KOENIG’S PARENTS ISSUE TEARFUL PLEA TO MISSING ACTOR
Former STAR TREK actor WALTER KOENIG has issued an emotional plea to his = son ANDREW to get in touch after he went missing in Vancouver, Canada ear= lier this month (Feb10).
Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of Andrew = Koenig, who starred in 1980s TV sitcom Growing Pains, after he missed his= flight home from Vancouver to Los Angeles on 16 February (10), the same = day as his last known sighting. Detectives also claim his cell phone and = bank card were last used on 16 February (10).
Local authorities have been combing the area for the 41 year old after = receiving a number of reported sightings from locals on Vancouver Island.
His parents Walter and Judith Koenig flew into the city on Tuesday (23F= eb10) to take part in a press conference at the Vancouver Police Departme= nt on Wednesday (24Feb10).
During the televised appeal, Koenig fought back tears as he begged Andr= ew to call just to assure them he is alive and well.
He said, "I just want to know you’re OK. If it means you just want to s= tay here (in Vancouver), that’s OK. You don’t have to come back. Just let= us know that’s your intention." Andrew, who suffered from depression, is reported to have cleared out h= is Venice, California apartment just days before he travelled to Vancouve= r.
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