Police have shared that the man who went missing a decade ago has been found dead after it was revealed that he was living under a fake name in New York. Even though no foul play in his death has been reported but Robert's body has been sent for autopsy and the details of it won't be released to the public.
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Robert Hoagland, a Connecticut man went missing 9 years ago. He has been found dead in New York where he was living under a new name.
Hoagland was reported missing in Newtown, Connecticut, on July 29, 2013. On that day, he was supposed to pick up a family member from the airport. The man also did not show up at work, NBC News reports.
Credit: Newtown Police Department
His car, wallet, cell phone, and medication had all been left at his home in Newtown, and investigators confirmed that he was last spotted at a local gas station.
The case turned big when many people reported to the officials that they saw him. The disappearance was even discussed on the Investigation Discovery show Disappeared.
Credit: Newtown Police Department
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No one knew what happened to the man until this week when the news of his death reached the media. He was found dead at a residence in Rock Hill, according to the Sheriff's Department in Sullivan County, New York.
He had been using the moniker Richard King at the time, according to New Haven news station WTNH News 8.
The sheriff's department initially experienced difficulties identifying the man until they discovered documents at his home linking him to the name Robert Hoagland.
Credit: Newtown Police Department
It was later confirmed that Richard King and Robert Hoagland were the same person.
Officials report that Hoagland had been living in Sullivan County under his fake name since about November 2013.
Police also confirmed that there was no foul play observed at the place he died.
However, his body has been sent to the Sullivan County Coroner for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.
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His son, Christopher Hoagland, told NBC News his family is still processing the news.
"It's pretty confusing," he said. "We're trying to handle it right now to be honest. Haven't really figured out any details."
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He said he was unaware that Hoagland had left Connecticut and was living a new life in New York.
The Newtown Police Department has shared its condolences to Hoagland's loved ones.
As the nature of the investigation is not criminal, authorities won't be revealing any further details on the case.