Missing
Nicholas Peter Zizzamia
Zizzamia, approximately 1979
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/12/1979
Missing location (approx) :
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/30/1956 (64)
Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 290 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Blue jeans, a tan sweater and white sneakers.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Zizzamia was last seen leaving his parents' Cherry Hill, New Jersey home on May 12, 1979. He said he was going to pick up tickets for his upcoming graduation from Villanova University, which was scheduled to take place on May 14. Zizzamia was a senior accounting major at the university.
When his parents went to the ceremony, their son was not there. He has never been heard from again. His father's car, which Zizzamia was driving when he was last seen, was found locked and abandoned behind his father's Cherry Hill barbershop on Grove Street on May 15, three days after his disappearance.
Zizzamia has never been heard from again. He never used his driver's license, Social Security number or credit card after his disappearance. It's possible he committed suicide or left of his own accord; his friends stated he was unhappy with his life and had spoken about wanting to "vanish."
Zizzamia was an only child. His parents hired a private detective to try to find him, but without success. His mother died in 2003 and his father died in 2012. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Cherry Hill Police Department
856-488-7833
Camden County Sheriff's Office
856-225-5470
856-225-7661
September 2021 updates and sources
Cherry Hill Police Department
Camden County Sheriff's Office
The Philadelphia Inquirer
October 12, 2004. November 28, 2015; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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