Hey guys! Today is the 35th anniversary of Adam Hecht's disappearance. I released his podcast today and there are some exclusives I know you guys will be interested in. First off, I did an interview with Harold Hecht Jr. about the disappearance. He was nice enough to send me 2 recent pictures he took of Tony (yes he's still walking the streets of Beverly Hills) and even sent a video of a brief interview he did with Tony asking him where Adam was. Here are links to the original article (with the new pics and link to interview) and links to the podcast where you can hear Harold's interview.

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/X30rB2bOgKb

https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/adam-hecht-searching-for-answers

Hey guys! Today is the 35th anniversary of Adam Hecht's disappearance. I released his podcast today and there are some exclusives I know you guys will be interested in. First off, I did an interview with Harold Hecht Jr. about the disappearance. He was nice enough to send me 2 recent pictures he took of Tony (yes he's still walking the streets of Beverly Hills) and even sent a video of a brief interview he did with Tony asking him where Adam was. Here are links to the original article (with the new pics and link to interview) and links to the podcast where you can hear Harold's interview.

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/X30rB2bOgKb

https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/adam-hecht-searching-for-answers

Awesome work! thank you

Woooooow. That's crazy. Tony looks much better than I thought he would. As much as I feel for Harold, interviewing Tony is a dead-end. Tony is way too gone mentally to tell him anything of substance unfortunately

I agree with your theory about Adam purposefully leaving his items in his car. I do lean towards Adam commiting suicide

Fantastic work as always! :)

Hey guys! Today is the 35th anniversary of Adam Hecht's disappearance. I released his podcast today and there are some exclusives I know you guys will be interested in. First off, I did an interview with Harold Hecht Jr. about the disappearance. He was nice enough to send me 2 recent pictures he took of Tony (yes he's still walking the streets of Beverly Hills) and even sent a video of a brief interview he did with Tony asking him where Adam was. Here are links to the original article (with the new pics and link to interview) and links to the podcast where you can hear Harold's interview.

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/X30rB2bOgKb

https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/adam-hecht-searching-for-answers

Thank you so much for doing this!

Tony looks better than I thought he would.

I still can't get over the mother's blatant racism

Woooooow. That's crazy. Tony looks much better than I thought he would. As much as I feel for Harold, interviewing Tony is a dead-end. Tony is way too gone mentally to tell him anything of substance unfortunately

I agree with your theory about Adam purposefully leaving his items in his car. I do lean towards Adam commiting suicide


I'm honestly surprised that he's still in contact/talking to Tony after all these decades.

I feel like Adam's family gets a bum rap for their so-called cold and snotty attitudes.

There are people in this world that will take advantage of you if you let them. Homeless or not. And then Adam just disappears, and Tony is living in his place. Adam's family had every right to be concerned. I don't care who you are or if you're living in Beverly Hills or small town USA. You invite some homeless person to stay with you, move in with you, and you do not know what you are going to get.

I don't know what happened to Adam, but it was obvious to me that Tony had mental problems and that hasn't improved. I guarantee you, if I invited some street person to live with me, my family's first reaction would be, "Are you crazy?"

Not to mention that when Robert went to Adam's apartment the first time after not hearing from him, Tony WOULDN'T LET HIM IN. I'm sorry, but that is Adam's brother and he's missing, and you don't own the apartment. And Tony's excuse is "It's really hot in here?" Then when Adam's mother goes there, she's only worried about her son, and Tony is following her being all creepy. "Give us a kiss." "I'm your son." I'm sorry, but this mother is worried about the son she hasn't heard from and this rando homeless guy, who is basically living off Adam's and his family's generosity and who clearly has mental issues, is acting really creepy. Not only that, he burned his hand in some weird "ritual" that this guy insisted he take part in. What is she supposed to do? Embrace Tony?


So i do not understand the bad rap that Adam's mother, sister, and brother get.

I feel like Adam's family gets a bum rap for their so-called cold and snotty attitudes.

There are people in this world that will take advantage of you if you let them. Homeless or not. And then Adam just disappears, and Tony is living in his place. Adam's family had every right to be concerned. I don't care who you are or if you're living in Beverly Hills or small town USA. You invite some homeless person to stay with you, move in with you, and you do not know what you are going to get.

I don't know what happened to Adam, but it was obvious to me that Tony had mental problems and that hasn't improved. I guarantee you, if I invited some street person to live with me, my family's first reaction would be, "Are you crazy?"

Not to mention that when Robert went to Adam's apartment the first time after not hearing from him, Tony WOULDN'T LET HIM IN. I'm sorry, but that is Adam's brother and he's missing, and you don't own the apartment. And Tony's excuse is "It's really hot in here?" Then when Adam's mother goes there, she's only worried about her son, and Tony is following her being all creepy. "Give us a kiss." "I'm your son." I'm sorry, but this mother is worried about the son she hasn't heard from and this rando homeless guy, who is basically living off Adam's and his family's generosity and who clearly has mental issues, is acting really creepy. Not only that, he burned his hand in some weird "ritual" that this guy insisted he take part in. What is she supposed to do? Embrace Tony?


So i do not understand the bad rap that Adam's mother, sister, and brother get.

Furthermore, I can't understand how the police have eliminated Tony as a suspect. I mean you have no body, no physical evidence, no witnesses, nothing. All you had was his abandoned car and he was gone from the face of the Earth. How can you eliminate Tony or anyone else for that matter? I sometimes think they put out they have eliminated a suspect just to make it look like they have done something or made some kind of progress. When in fact they still have no idea what happened to Adam. And anything put forward is sheer speculation. I suspect he is probably deceased now, but there is no way to know for sure. Given the info they have, seems to me Tony should still be the prime suspect. Unless of course the authorities know something we don't, which is possible but there is nothing to indicate that.

Don't get me wrong, not saying yes Tony was definitely involved. Maybe he was maybe he wasn't. Or maybe he knows more than he is saying. He basically once told his brother apparently if he kept on the street he'd find his answer. I still can't understand why he'd say something like that if he didn't know something about his disappearance. But then the guy seems to be a couple bricks short of a dozen so who knows. The guy's behavior could not have been more suspicious.

I do agree about Adam's family too. Here its been several decades and they still have no idea what happened to him and all people can say is how snotty they come off. Maybe they do a little but the fact they lost a loved one still warrants some sympathy. Even accused them of racism. If Adam had brought home a black friend who was also from a somewhat affluent family or a college buddy or something who was fairly normal, I doubt his Mom had the same reaction. I think her reaction had more to do with how he behaved than his race.

Hopefully his brother and the other family he has still alive can finally get closure, seems unlikely now though to much time has passed.

Yeah, it's a little ridiculous. Everything points back to Tony. He's the only suspect.

Yeah, it's a little ridiculous. Everything points back to Tony. He's the only suspect.

I doubt Tony could orchestrate the theft of a bag of chips at a Subway, much less pull off the perfect crime as complex as Adams' disappearance was.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=431482&page=2
As I said here, I think Adam did almost exactly what Gail DeLano did. Ditched their cars, wallets, and personal possessions and walked away from their lives to go end it somewhere.

Yeah, it's a little ridiculous. Everything points back to Tony. He's the only suspect.

I don't think Tony is a suspect in so far as being involved in Adam's death or disappearance.. I think he might have, or HAD, a piece of information that might be key in solving it.. But.. I think his mental issues, he may not even remember or understand that it is a critical piece of information.

I doubt Tony could orchestrate the theft of a bag of chips at a Subway, much less pull off the perfect crime as complex as Adams' disappearance was.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=431482&page=2
As I said here, I think Adam did almost exactly what Gail DeLano did. Ditched their cars, wallets, and personal possessions and walked away from their lives to go end it somewhere.

I can get behind that. However.. I'd have to believe it was in the ocean because.. No body has been found. While bodies do get found and not identified or misidentified.. The proximity to the ocean here probably pushes me a bit more that direction.

Furthermore, I can't understand how the police have eliminated Tony as a suspect. I mean you have no body, no physical evidence, no witnesses, nothing. All you had was his abandoned car and he was gone from the face of the Earth. How can you eliminate Tony or anyone else for that matter? I sometimes think they put out they have eliminated a suspect just to make it look like they have done something or made some kind of progress. When in fact they still have no idea what happened to Adam. And anything put forward is sheer speculation. I suspect he is probably deceased now, but there is no way to know for sure. Given the info they have, seems to me Tony should still be the prime suspect. Unless of course the authorities know something we don't, which is possible but there is nothing to indicate that.

Don't get me wrong, not saying yes Tony was definitely involved. Maybe he was maybe he wasn't. Or maybe he knows more than he is saying. He basically once told his brother apparently if he kept on the street he'd find his answer. I still can't understand why he'd say something like that if he didn't know something about his disappearance. But then the guy seems to be a couple bricks short of a dozen so who knows. The guy's behavior could not have been more suspicious.

I do agree about Adam's family too. Here its been several decades and they still have no idea what happened to him and all people can say is how snotty they come off. Maybe they do a little but the fact they lost a loved one still warrants some sympathy. Even accused them of racism. If Adam had brought home a black friend who was also from a somewhat affluent family or a college buddy or something who was fairly normal, I doubt his Mom had the same reaction. I think her reaction had more to do with how he behaved than his race.

Hopefully his brother and the other family he has still alive can finally get closure, seems unlikely now though to much time has passed.

For the people here who want to inject race into it...

In my area, there is a homeless guy on a scooter who is notorious for harassing people for money. Everyone knows about him and knows to stay away from him. He's verbally abused, followed, and threatened members of my family. I've never tangled with him, but my family told me to stay away from him the one time I saw him outside a drugstore. This man is verbally abusive and potentially dangerous. He happens to be black. But we would stay away from him if he were white or Asian or Mexican.

Let's just say I befriended this person and invited this individual to live with me. i guarantee you my family would think I had poor judgment at least.

How do the people crying "racism" about Tony know that Adam's family wasn't just put off by his creepy behavior? And his mother said Tony smelled. I would think that if he was living with Adam and meeting Adam's family, he would at least have cleaned up. You don't go to someone else's house and not bathe. He was living in Adam's apartment, so he really had no excuse. Also, he did some weird prayer over the meal. I would never do something like that in someone's house because I don't know what their beliefs are. I realize Tony is crazy, but even crazy people are aware of how to act some of the time. Tony is certainly at least capable of maintaining a connection with Adam's brother all these years.

But how is it "racist" to expect Tony, street person or not, to at least take a bath, or not be creepy, or not do some bizarre prayer in someone's house when he doesn't even know them?

Tony needed a mental health facility, and more care than Adam could give.

And another thing that bothers me when I've read about this case. People have suggested in YouTube comments that Adam was doing drugs and Tony was his supplier or at least the go-between. There is no evidence to suggest that.

Adam's family were friends with Robert Stack. Does anyone here, all admirers of RS, really think that Stack would have put this case forward if he knew that drugs were involved? Robert Stack is high-profile. He'd be risking his credibility and the love and respect he commanded, not just in Hollywood but everywhere. That kind of speculation just burns me.

I doubt Tony could orchestrate the theft of a bag of chips at a Subway, much less pull off the perfect crime as complex as Adams' disappearance was.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=431482&page=2
As I said here, I think Adam did almost exactly what Gail DeLano did. Ditched their cars, wallets, and personal possessions and walked away from their lives to go end it somewhere.

I think you are making a couple of leaps in logic here.

First off, I think most people could agree Tony was a few bricks short of a dozen. But I honestly don't think he would have survived in the ghetto all these years if he wasn't streetwise and cunning at least to some degree. Crazy and stupid are two different things. You seem to be assuming Tony was just stupid and incapable of anything, which I think is somewhat dubious.

Second, you are also assuming a perfect crime was committed here. Sometimes it doesn't have to be a perfect crime, sometimes getting away with something can involve luck. For all we know there could have been an altercation between the two and Adam could have fallen into a body of water or something, we have no idea what happened to him that remains a fact. Or Tony could have been involved and had help for all we know. Am i saying that's what happened? No. But the brutal truth is we still have no idea.

As for the suicide theory, the most obvious question is where was the body? Yes I realize many people think that Adam may have gone into the mountains or something and that's why it was never found. But the one fundamental problem with that is his car was found in the middle of town. So if you are going to go into the mountains to kill yourself why not drive all the way there?

Bottom line is, we know Adam had been venturing into the ghetto in the final months before his death. It seems far more likely to me he did it once to often and ran into the wrong bunch of guys.

But, like I said we really know nothing. Even if Tony was not involved he may very well have been the last person to see Adam alive.

Very well worded, and I appreciate it. These are my feelings as well.

People have suggested that Adam abandoned his car and left his wallet inside as indications that he disappeared intentionally. Perhaps he was making another trip into a rough area and wished to lock his wallet in the car in an effort to protect it. Just another theory.

Also, wasn't his car located in a better area? It was certainly left untampered with for a long time, so that's what is making me recall that it was in a better part of the city. Going hand in hand with leaving the wallet in the car, maybe he left the car itself in a safer end of town before heading into some seedier area in an effort to keep these things as safe as possible.

I don't recall if the keys were in the car when located or if the car was locked when discovered. The answers to those questions would definitely sway a person's thoughts on the case.

And another thing that bothers me when I've read about this case. People have suggested in YouTube comments that Adam was doing drugs and Tony was his supplier or at least the go-between. There is no evidence to suggest that.

Adam's family were friends with Robert Stack. Does anyone here, all admirers of RS, really think that Stack would have put this case forward if he knew that drugs were involved? Robert Stack is high-profile. He'd be risking his credibility and the love and respect he commanded, not just in Hollywood but everywhere. That kind of speculation just burns me.


Why does it matter whether Adam was on drugs or not? to me, that's mostly irrelevant. He's missing. Whether he did drugs, was an alter boy or was discovered to be a suspect in multiple murders.. It doesn't change the fact that someone is missing.

While, yes, perhaps you'll get a segment of the population who might say "Well, he got whatever he deserved" if one of the above things were true.. For the most part.. People just want missing persons to be found. And, well, if it were the latter of the three above.. Those people who would say he got what he deserved if it was drugs, would want him found more so that he would face justice.

So.. I don't buy into this part of the argument at all. Stack being friends with the family.. I don't particularly think that he would care if Adam was doing drugs.. He'd just want to help his friends find their son. Much the same as.. Well, I hope most of us would feel. He might tap down that part of the story.. But.. That's not overly unusual for UM.

Now.. When it's turned over to the internet sleuths.. And we have to include ourselves in that group.. Theories will abound. Some better than others. Some that have a basis in fact. Others that do not. And, the drug angle is certainly a valid suspicion to have. I can't tell you if it's accurate or not, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

Why does it matter whether Adam was on drugs or not? to me, that's mostly irrelevant. He's missing. Whether he did drugs, was an alter boy or was discovered to be a suspect in multiple murders.. It doesn't change the fact that someone is missing.

While, yes, perhaps you'll get a segment of the population who might say "Well, he got whatever he deserved" if one of the above things were true.. For the most part.. People just want missing persons to be found. And, well, if it were the latter of the three above.. Those people who would say he got what he deserved if it was drugs, would want him found more so that he would face justice.

So.. I don't buy into this part of the argument at all. Stack being friends with the family.. I don't particularly think that he would care if Adam was doing drugs.. He'd just want to help his friends find their son. Much the same as.. Well, I hope most of us would feel. He might tap down that part of the story.. But.. That's not overly unusual for UM.

Now.. When it's turned over to the internet sleuths.. And we have to include ourselves in that group.. Theories will abound. Some better than others. Some that have a basis in fact. Others that do not. And, the drug angle is certainly a valid suspicion to have. I can't tell you if it's accurate or not, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

Very valid points and you changed my thinking. And I certainly didn't mean to suggest that he doesn't deserve to be found because he might have done drugs. I'd want my lost loved one to come home no matter what. But the tone of these comments on YouTube is very judgy about Adam doing drugs.

Why wouldn't you be surprised if this were the case?

Very valid points and you changed my thinking. And I certainly didn't mean to suggest that he doesn't deserve to be found because he might have done drugs. I'd want my lost loved one to come home no matter what. But the tone of these comments on YouTube is very judgy about Adam doing drugs.

Why wouldn't you be surprised if this were the case?

Why wouldn't I be surprised if he was doing drugs?

He was in his early 20's. Had money, or came from money. Lived in the LA area.. Knew and was hanging around some homeless people where drug use is quite common. And apparently was getting into mysticism, where.. "Expanding your mind" is quite common.

So.. No. It wouldn't surprise me if he were doing drugs. Even, perhaps some harder drugs like LSD or PCP.

I don't know that he was. I haven't seen any evidence that he was. I just wouldn't be surprised if he was.

Does it matter? No. the only thing knowing one way or another is.. It may change the odds of different possibilities on his disappearance... None of which can be totally discounted either way.

New article about Adam Hecht - nothing new, but new updates on what his family is up to in their search for Adam

https://beverlypress.com/2025/09/the-disappearance-of-adam-hecht/

New article about Adam Hecht - nothing new, but new updates on what his family is up to in their search for Adam

https://beverlypress.com/2025/09/the-disappearance-of-adam-hecht/

Here's the single most shocking part of that article for me...

Harold Jr. said he believes the police exhausted every lead and did a commendable job in investigating his brother’s disappearance. In the decades since Adam’s abrupt disappearance, Harold Jr. has developed his own theories on what might have happened to his brother.

I mean, honestly. In similar situations, exactly how many times do you have the family saying "Yeah.. The cops have done a fine job.. They just haven't been able to turn anything up"

I mean.. I really have to commend his family for saying that, because.. I think it's true as well.

Here's the single most shocking part of that article for me...



I mean, honestly. In similar situations, exactly how many times do you have the family saying "Yeah.. The cops have done a fine job.. They just haven't been able to turn anything up"

I mean.. I really have to commend his family for saying that, because.. I think it's true as well.

The cult angle is an intriguing new possibility. Given some of the rituals that Adam and Tony participated in, Adam could have been lured into a cult, just like so many Hollywood types have been with Scientology and like Nichelle Nichols' brother was with that suicide cult. If Adam is a member of a cult, it might be even darker than Scientology, and drugs might be involved, as has been speculated in this thread. Cults often use drugs to control their members and create an altered state of consciousness that one might mistake for spiritual enlightenment. Pass the Kool-Aid.

The cult angle is an intriguing new possibility. Given some of the rituals that Adam and Tony participated in, Adam could have been lured into a cult, just like so many Hollywood types have been with Scientology and like Nichelle Nichols' brother was with that suicide cult. If Adam is a member of a cult, it might be even darker than Scientology, and drugs might be involved, as has been speculated in this thread. Cults often use drugs to control their members and create an altered state of consciousness that one might mistake for spiritual enlightenment. Pass the Kool-Aid.

Seems a stretch to me that he'd be in the cult and still be totally unheard from for.. 30 years.

Even Miscavige or.. Whatever her name is, the wife of the Scientology leader that hasn't been seen in a decade or something.. The cops got sent to check on her welfare.

Not impossible.. But, usually these cults wind up on police radar and they have a general idea of who is in it. And keeping a missing person that long? Probably not a good idea because that brings the attention of the authorities.. Further.. What would be the reason? If he was in a cult like that, it would have to be by choice.. Again, not impossible. I can't see any way that he'd be 'forced' to remain. They're not getting money from his family or anything.

So.. I don't see it, but.. Yeah, I can't fully discount it, either. Once you start dealing with some of those whackadoo cults.. Logic can take a back seat.

Seems a stretch to me that he'd be in the cult and still be totally unheard from for.. 30 years.

Even Miscavige or.. Whatever her name is, the wife of the Scientology leader that hasn't been seen in a decade or something.. The cops got sent to check on her welfare.

Not impossible.. But, usually these cults wind up on police radar and they have a general idea of who is in it. And keeping a missing person that long? Probably not a good idea because that brings the attention of the authorities.. Further.. What would be the reason? If he was in a cult like that, it would have to be by choice.. Again, not impossible. I can't see any way that he'd be 'forced' to remain. They're not getting money from his family or anything.

So.. I don't see it, but.. Yeah, I can't fully discount it, either. Once you start dealing with some of those whackadoo cults.. Logic can take a back seat.

Unless it's a fringe group that is not on police radar. You bring up an interesting point, though. A lot of cults do run on membership and money, and Adam's family has plenty of the latter. If Adam is in a cult, why hasn't he reached out to his family to say, "I'm fine but could you please send cash?" The only thing I can think of is that cults do separate people from their family. You see a number of cases where people are brainwashed by the cult into thinking that their family is evil. Adam was already questioning his life, even if they had a close relationship.

As an aside, I really don't understand all the hate the Hechts get. I've said this before, but they don't seem like horrible people. So the mom had a bit of an attitude. So what? It doesn't change the fact that her son was missing. And if she commented on Tony's smell and didn't like him squatting in Adam's apartment, why is that somehow wrong? I guarantee you that my family would be exactly like that if I started hanging out with a random weird street person and then disappeared.

Unless it's a fringe group that is not on police radar. You bring up an interesting point, though. A lot of cults do run on membership and money, and Adam's family has plenty of the latter. If Adam is in a cult, why hasn't he reached out to his family to say, "I'm fine but could you please send cash?" The only thing I can think of is that cults do separate people from their family. You see a number of cases where people are brainwashed by the cult into thinking that their family is evil. Adam was already questioning his life, even if they had a close relationship.

As an aside, I really don't understand all the hate the Hechts get. I've said this before, but they don't seem like horrible people. So the mom had a bit of an attitude. So what? It doesn't change the fact that her son was missing. And if she commented on Tony's smell and didn't like him squatting in Adam's apartment, why is that somehow wrong? I guarantee you that my family would be exactly like that if I started hanging out with a random weird street person and then disappeared.

Haters gonna hate? That's all I can figure on that.

His brother seems like a very nice person and hasn't given up, but.. also seems to be a realist that.. It think he figures it's pretty unlikely that Adam is still alive. But, he still wants to know what happened. and.. I totally get that.

A case just broke here in SC where someone was arrested because he kept 4 mentally challenged people locked in his basement... For 10 years.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/donnie-ray-birchfield-charged-accused-holding-vulnerable-adults-captive-in-basement/275-1d3e86f5-5a18-4509-ad60-25ece9adab3f

Now.. I'll admit.. I probably would have said, if we were discussing that case before the people were found.. I'd most likely believe they were dead. Being locked up in someone's basement.. I would have told you.. I wouldn't find that likely. But.. Here we are.

There's not a whole lot of info out on the above case at the moment. I did read an interview with the sister of one of the captives. But, I'm guessing no one here has heard about this one, unless you're hardcore into these type of cases or live in the area. I haven't seen it making much so far as national news.

Things like the above tho.. They're why I always hedge my bets.. I'll tell you what I think, but.. I can't tell you that you're wrong, because.. Crap gets weirder every day it seems.

Tony lives on the streets.. I'll bet he does stink. There's a difference between being mean and stating fact. Sometimes, the two blend together.

The best thought that I can have on this is that he died. Perhaps he wound up as an unclaimed body.. But.. I kinda more get the feeling he went into the ocean, never to be seen again. I suppose it's also possible.. Not living in the area, it seems foreign to me, but.. There's areas in and around LA where.. People can disappear. Who was the rock star that drove his van off a cliff in Malibu (I think) and wasn't found for years? Freaking Malibu. Again, not living there, that sounds more foreign to me than it likely is.

Who was the rock star that drove his van off a cliff in Malibu (I think) and wasn't found for years? Freaking Malibu. Again, not living there, that sounds more foreign to me than it likely is.

Taylor Kramer from Iron Butterfly.

Taylor Kramer from Iron Butterfly.

thank you. I think anyone who isn't from, or pretty familiar with the area pictures Malibu as all beachfront Johnny Carson mansions. And.. That's not the case.

Now, here in SC? In 10 minutes I could probably drive you past 20 places where someone could wind up and it'd take a long time, if they were ever found.

Seems like once every few months, we hear about a motorcycle rider who went off the road and they found his remains months or even years later.