Tragedy for newlywed as her husband who vanished from home is found dead in wooded area
A newlywed is facing an unthinkable tragedy after her husband was found dead in the woods nearly a week after he vanished from their upstate New York home.
Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen at his property in East Greenbush, about five miles south of Albany, around 10am last Tuesday.
His body was found in a wooded area after days of searching, police announced on Sunday evening.
Officials did not disclose exactly where he was discovered or offer any information about his suspected cause of death.
His new wife, Julianna Zyra, previously revealed that he had been struggling with his mental health ahead of his disappearance.
He also had type 1 diabetes and his loved ones suspected that he was in the woods without access to insulin.
The East Greenbush Police Department issued its ‘deepest condolences’ to Bianchi’s loved ones as they navigate this ‘tragic loss.’
‘Our thoughts are with them as they navigate this incredibly difficult time,’ Detective Sergeant Michael Guadagnino said in a statement obtained by the Daily Mail.
‘At this time, we respectfully ask that the privacy of Dominick’s family and loved ones be honored as they grieve and begin to process this tremendous loss.’
Dominick Bianchi , 35, was found dead in a wooded area after he disappeared from his home in East Greenbush, New York, last week
His new wife, Julianna Zyra, issued a plea for her husband to come home just days before police found his body
After his disappearance, his wife of just a few months, Zyra, 33, issued a plea for her husband to come home.
‘Whatever it is that’s going on, there are so many people who care about you and want you to be OK,’ Zyra said to Bianchi through an interview with WTEN last week.
‘I know you feel really alone, but there are people who want to help you. If you’re seeing this, please, come home.’
She told the local news station that Bianchi had been ‘struggling mentally for quite some time, and nobody really knows about it.’
‘It’s not fair. And I really wish people would stay off the internet, hypothesizing things that happened; he’s very sick, and he is not in the right headspace,’ she added.
Bianchi’s father-in-law Joseph Zyra issued a statement to WTEN on Sunday after learning of his death.
Joseph shared how four months ago they welcomed Bianchi into their lives and are now faced with the ‘intense pain of his loss.’
‘Dom was a husband, a son, a brother, a nephew, and a friend. He will be so missed by so many people. But even in this darkness, there is light,’ Joseph wrote.
‘Whatever it is that’s going on, there are so many people who care about you and want you to be OK,’ Zyra said to her husband last week
Bianchi with his mother in 2014. He is understood have been struggling mentally
‘Although we were new to this community, we were treated as though we were lifelong residents. Thank you all for the notes you left at our door; the food; the coffee; and the words of encouragement. Thank you for allowing us to put posters in your places of business. Thank you to the young boys who searched the trail every night on their bikes.
‘Kindness reverberates; anything hateful or insensitive directed at Dom’s family and friends who are deeply grieving this loss is not how he would have wanted his memory to be preserved.’
He went on to thank the lead detectives on Bianchi’s case and all the other law enforcement officers who aided them.
Joseph also urged anyone else who is struggling with mental health to know help is available and that ‘you are never alone.’
He said there is ‘always a reason to go on’ and ‘sometimes we just need someone to remind us of those reasons.’
‘Please know that you matter,’ he concluded.
- If you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for 24-hour, confidential support.
