Location picture is the shopping center where Steven went missing. Point A is where he was watching his sister and Point B is where his sister was found. Mouse over to enlarge. The image to the right is age-progressed to 65 years.
Location picture is the shopping center where Steven went missing. Point A is where he was watching his sister and Point B is where his sister was found.
Mouse over to enlarge. The image to the right is age-progressed to 65 years.
Name: Steven Craig Damman
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: October 31, 1955
Location Last Seen: East Meadow, Nassau County, New York
Date of Birth: December 15, 1952
Age: 2 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 3'2"
Weight: 32 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Fair complexion. He has a small scar under his chin, a mole-like birthmark on the back of his right calf, and a healed fracture on his left arm. He had been under treatment for kidney growth at the time he went missing. His footprints are available. At the time of his disappearance, he walked with his toes turned out.
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Blue overalls, a blue polo shirt, a red sweater with white and blue ships on the front, and brown shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Damman was last seen in East Meadow, NY on October 31, 1955. His mother left the family home to go to the Fair Food market, located a block and a half away. She brought along her two children, Steven and Pamela.
The mother left the two children out in front of the store at about 2:45 p.m. while she did her shopping, which she and other mothers had done several times before. There were three to four other carriages with babies left outside the store at the time. Pamela was strapped in a baby carriage while Steven was standing beside the carriage, holding a bag of jelly beans. Their mother told Steven to be good and that she would be right back before heading into the store. When she came back ten minutes later after buying a loaf of bread, Steven, Pamela, and the carriage were gone.
Pamela and the carriage were recovered unharmed behind the store. It was apparent that Steven could not have pushed the carriage there himself since he would have had to buck traffic and go over rough ground.
Despite a massive search involving more than a thousand people, Steven has not been seen nor heard from since. Damman's mother described Steven as not one to wander and as kind of a momma's boy. One witness claimed to have seen six people "pick up the boy" from in front of the supermarket.
The family eventually moved from Long Island to the Midwest. Their parents have since divorced and their father remarried.
Agency Name: Nassau County Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 516-573-7000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: LNAA19492
NCIC Case Number: M349486799
NamUs Case Number: 4580
NCMEC Case Number: 1149544
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Added: prior to 2011; Last Updated: 12/12/2023
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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