NY LIAM STARK: Missing from Moriches/Shirley, NY - 17 Oct 2025 - Age 14 *Found Safe* (10 Viewers)

Mother makes TV plea for help finding Moriches boy missing five days

Christy Stark made an emotional plea on News 12 for help finding her son Liam, 14, who has been missing from Moriches since Friday morning.

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Mother makes TV plea for help finding Moriches boy missing five days​

As the search for 14-year-old Liam Stark reaches its fifth day, his mother is making an emotional plea for the public’s help in bringing her son home safely.

Christy Stark spoke with News 12 Long Island about her son’s disappearance, revealing heartbreaking details about the moments before Liam vanished last Friday morning.

School security cameras captured the Moriches boy walking toward William Floyd High School before turning around and leaving, with surveillance footage showing him wiping away tears before walking away, she said.

“According to the school’s cameras, he started walking to the school and then you can watch him contemplate if he’s going in or not,” Stark told News 12.

Stark said her son has been struggling with personal trauma and believes he may be trying to cope with it on his own.

“I think that in a very wounded way, this was his ‘I can make it,'” she said.


Liam was last seen at about 7:10 a.m. on Friday, , walking into Dunkin’ at 490 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach. His older brother had dropped him off at William Floyd High School that morning, but Liam never went inside.

Family members reported him missing to police about 2:30 p.m. that same day. Police said the boy was last spotted Friday night on Smith Road near Wertheim Road in Shirley.

Since then, neighbors have rallied around the Stark family, some dropping off groceries as the search continues.


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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Boy, 14, seen wiping away tears before he VANISHED

Liam Stark went missing on Friday after security cameras at William Floyd High School caught him beginning to walk inside at 7.10am but never making it in.

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Boy, 14, seen wiping away tears just before he VANISHED after brother dropped him off at school​

A 14-year-old boy was seen wiping away tears before he vanished after his brother dropped him off at his Long Island high school.

Liam Stark went missing on Friday after security cameras at William Floyd High School caught him beginning to walk inside at 7.10am but never making it in.

'You can kind of watch him contemplating suddenly, "Am I going? Am I not?" Liam's mother Christy Stark told News 12 Long Island.

Christy said her son has been going through personal trauma and surveillance footage showed him wiping away tears before he walked away from the school.

'I think that in a very wounded way, this was his "I can make it,"' the worried mother added.

After failing to go inside the school, Liam went to a Dunkin' Donuts about a three-minute walk away, police said.

He was last seen Friday evening on a road about 2 miles from his school, near the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley.

 

[Tresir]

Still no news. His mum is checking out woods at night!!! I hope he comes home soon.

'Liam, We Love You So Much, Please Come Home': A LI Mother's Desperate Plea To Her Missing Son, 14

"Nothing you are struggling with is bigger than my love," Liam Stark's heartbroken mother said. "And nobody needs to struggle alone."

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MORICHES, NY — A Moriches mother has sent a desperate plea to her son, 14, missing since Friday: "'Liam, we love you so much. Please come home."
According to Suffolk County police, Liam Stark was last seen leaving William Floyd High School property and going into Dunkin', located at 490 Mastic Road, at about 7:10 a.m. on Friday.
He was reported missing by family at approximately 2:30 p.m. the same day, police said.

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Liam is white, 5-feet, 5 inches tall and 155 lbs. with blonde hair and brown eyes, police said. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with navy blue sweatpants and black sneakers, police said.
Speaking with Patch Tuesday, Christy Stark, Liam's heartbroken mother, broke down in tears as she set off alone to scour the woods, searching for her boy.
On Friday, Stark said her older son dropped Liam off at school just after 7 a.m. "He got out of the car and my older son drove away," she said.
Stark said she didn't realize that her son hadn't attended classes until her other son called after school to tell her that Liam wasn't on the bus. At first, she told her son to look around the bus. "Maybe he's slouched down in a seat in the back," she said.
But when her other son was dropped off at 2:15 p.m., he told her that Liam hadn't been on the bus at all.
At first, Stark said, she wasn't overly concerned; she thought maybe Liam had stayed at school for extra help.
But then, she called the school and was told there was no extra help offered on Fridays — and Liam had not swiped in for school at all that day.
"That's when the alarms went off," she said. "I said, 'I have to call the police!'"
At that point, she said, her son had been missing from 7 a.m. until about 2:25 p.m. when she made the 911 call. "He had all that time to be wandering," she said. "We were really late to the game, to find him."
Her son, she said, has had past trauma and has been working through some difficult issues. "Teens, on the whole, are just finding themselves and learning how to process emotion," she said. "He has been struggling for awhile."
Stark believes that her son may have had "a feeling of wanting to prove to himself that he can make it on his own. He has a lot of emotional supports in place and maybe he thought, 'I don't need supports.' But, if you're going to do something like this, of course you do."
Stark has five children, ranging in age from 22 to 9; his siblings want to see their beloved brother home safe.
Since Friday, Stark said she has been piecing together her son's path, poring through camera footage and sightings. "We were able to follow Liam's steps from school to Dunkin' to the CVS in Shirley, where he dumped his books," she said. "Then, he sort of wandered next door to a gas station and headed off to Kohl’s across street."
Stark said she thinks it's likely he may have taken clothes from Kohl's because, in a next video from OK Petroleum in Brookhaven on Montauk Highway, his backpack, now emptied of books, appears to be "really full. It looks like it's filled with clothes," she said.
Another woman said she believed she saw Liam on Saturday morning, walking down Northern Boulevard, heading east toward William Floyd Parkway, across from the Long Island Rail Road station, where it's possible he may have gotten onto a train.
"It was very clear, at that point, that Liam was definitely walking completely on his own," she said. "That Saturday morning sighting is the last we've had."
Frantic, Stark has been unable to sleep and eat; she has been searching the woods, printing up flyers, praying for her son's safe return. "I keep taking moments throughout the day to sit still and send love to his heart," she said. "Maybe subconsciously, he senses that."
And even though her teenaged son may think he's out on an adventure of sorts: "We're seeing the reality of this. It's terrifying. He's very much at risk of harm. This morning it was 48 degrees. He's out in the elements with no shelter, no food. But he's probably not seeing it from that point of view."
The community, she said, has opened its arms to help, bringing food and printing flyers.
But so far, after seeing Liam near the LIRR station, there has been no confirmation that he actually did board a train — and no further sightings. "He's managed to evade people," she said.
Stark wanted to thank the many who've offered comfort, hope and warm food for her children during her darkest hours. "Everyone's come together; it's so beautiful. How can I grocery shop, cook dinner? All I can do is think of my son — is he dehydrated, hypothermic?"
Her son, she said, loves gardening. "He has a greenhouse in the backyard and a little farm area, fenced in, that he made in backyard. To connect with him I’m spending time back there — he's got all sorts of vegetables and herbs. He labels them and spends all of his free time researching his gardening. He loves all of that, being outdoors. When he has a stressful day or is feeling difficult emotions he says, 'I'll be out in my greenhouse.'"
Liam, she said, also absolutely loves animals. "When he sees them, you can watch him just light up," Stark said.
Her son had just joined the ROTC, and was proud of his uniform — the photo shown was taken just a week before he disappeared.
Her voice filled with tears, Stark said she has a message for her boy: "Nothing you are struggling with is bigger than my love," she said. "And nobody needs to struggle alone."
She added that she is "beyond honored to be a mom, and to be able to just guide my kids and be there for them. If it means standing by their sides as they crumble, at their lowest point, it's my honor to be there. It's not a job, not a responsibility. It's a calling for moms. It's our DNA."
Since he's been gone, Stark said she lies down in her son's bed at night, reading his books, needing to feel connected to her boy.
Since she learned he'd never attended school Friday, Stark said she's been frantic. "It's heartbreaking and completely exhausting. I can't eat, I'm sick to my stomach, round the clock. I'm crying, then hopeful, then I feel like I lost him. My mind starts running. I'm in a constant state of flight or flight."
She added: "How do you listen to the wind against your windows at night — and know your child is probably in the woods somewhere? How can I sleep in a nice, warm house. I'm wondering, 'Is he okay? Is he freezing?'"
And so she's taken to searching the woods at night, armed with a big flashlight and desperate hope.
She's met many homeless, sleeping in tents, and shared her son's story and photo — she met one man, slightly disheveled, late at night on a bicycle who took a stack of flyers and began handing them out. "That's love," she said.
On Tuesday, Stark offered an update on social media: "First of all, thank you, for the love, help, support and exposure. Just, wow. Still not much in the way of sightings/locations."
Stark said she is looking for tips regarding locations of homeless camps that are off the main road — in the woods, or a bit out of sight of drivers — that he may have connected with, in the Mastic, Shirley, Brookhaven, Bellport or Patchogue areas.
"Not a shelter, because he wouldn’t be looking to do that," Stark said. But a tent encampment is a possibility, she said, because while her son may want to prove his independence, he also craves community.
"I want to make a list and start visiting those places to check for him. I also am planning on bringing some socks, blankets, etc. with me so that I can help keep others warm as I continue my search. If anyone feels compelled to do the same, I think that’s great. You’re all helping me so much and I’d love to see us using this awful situation to help others in need along the way," she said.
And to her precious son, Liam, Stark echoed the words that have been a drumbeat in her heart: "We love you. Please, come home."
If you see Liam, Stark said to call 911 immediately. Detectives are asking anyone with information on Liam's location to call 911 or the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.

 

[Kimster]

They need searchers other than Mom. Just in case he harmed himself, I don’t want her to find him like that.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Moriches boy missing for over five days, mom posts timeline of sightings

The search for 14-year-old Liam Stark of Moriches entered its sixth day as his mother shared a detailed timeline of sightings

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Moriches boy missing for over five days, mom posts timeline of sightings​

The search for a missing 14-year-old Moriches boy entered its sixth day Wednesday as his mother shared a detailed timeline of sightings on social media, revealing her son was captured on multiple surveillance cameras in the hours after he disappeared Friday morning.

William Floyd freshman Liam Stark was last seen about 7 a.m. Friday when he turned around at the entrance to the high school, and then headed into a nearby Dunkin’.

Christy Stark, who previously made a televised plea for help finding her son, posted Wednesday that she wants to organize a search party but is struggling with where to focus efforts given the wide area of reported sightings.

According to the timeline she shared, surveillance footage shows Liam went to Dunkin’ after walking away from the school Friday morning. Between 8:35 and 8:51 a.m., he was seen on video at a CVS in Shirley, where he took his school books out of his bag and left them in the store.

Minutes later, at 8:55 a.m., he was captured on video wandering through a gas station next to the CVS, then heading toward a Kohl’s parking lot about 9 a.m.

The last confirmed video sighting was at 1:51 p.m. Friday at OK Petroleum in Brookhaven, where he was seen inside the store.

On Saturday, someone reported seeing him around 11 a.m., walking on Northern Boulevard heading east toward William Floyd Parkway, though there is no video footage to confirm the sighting.

Christy Larkin said there have been scattered additional sightings in Brookhaven, Bellport, Shirley and Middle Island with details that “left large questions of if it was truly him.”

 

[Tresir]

OMG he's home.

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I just started reading this link and then right at the bottom it said he showed up at home. I so hope this is accurate. Maybe wait for another confirming article.

Here it is.

What Happened to Liam Stark? The 14-Year-Old Went Missing From His Long Island High School

People are wondering what happened 14-year-old Liam Stark after he vanished from his high school in Long Island, N.Y.

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What Happened to Liam Stark? The 14-Year-Old Went Missing From His Long Island High School​

"I just keep sending out love to him and hoping that he can feel it, wherever he is, and that it can help and he can come home."

By Niko Mann

Published Oct. 22 2025, 3:41 p.m. ET

Source: Facebook / Christy Lynn

A 14-year-old boy, Liam Stark, disappeared after being dropped off at this high school in Mastic Beach in Long Island, N.Y., and the worried community wondered what happened to him.
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According to Greater Long Island.com, Liam disappeared after being dropped off by his brother, Aidan, at this high school at 7 a.m. on Oct. 17, 2025. Video footage from William Floyd High School showed Liam walking toward the building, but he never went inside.

Source: Facebook / Christy Lynn
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What happened to Liam Stark?​

Liam went missing after being dropped off at William Floyd High School on Oct. 17, and he was later seen heading toward a Dunkin' Donuts, per News 12 Long Island. His mother, Chritsy, told the outlet that Liam was processing trauma as of late, and he was seen wiping away tears before walking away from the school.
"You can kind of watch him contemplating suddenly, ‘Am I going? Am I not?’” she said. "I think, in a wounded way, this was his, ‘I can make it.'"
According to People, Liam was reported missing at 2:30 p.m. that day after he didn't get off the school bus.
"It’s been just devastating,” said Liam's brother, Aidan.
"I just want to give him the world," added his mother. "I just keep sending out love to him and hoping that he can feel it, wherever he is, and that it can help, and he can come home."
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Surveillance footage later showed Liam at a CVS in Shirley, N.Y., and he took some books out of his backpack and left them in the pharmacy. At 8:55 a.m., the teen was seen at a gas station right next to the CVS. He was then seen walking through a parking lot at Kohl’s around 9 a.m. Video of Liam inside the OK Petroleum in Brookhaven was also recovered.
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The following day, a witness saw Liam on Northern Boulevard walking toward William Floyd Parkway. His school asked for help from the community in finding Liam on Facebook.
"Every member of our community can make a difference in this search," read the post. "Please take a moment to view the attached flyer and share it widely. Your vigilance and assistance are invaluable in helping to bring Liam home safely."
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The Suffolk County Police Department detectives also asked the community for help locating Liam, and his mother shared a message on Facebook asking for help as well in finding Liam.
"It is possible, of course, that he found a vacant house to hide in/around too," she wrote of the sightings of Liam and the search.
"So I’m open, of course, to a search party, of course. But I can’t fathom how to go about doing that with so little information. If someone has any ideas of how to coordinate a search with such wide perimeters. I need my boy home."
We are happy to report that at 1:37 p.m., on Oct. 22, Christy announced on Facebook that Liam had been found and was at home.

 

[Kimster]

Oh thank the Lord! I was very worried about him. His mom must be so happy right now!

 

[Tresir]

Found a second link too. This has a pic of him. And more details. So happy for his mum. So great to have a happy ending.

LI Mom Who Sent Desperate Plea Gets 'Happiest Of Endings' As Missing Son Liam Returns Home, Safe

"I want to shout it from the rooftops. I have my boy!"

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Missing Son Liam Returns Home, Safe​

"I want to shout it from the rooftops. I have my boy!"​

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Posted Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 3:33 pm ETUpdated Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 3:34 pm ET
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Liam Stark returned home safe to Long Island on Wednesday. (Courtesy Christy Stark)
MORICHES, NY — A Moriches mother who sent a desperate plea to her son, 14, missing since Friday, has had the "happiest of endings" — her boy is home safe.
Christy Stark, whose had been searching frantically for her son Liam —according to Suffolk County police, Liam had last been seen leaving William Floyd High School property and going into Dunkin', located on Mastic Road, at about 7:10 a.m. on Friday — spoke with Patch about the joyful homecoming.
Liam, she said, had left a message Monday night, saying he was in the Bronx, but in the flood of phone calls she'd received since he went missing, she didn't hear the message until later. "He called saying he was in the Bronx and he missed us. When I heard it, I was freaking out," she said. "My other son was telling me to breathe."

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She and Liam's brother raced to the Bronx, while Stark also called NYPD and other friends in New York to get the word out that he'd been located.
As they were driving toward the Bronx, Liam called his mother, the most beautiful call she'd ever received, Stark said. "I kept him on the phone until we got there," she said.
And then, in a heartbeat, mother and son were together again — and able to head back to Long Island.

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As they were standing on the street, someone called Liam's name — a man who'd heard the story of Liam's disappearance and wanted to help bring him home. "He asked, 'Are you Liam?'" Stark said. And then, when he realized Stark was his mother and he was witnessing the reunion of a lifetime, the man told Liam: "'I'm a father,'" he told Liam. "Your family is always going to be there for you.'"
Stark told Patch that she was overjoyed. "It's the happiest of endings," she said. "I want to shout it from the rooftops. I have my boy!"
She said Liam had been sleeping on benches and had called her from a public library.
Stark wanted to thank every single person who reached out to open their hearts and care. "I don't even know how to say 'thank you,'" she said. "The words don't even exist to express my gratitude, for all of the people who helped me to get my baby back. I truly will be paying this forward for the rest of my days — it's my promise. But first I need to go home and cuddle with my boy."

 

[GrandmaBear]

So relieved to hear this. I had a lot of hope in this one as he left on his own and was seen in businesses. The small percentage of fear I had was that he was upset when he left and was just hoping he did no self harm.

Just a guess that the issue is at school and if that bad, I'd not make him go back and get him into independent studies.

That's one happy mama I'd guess.

 

[RoundPeg]

He traveled 45 miles or so.

I am glad he called his mom.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I googled it too lol, a fair distance away. I also came up with about 45 miles.