An Austin newlywed who vanished at Bush Intercontinental Airport as he and his bride were about to fly to Italy may have had a bout with temporary amnesia, his wife said. Posted on 05/17/2002 2:52:05 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
An Austin newlywed who vanished at Bush Intercontinental Airport as he and his bride were about to fly to Italy may have had a bout with temporary amnesia, his wife said.
Sean McNulty, 30, was last seen by his wife, Amy, about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Houston airport. They had just ridden a shuttle bus from a long-term parking lot and were walking into the terminal for their flight to Rome, where they had planned to spend their honeymoon, the wife said.
Her husband told her he was going to their car to get his wallet. But he never came back. His wallet was not found in the car, she said.
Amy McNulty, 26, said she feared her husband could have succumbed to a bout of temporary amnesia, which he had first suffered two weeks before.
"I'm scared to death," she said.
Houston police said they have found no signs of foul play. A groundskeeper at a golf course near the airport told police he thought he had seen someone who resembles Sean McNulty wandering the course Tuesday night, but no clues to his whereabouts have been found, said Houston Police Department investigator D.M. Buse.
Also, a shuttle bus driver said she had seen Sean McNulty on Tuesday morning, Amy McNulty said.
Volunteers with the search group Texas Equusearch scoured the golf course and other areas near the airport Tuesday and plan to search on horseback in wooded areas today if McNulty doesn't turn up, said Tim Miller, the group's founder.
Amy McNulty said her husband had been treated two weeks ago at an Austin hospital for an unknown illness that caused him to temporarily forget his name and who she was.
She took Sean McNulty to an Austin hospital, but tests didn't reveal reasons for his symptoms. Hospital officials suspected he was suffering side effects of GHB, a so-called "date rape" drug, Amy McNulty said.
He had come home from his job as a bartender at an Austin restaurant and complained of vomiting, nausea, dizziness and confusion, she said.
"Basically, he was so confused he couldn't focus from one second to the next," she said. "He didn't know his name."
About 18 hours after the onset of the symptoms, he slept on and off for three days and complained of forgetfulness for days afterward, she added.
Janet Stringer, associate professor of pharmacology and neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, said even overdoses of GHB -- which causes memory loss -- usually last about three hours and would not cause forgetfulness two weeks later, Stinger said.
Amy McNulty said her husband had similar symptoms moments before he disappeared Tuesday.
She said she and her husband were married Sunday and were happy. They had known each other about six years, she said.
"This is like our dream honeymoon," she said. "We were really excited. He would not miss this trip."
McNulty was last seen wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a T-shirt. He has a circular scar on his right hand between his thumb and forefinger.
Anyone with information about Sean McNulty can call Texas Equusearch at 281-309-9500.
Apparently it incapacitates the person who had it slipped into their drink.
Yes it does but why not before the wedding?
Didn't have a good escape route? Didn't want to disappoint the guests?
Amen, Brother!
Me and you both!
Por planning. Or, inadequate best man. When I got to the church for my own wedding, just before walking down to take our places at the altar, my best man turned and said to me "Last chance to jam, buddy - sure you wanna do this?"
Well, I went through with it, but at least I had a reminder, and wouldn't have had to make up some bullsh*t about amnesia a week later ;)
He was supposed to dissapear after the honeymoon.
I wonder, maybe they had a spat and he took off in a huff. Oh dear, what to tell your friends, your family.....I know, report him missing and have his picture on the front page of the Houston Chronicle.
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