Truck found in the Androscoggin may solve New Hampshire cold case
New Hampshire State Police said a truck removed from the bottom of the Androscoggin River Tuesday is a major break in a decades-old cold case.
Investigators confirmed a 1996 Ford Ranger discovered a few miles south of Errol Village, was the same vehicle driven by Tony Imondi, who disappeared in Errol, New Hampshire in July of 1998.
Skeletal remains found inside the cab of the truck have been sent to the medical examiner's office for positive identification.
July 1, 1998 was the last day a then-26-year-old Imondi had been seen after attending a horseshoe tournament at Bill's Seafood.
Witnesses reported seeing Imondi leave the restaurant in his girlfriend's 1996 Ford Ranger truck.
After several days of not hearing from him Imondi's family and friends contracted New Hampshire state police to file an official missing person's report.
It was unknown at the time if Imondi had traveled south on Route 16 or west on Route 26.
For years searches were conducted by air, ground and by the New Hampshire Fish and Game dive team in areas along the Androscoggin River and Lake Gloriette located in Dixville, New Hampshire.
Earlier this month fish and game divers contained their search to an area just south of Errol Village and used sonar imaging to search contents at the bottom of the river.
One sonar image was consistent to a truck similar to the missing Ford Ranger, a fact that would later be confirmed upon further analysis.
Tuesday recovery teams removed the truck from the river and notified Imondi's family members of the discovery.