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1775DMNY - Charles Gazzam Hurd

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Charles Gazzam Hurd circa 1937

Name: Charles Gazzam Hurd
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: February 18, 1937
Location Last Seen: New York City, New York

Physical Description

Date of Birth: September 21, 1904
Age: 32 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue-gray
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: A gray overcoat, tan shoes, and a gray fedora.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

Charles Gazzam Hurd was a manager of the real estate and mortgage department of Dows Estates, Inc. at 15 William Street. He had gone to work on February 18, 1937 and left at the close of business. He had dinner at a restaurant and night club on East 54th Street, leaving sometime before 9 p.m., after cashing a small check.

Mr. Hurd was seen getting into his car, a Ford convertible coupe, with New Jersey license plate "I-E 65231, NJ." Around 9 p.m., he crashed his car into a pillar of an elevated railway structure at 3rd Avenue and 37th Street. He appeared to have suffered only minor injuries. He drove away and was never seen nor heard from again.

Charles Gazzam Hurd, a member of a well-known New York family. At the time of his disappearance he was separated from his wife and living at the Kenmore Hall Hotel on 23rd Street and Lexington Avenue.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: New York Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Bureau
Agency Phone Number: 1-212-694-7781
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NamUs Case Number: Not listed
NCIC Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)

Amy Hurd Fetchko

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr


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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.

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