Posted on 05/17/2002 2:52:05 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Go figure....
The disappearance of Sean McNulty, 30, of Austin, remained a mystery to his newlywed bride and friends because he appeared "catatonic" and unable to speak, said Trish Henry, his mother-in-law.
He was found slumped against the outside wall of a closed hotel near Bush Intercontinental Airport about 1:30 p.m., said Houston Police Department officer Glen Weinschreider. A security guard at the hotel saw the unshaven McNulty and alerted police.
"He had no memory of the last few days," Weinschreider said. "He couldn't remember his name."
McNulty was taken to Northeast Medical Center Hospital and doctors ran a brain scan, a CT scan and blood tests to determine if his apparent amnesia was linked to physical problems. Results were not complete late Friday.
Tom L. Broad, hospital spokesman, said McNulty was in stable condition in the emergency room.
McNulty later was transferred to Methodist Hospital.
"I'm just so glad he's alive," said Amy McNulty, his wife. "We can work through anything else."
Sean McNulty disappeared about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday while he and his wife were about to board a flight to Italy. He told her he needed to go back to their car to get his wallet, but he never returned. The couple had married Sunday.
Henry said her son-in-law was "not coherent" when he was found. "He didn't recognize Amy," she said. "He didn't recognize his mother. He was catatonic. His eyes were open, but he wasn't speaking or responding."
Amy McNulty said her husband had suffered a bout of temporary amnesia and disorientation about two weeks ago.
At that time, he did not know his name or who she was, but recovered in about 36 hours. She feared then that he had been unknowingly drugged with GHB, a so-called "date-rape" drug.
This time, she said, she didn't have any clue to what had caused his behavior. She said her husband's close friend was hurt in a car accident after their wedding and he may have been troubled about that.
Late Friday afternoon, volunteers with Texas Equusearch, a search group that scoured areas near the airport for Sean McNulty on Thursday and Friday, and the couple's friends gathered outside the hospital.
They said they were relieved that he was not hurt but were worried about his mental and emotional health.
"I'm going to wait here until I find out what's wrong," said Robin Martinez. [End]
Bush Intercontinental is HUGE.
The lost husband may have a fried egg for a brain from drug abuse. I think it was a stupid idea for them to get married in his condition.
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