Where did Boner go?

mca47

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/2 ... tml?hpt=T2

Ex-'Growing Pains' actor missing
By Alan Duke, CNN
February 22, 2010 6:13 p.m. EST


Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- When former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig missed his flight home to Los Angeles from Vancouver, British Columbia, last week, his father became worried.

Walter Koenig, an actor known for playing Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series, had just received a letter from his son that had a "despondent tone," according to a family statement on the father's Web site.

Two days later -- on February 18 -- the elder Koenig and his wife, Judy, called Vancouver police to report their 41-year-old son missing, Detective Raymond Payette said.

"Andrew has recently been despondent and his family and friends are concerned for his well-being," a police statement said.

Although the Koenigs are reaching out for public help, their son's disappearance is too painful for them to appear on camera to talk about it, Walter Koenig said.

"I tried it once, and it was just too difficult," he said.

The parents last talked on the phone to their son February 9, a week before he failed to board his flight home, the family statement said.

"Andrew was suffering from depression at the time of his disappearance," the family said.

Walter and Judy Koenig will travel to Vancouver on Tuesday to assist with the search, a family spokesman said.

Andrew Koenig, who was in Vancouver to visit friends, was last seen by those friends at a Vancouver bakery on Valentines Day, two days before the missed flight, police said.

Walter Koenig, in the posting on his Web site, said he did not believe there was one specific incident that led to his son's disappearance.

"I think it's something that has been a part of his makeup for a long time," he said. "There's no single trauma. There's no episode. There's nothing of that nature." He also said drugs were not an issue.

"It was also discovered that Andrew sold or gave away a number of his possessions before flying to Canada, and he refused a job, saying he 'wasn't going to work anymore,' " the family statement said.

Andrew Koenig was described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds, with brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes, authorities said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to notify police.

Koenig appeared in 25 episodes of "Growing Pains" from 1985 to 1989, playing Richard "Boner" Stabone, according to the Internet Movie Database Web site. He also has appeared in episodes of several other TV shows, including "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "G.I. Joe," "My Two Dads" and "21 Jump Street."

His father's Web site describes him as "a gifted and passionate, multitalented young man."

patrickredeyes

I heard about this and then heard this story right after it.

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/20/s ... isappears/


A close relative of a missing Southern California family fears they may have been kidnapped. “My gut feeling is telling me that they are being held against their will in some way,” said Michael McStay, brother of Joseph McStay. “That’s my personal opinion. That’s what I think.”

Joseph McStay, 40, his wife, Summer, 43, and their two young children, Gianna, 4, and Joseph, 3, have not been seen or heard from since February 4.

Concerned relatives contacted authorities who then conducted a welfare check of the family's home on February 15, the sheriff's department said in a written statement.

An SUV belonging to the family was found abandoned near the Mexican border. "At this point it just seems to be a mystery," Lt. Dennis Brugos of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office told CNN. "There is a chance the family could have voluntarily left and disappeared, but it's unlikely."

Michael McStay said he would speak to his older brother at least once a week. “Every Friday he would call me and we’d be talking for a while,” he said. “We were tight. We’ve always been tight.”


The McStay home is in Fallbrook, an unincorporated area about 45 miles north of San Diego.

"Evidence at the family home suggested that the family had not left on a planned vacation and that the totality of the circumstances surrounding their disappearance was quite out of character for the family," the sheriff's office said.

Brugos said the McStays' two dogs were left at the home unattended and without food or water.

"I think there were some food items left out that should have been refrigerated," Brugos added. "Those types of things sparked our attention, and on the chance that this turns into a criminal investigation we want to be on the ground floor with this thing."

After the SUV was found in San Ysidro, two blocks from the Mexican border, "it was processed with a search warrant," Brugos said. "There was nothing in the car ... suggesting that this was some criminal act."

However, investigators are not ruling out the possibility of foul play and have assigned the case to the sheriff's homicide detail.

"There is nothing illegal about disappearing," Brugos said. "(But) in this particular case, according to relatives it would be out of character just to disappear without notifying family members."

Brugos also said it was unlikely the McStays were targeted by a Mexican drug cartel. "There is nothing in Joseph or his wife's life or background that would suggest (or) that would put them in a high risk of any criminal activity," he said.

And, he said, interviews with relatives and friends indicate no internal signs of marital trouble or conflict. "Everyone has issues in every family, but as far as a family just disappearing, there is nothing to suggest they would do just that," he said.

“He is fun loving and easy going,” said Michael McStay. “He’s creative, h e’s just you know, people like to hange with him, both of them. Summer is very intelligent, very educated, a heck of a mom…this doesn’t add up.”

Joseph McStay is self-employed, creating and installing indoor water treatments, such as pools," Brugos said.

He called the disappearance of the McStay family unsettling and unusual.

"We've had cases where there have been incidents, but relatively quickly we are able to determine what happened," he said. "In this particular case, it's been quite a while."

Michael McStay said the family is coping as best they can. “Everyone just wants the babies and them home safe, just trying to network and get the information out as quickly as possible,’ he told CNN.

Joseph McStay, 40, is 5-foot-9 and weighs 175 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Summer McStay, also known as Lisa Aranda-Martelli, is 43, 5-foot-5, 115 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the McStay family is urged to contact Sgt. Dave Martinez of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office at 858-565-5200. Anonymous calls can be made to 888-580-8477

Wobbie

the boner always comes back! :shifty:

ZiggyStar

That's what I'm wondering!

mickeyrat

HAd to leave after he spit.

orig_long red

Boner went south.

norm

the dude is checkoff's son and boner...what does he have to be depressed about?! :P



seriously, i hope he's ok...didn't sound like he was in a good frame of mind the last time anyone saw him

FenwayFaithful

I hope he's ok. We can't lose Boner.

Wobbie

FenwayFaithful wrote:

We can't lose Boner.

I'm juvenile...........................and bored out of my mind.

PearlJam24

I hope he pops up soon...


No really, on a serious note, I'd hate for anything bad to happen to him. Sounds like he wasn't in a very good state (mentally). I hope all turns out well. :(

LloydXmas

Boner is with stinky starting their new band called the stinky boners.

righteousbabe

Boner will surely pop up first thing in the morning.

PJPOWER

We can only hope Boner hasn't gotten stuck in a hairy situation...

PureandEasy

Is there nothing you people take seriously?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

He went to the IHOP...

For FREE PANCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Better Dan

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

He went to the IHOP...

For FREE PANCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHA After all your other posts about IHOP, this made me crack up. I nearly spit water all over my monitor.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

DS114969 wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

He went to the IHOP...

For FREE PANCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHA After all your other posts about IHOP, this made me crack up. I nearly spit water all over my monitor.

How can you not love the idea of free pancakes????

Free pancakes ROCK!!!!!!!!!

CJMST3K

mca47 wrote:

Where did Boner go?

I think this same thing everytime Sarah Jessica Parker comes on the TV.

the wolf

probably hiding in some damp dark hole.



serious note, hope he is okay.

the wolf

CJMST3K wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Where did Boner go?

I think this same thing everytime Sarah Jessica Parker comes on the TV.

PearlOfAGirl

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

He went to the IHOP...

For FREE PANCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

One Track Mind!!!

Seriously, I hope he's alright...

The Waiting Trophy Man

Boner will pop up eventually...

Phantom Pain

They have been looking LONG and HARD for Boner...

He's with Mr.Me-off last I heard

mfc2006

CJMST3K wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Where did Boner go?

I think this same thing everytime Sarah Jessica Parker comes on the TV.

well played!!!

The Waiting Trophy Man

Someone needs to get ahold of boner...

CJMST3K

Yellow Ledbetterman wrote:

Someone needs to get ahold of boner...

eeriepadave

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http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20347136,00.html

Andrew Koenig's Body Believed to Have Been Found

A body believed to be that of missing Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig was found in a Vancouver park Thursday, police said.

Police and Keonig's parents were scheduled to appear at an evening news conference to provide additional details.

Koneig, 41, disappeared on Feb. 16 while traveling to the British Columbia city.

"Vancouver Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in Stanley Park around noon [Thursday]," police said in a statement. "The body is believed to be that of Andrew Koenig."

Mounted officers had been searching the park, which Koenig was known to have frequented.

The announcement came a day after Koenig's father, Star Trek star Walter Koenig, made an emotional televised plea to his son to let the family know he was okay.

The younger Koenig, who played Kirk Cameron's pal Boner on the hit '80s sitcom, had long battled depression, his family said. He had cleared out his Los Angeles apartment about three weeks ago before traveling to Vancouver, where he once lived.

PearlOfAGirl

OMG!!! This is so sad

CJMST3K

RIP

CROJAM95

Sad news

he made me laugh as a kid

just hearin the word boner on tv was groundbreaking at my young age

he will be missed