Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm US/Eastern
Missing N.J. Boy Still A Mystery 16 Years Later
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS 3) ―
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Sunday marks the 16-year anniversary of the disappearance of Mark Himebaugh from his New Jersey home.
The mother of a South Jersey boy is speaking out as a somber anniversary approaches.
This Sunday marks 16 years since the disappearance of Mark Himebaugh and authorities have released an age-enhanced photo, showing Himebaugh as he would look today at age 27.
Mark's family hopes this new photo will spark new leads in their son's disappearance.
Himebaugh vanished from a park just a block from his home 16 years ago.
His mother and police remain confident he could still be alive, and they want the world to see what he would look like now.
"I'm not gonna give up. He gave me the most beautiful 11 1/2 years of my life," said Maureen Himebaugh.
Maureen smiled looking at an age enhanced photo, thinking about how handsome her son would be at age 27.
"He looks like me, he would look like that I know it would important to keep it out there it gives me hope."
The curious 11-year-old asked his mom permission to check out a marsh fire while she ran a quick errand, it was the last she saw him.
"I can see him, I remember his last words, he said 'O.K. Mom.'"
Investigators found Mark's footprints and left sneaker along Sunray beach near his home, but have never been able to identify a young girl he was walking with.
"You think about it all the time, you wonder, you want to hope for the best," said Officer Webster, who has worked on the case.
Police and Mrs. Himebaugh are convinced Mark was abducted, and feel the new photo could bring new leads and perhaps closure.
If anyone has information about Mark's disappearance or whereabouts please contact authorities at
609-465-8700 for Middle Township Police Dept. or
1-800-843-5678 (Center For Missing And Exploited Children).
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