«Breaking News» Doctor who faked his own kidnapping in 2002 is now missing again

Mark Salerno, 61, has been missing from Phoenix since October 12

A doctor who famously faked his own kidnapping in 2002 by locking himself in his car trunk has now gone missing again.

Mark Salerno, a 61-year-old pediatrician, left his home north of Phoenix on October 12 and hasn't been seen since, leaving his friends and family worried about what might have befallen him, the Arizona Republic reports.

In May 2002, Salerno was facing a stolen car charge when he went missing for three days.

He told authorities he was contemplating suicide at the Hoover Dam, but instead drove to San Diego and wandered aimlessly doing drugs.

Salerno crawled into his car truck and slept for several hours before waking up and kicking and screaming to be let out.

He told police that he had been kidnapped and driven around in a van before being locked in his truck by his captors. But the story fell apart when a witness reported seeing him getting into his own trunk.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio heightened the drama by sending a helicopter to San Diego to bring Salerno back to jail, and billing the doctor $8,000 for police overtime wasted on his case.

Salerno pleaded guilty to a felony count of unlawful use of means of transportation, but a judge was convinced of his remorse and felt the incident was a result of the doctor's suicidal state, and sentenced him to three years of probation.

Soon after his sentencing, Salerno went missing again, and was found wandering through back yards in a rural area north of Pittsburgh. He was arrested for violating his probation.

Though his medical license was suspended for a time, it was eventually reinstated, and Salerno went on to run a substance abuse and mental health clinic.

He became the poster boy for mental health recovery in a 2011 Phoenix New Times profile that highlighted his work to help others.

Then, in October, he disappeared again.

Salerno is described as five-foot-eleven, 240 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair that he usually wears in a ponytail.

He may be driving a green 2001 Ford Explorer Sport with Arizona tags CAE 1773.

Anyone with information about Salerno's whereabouts is urged to contact the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 and refer to case number 2018-1814745.

For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255

 

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Mark Salerno, 61, has been missing from Phoenix since October 12

A doctor who famously faked his own kidnapping in 2002 by locking himself in his car trunk has now gone missing again.
Mark Salerno, a 61-year-old pediatrician, left his home north of Phoenix on October 12 and hasn’t...

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