The Missing
Angel Antonio Torres
Biddeford, Maine
🕯️ MISSING: ANGEL ANTONIO “TONY” TORRES
📍 Biddeford, Maine
📅 Missing Since: May 21, 1999
🚨 Classification: Endangered Missing
👤 Age: 21
More than 27 years later, Angel Antonio “Tony” Torres remains missing from Maine. His disappearance is considered suspicious, and foul play is suspected.
👤 Who Was Angel?
Angel was a 21-year-old Puerto Rican man who was living in Maine and building a future for himself.
He graduated from Fryeburg Academy, where he played soccer and basketball. In 1999, he was attending Framingham State University in Massachusetts, majoring in business and psychology with a minor in Spanish.
He had recently moved into an apartment in Barre, Massachusetts, with his girlfriend.
His family said Angel loved sports and dreamed of one day owning a sporting goods store. He spoke fluent English and Spanish.
His family knew him as Angel, but he was also known by his nickname, “Tony.”
🌙 The Night Angel Disappeared
Angel was last seen at approximately 2:00 a.m. on May 21, 1999, in Biddeford, Maine.
He and his friend, Jason Anthony “Jay” Carney, had been visiting friends in the Biddeford area. According to accounts of the case, the two had spent several days selling drugs in Biddeford and nearby Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
On the night Angel disappeared, Carney said the two were at a friend’s apartment in Biddeford before leaving to meet customers who were reportedly unhappy with the quality of drugs they had purchased.
Carney later returned to the apartment alone. He was reportedly disheveled and upset.
Carney said he and Angel had walked to the Whistle Stop, a nearby convenience store, around 2:00 a.m.
Angel was reportedly looking for a ride either home to Denmark, Maine, or to North Conway, New Hampshire, which was relatively close to his home.
According to Carney, a man in a red truck was supposed to give Angel a ride.
That was the last known sighting of Angel.
He was never heard from again.
📞 His Family Realized Something Was Wrong
Angel’s family reported him missing on May 24, 1999, after his girlfriend informed them that he had failed to show up for work.
Despite searches and an investigation, Angel has never been found.
❓ A Possible Connection to Another Unsolved Murder
One particularly troubling aspect of Angel’s case involves the unsolved murder of 15-year-old Ashley Erin Ouellette.
Ashley was strangled in Scarborough, Maine, in February 1999 – just a few months before Angel disappeared.
Two of the last people known to have seen Angel, Steven and Daniel Sanborn, were also reportedly among the last people known to have seen Ashley alive. The Sanborn brothers attended high school with Ashley, and Steven had dated her briefly. Ashley had reportedly been at their home on the night she was killed.
Steven and Daniel have been considered possible suspects in Ashley’s murder, but they have never been charged. Ashley’s murder remains unsolved.
Angel had reportedly told his parents that he knew Ashley and that he “pretty much knew who killed her.”
This led to a theory that Angel may have been targeted because of what he allegedly knew about Ashley’s death.
⚠️ However, this connection has never been verified, and it remains only a theory.
💊 Another Theory
Investigators have also considered the possibility that Angel’s disappearance was drug-related.
Authorities have reportedly questioned the account provided by Jason Anthony “Jay” Carney and believed he may have been involved in Angel’s disappearance.
Carney moved to Rhode Island sometime after Angel disappeared. He died in 2015 at the age of 36 from what was suspected to be a drug overdose.
No one has been charged in connection with Angel’s disappearance.
👤 Angel’s Description
Name: Angel Antonio Torres
Nickname: Tony
📅 Date Missing: May 21, 1999
🎂 Age: 21
👨 Sex: Male
🤎 Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic / Puerto Rican descent
📏 Height: 5’8″
⚖️ Weight: 150–160 lbs
💇 Hair: Brown
👁️ Eyes: Brown
👓 Wears contact lenses
🗣️ Speaks fluent Spanish and English
🧥 Distinguishing Item
Angel was known to wear a large gold Gucci chain necklace featuring a large gold crucifix and serpent pendant.
🚚 A red truck is also associated with the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
💰 Reward
Angel’s family and supporters have continued efforts to generate information about his disappearance.
The reward has increased several times over the years.
💵 $20,000 as of August 23, 2021.
That reward remains available for information that could help bring answers to Angel’s family.
🕯️ 27+ Years Without Answers
Angel’s disappearance remains unsolved, and foul play is suspected.
His parents eventually requested and received a certificate of death, but the family has never had the answers they deserve, and Angel’s remains have never been found.
Someone knows what happened to Angel. Someone may remember seeing him that night. Someone may know who was driving the red truck. Someone may have information that has never been shared.
Even after all these years, it isn’t too late for that information to come forward.
📞 If you have information about Angel Antonio “Tony” Torres or his disappearance, please contact:
Maine State Police
Major Crimes Unit – South
☎️ 207-624-7076 ext. 9
You can also contact the Maine State Police at 207-657-3030.
🙏 His family has spent decades searching for answers.
🕯️ Angel Antonio “Tony” Torres has not been forgotten.
Sources:
Torres, Angel Antonio | Maine State Police
Angel Antonio Torres – The Charley Project
The Disappearance of Angel Torres Part 1 (Maine) | Dark Downeast
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