party. But I can’t fathom how to go about doing that with so little information.”
She closed her message with a heartfelt plea: “I need my boy home.”
Former Pat-Med student
Patchogue-Medford School District, where Liam was previously a student, has joined William Floyd School District in asking the public’s help in locating the boy, who is a family member of one of the district’s teachers.
“Every member of our community can make a difference in this search,” the district said in a Facebook post. “Please take a moment to view the attached flyer and share it widely. Your vigilance and assistance are invaluable in helping to bring Liam home safely.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.
Top photos: Facebook
