On July 11, 1989, 19-year-old Marcell Byers was last seen on the north side of Youngstown, Ohio. He was standing on a street corner with his friends. A white man driving a compact car drove up and asked Marcell where he could buy some crack. Shortly after Marcell and his friends reached another street corner and the same man pulled up, but in a black Jeep Cherokee or Ford Bronco with Florida plates instead of the other car.
The driver had a passenger, a white male with blond hair and in his mid 20's. The two quickly attacked Marcell. They jumped out, pistol whipped him, sprayed him with mace and then threw him into the back of the vehicle. Marcell was never seen again.
A father and son were arrested and charged with the kidnapping. Gerald Zuppo Sr. and his son Jerry Zuppo Jr pleaded no contest to kidnapping and sentenced five to twenty-five years. It wasn't believed to be a hate crime and was probably retaliation because Marcello allegedly had robbed Jerry of a gold chain.
It's believed that Marcell is dead due to not having contact with family and friends for so long.
SOURCES:
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/24852/details
http://charleyproject.org/case/marcell-byers
https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/MissingPersons/Cases/24852/Images/51330/Original
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