SECAUCUS AND BEYOND — Relatives are frantically looking for a college student from Secaucus whose brother reported him missing. Kevin Babakitis, 21, played football for Secaucus High School and was supposed to come home for spring break, but did not.
The Brattleboro Reformer newspaper in Vermont reports that he has not been seen by those who know him since March 11. The Vermont State Police are looking for him.
“He was supposed to have been traveling to his home in New Jersey for spring break, from March 11 to March 20,” notes the newspaper.
It also reports: “After flyers regarding his disappearance were posted, police learned he was seen at the Holiday Inn Express in Brattleboro on March 19. Police were told he left on foot. An immediate response to the area by the Vermont State Police and the Brattleboro Police failed to turn up any further leads. Babakitis is described as being 6’0”, 180 pounds, short brown hair, brown eyes, short dark facial hair, darker complexion. Babakitis does not have a vehicle or access to a vehicle. It is likely that if Babakitis is traveling, he is using public transportation or relying on people who are willing to assist him.
“Anyone with information related to the whereabouts of Kevin Babakitis is asked to contact the Brattleboro barracks of the Vermont State Police 802-254-2382.”
Babakitis’ mother, Arlene T. Babakitis, was one of a handful of Secaucus residents who died in the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. She worked for the Port Authority.
A Facebook page set up to find him has 1,319 members. It can be found
HERE. It displays a photo of him in his Secaucus High School football uniform.
It also notes that he has a ‘sleeve’ tattoo with a chain, a Cross, and the World Trade Center.