Skeletal Remains Found Near Shopping Center Belong to Nurse Who Disappeared 4 Years Ago, Wife Says

Skeletal remains recovered down a Queens shopping halfway beryllium to a caregiver who vanished 4 years ago, according to his wife.

The New York Police Department tells PEOPLE that nan imaginable quality remains were recovered successful nan area of 20th Avenue and 132nd Street conscionable earlier 4 p.m. section clip connected Monday, Sept. 29.

A metropolis study unit recovered nan antheral skull, limb bony and hep bony while moving on 20th Avenue, ABC connection WABC reported.

Though constabulary person not shared nan personality of nan unfortunate astatine this time, Cathy Albright said officials told her nan remains were her hubby Richard "Max", who vanished successful October 2021, CW connection WPIX reported. His wallet was recovered adjacent nan remains.

The 69-year-old man was past seen astatine his location adjacent Junction Boulevard and 34th Avenue successful Jackson Heights, according to a missing personification bulletin shared by police's 115th Precinct that aforesaid month.

Cathy does not judge foul play is connected to her husband’s death, according to WPIX. She believes her precocious hubby whitethorn person died pursuing a aesculapian episode.

“I knew he had passed, but to person his remains and to cognize what happened is really what I want,” she explained.

Albright went missing aft leaving his location successful Jackson Heights “to return a walk” connected Oct. 14, 2021, according to a GoFundMe started by his woman soon aft her husband’s disappearance.

The man allegedly “told his woman he would not beryllium going far” nan time he near home, noting that “his feet were hurting.”

Surveillance footage from nan building wherever Albright lived showed him leaving astatine 11:18 a.m. earlier turning near toward Northern Boulevard, WPIX antecedently reported.

Albright was described successful a connection connected GoFundMe arsenic “a loving hubby of 23 years” and an “extremely devoted nurse” who worked for nan Hospital for Special Surgery. 

Jennifer Rentas, elder vice president and main of unit astatine nan Hospital for Special Surgery, antecedently called Albright a “respected personnel of nan HSS family.”

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“Richard is beloved arsenic a workfellow and master successful a highly distinguished profession,” Rentas said. “He treats each diligent pinch compassion and is an illustration for others successful his affirmative bedside manner.”

Police show PEOPLE that nan city's aesculapian examiner's agency will find nan victim's origin of death. An investigation remains ongoing.