Missing Man

Found Dead

ONEONTA – Steven Kassirer, 53, the man whose car was found abandoned near the State Trooper barracks on Oneida Street was found dead late yesterday afternoon, State Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, announced today.

His body was found in the brush behind the Safelite Auto Glass, where his car was found parked last week. According to police, he was last seen by his family in Irondequoit on Saturday, Oct. 20, after leaving his father’s funeral, and was later seen checking out of a motel in Binghamton on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

His car was found parked in Oneonta on Thursday, Oct. 25, two days after his employer, the Brattlebro Retreat in Vermont, reported to Irondequoit Police that he hadn’t show up for work after he had texted them on Monday afternoon saying he would be in on Tuesday. Police do not believe he had any connections to Oneonta.

According to Dembinska, there were no signs of foul play, although his body allegedly showed signs of hypothermia.  An autopsy was inconclusive as to the cause of death, and additional tests and toxicology reports are pending.