The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

After a New Jersey mother reports that her five-year-old son vanished from a carnival, detectives embark on a decades-long investigation. Andrea Canning reports.

NRS30 E24 85 minNews and Information Primetime Full Episode

Appearing:Lester Holt

Available until 09/23/22

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Tags: Andrea Canning, Crime, Dennis Murphy, Josh Mankiewicz, keith morrison, Lester Holt, Mystery, news, murder

The carnival rolled in to Sayreville, New Jersey on Memorial Day weekend, 1991. It marked the unofficial start of summer.

15-year-old Jennifer was supposed to meet up with her aunt, 23-year-old Michelle, and Michelle’s son, 5-year-old Timmy.

But when Jennifer arrived and found Michelle – Timmy was nowhere to be found.

Something was wrong. Michelle told Jennifer she couldn’t find Timmy.

They notified an officer nearby and began searching the carnival grounds.

Timmy was wearing a red tank top, red shorts and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sneakers.

After about 20 minutes of searching the immediate area, there was no sign of Timmy.

Michelle made an announcement over the loudspeaker: “Timmy, if you can hear me, Mommy needs you to come out now.”

The carnival fell silent.

Timmy did not respond.

The search extended beyond the grounds of the carnival, with hundreds of volunteers searching for Timmy.

Jim Ryan, then the head of the local volunteer first aid squad in South Amboy, New Jersey, talks about the search efforts and how the community rallied together to help find the 5-year-old.

The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

After about a year with few answers, Timmy’s remains were found in a marshy area.

Loved ones remember Timmy as a fun and joyful little boy.

The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

Timmy’s disappearance brought about a massive investigation and 30 years of twists and turns.

It all came to a sudden and dramatic end, just a few months ago.

Watch the full episode, “The Blue Blanket Mystery,” now.

The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

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The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

1 hr 24 min

The Blue Blanket Mystery full episode

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After a New Jersey mother reports that her five-year-old son vanished from a carnival, detectives embark on a decades-long investigation. Andrea Canning reports.

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After a New Jersey mother reports that her five-year-old son vanished from a carnival, detectives embark on a decades-long investigation. Andrea Canning reports.

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Timothy William "Timmy" Wiltsey (August 6, 1985 – remains recovered April 23, 1992) was a 5-year-old boy from South Amboy, New Jersey, United States, whose mother, Michelle Lodzinski, told police that he went missing from a carnival in nearby Sayreville on May 25, 1991.

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