Missing
Stephen A. Paoletti
Paoletti, approximately 2017
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/30/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Edgewater, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/23/1972 (48)
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 170 pounds
Medical conditions : Paoletti suffers from ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and depression, and takes medication to control his conditions. His loved ones thought his conditions were being well-manAge at the time of disappearance: d at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Paoletti wears prescription eyeglasses. His nickname is Steve.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Paoletti was last seen in Edgewater, Florida on May 29, 2017, and he had contact with his girlfriend by text messAge at the time of disappearance: on May 30. They had plans to meet at her home for a Memorial Day cookout, and Paoletti said he'd bring a watermelon. He texted that he was having car trouble, but sent another text a short time later saying he'd taken care of it.
He never showed up at his girlfriend's house that night and never called, texted or emailed her, which is uncharacteristic of his behavior. He has never been heard from again. His girlfriend reported him missing four days later.
At the time of his disappearance, Paoletti worked freelance security jobs and also as a private investigator, specializing in judgment collections. He lived in a camper on a small farm the 1700 block of Hideaway Lane in Edgewater, but was in the process of moving out after getting into a tenant dispute with his landlord, who lived in the farmhouse.
When police went to his residence, they found his car parked there, with the hood up and a battery charger attached. His cellular phones were inside his camper, and there was no evidence of a struggle. His landlord said she'd seen Paoletti on June 2, riding in a dark-colored pickup truck. Police have ruled her out as a suspect in her disappearance, as she's elderly and in poor health.
In addition to his dispute with his landlord, Paoletti has had some legal issues. Two local people, one of them a court clerk, had filed injunctions against him, allegeding he was stalking them. Both of the injunctions were later dismissed. His girlfriend thought he might have been armed, but neither she nor his parents, who live in New York, thought he was a danger to himself or anyone else.
Authorities stated there was very little evidence as to Paoletti's fate. His father believes if he was attacked at home, it couldn't have been a random act; he stated Paoletti's trailer was in an out-of-the-way area that wasn't easy to reach, and it was unlikely anyone would have accidentally come upon it.
His case remains unsolved.
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Volusia County Sheriff's Office
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September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Buffalo News
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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