A 21-year-old Rochester Institute of Technology student has been found dead days after he was reported missing, with authorities saying he may have last been in the Niagara Falls area. Maximilian Cardone was last heard from around 11 a.m. on Oct. 21, and his disappearance set off a multi-day search before the grim discovery was confirmed this week.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office issued a missing-person alert for Cardone on Oct. 22, saying he may have been in the Niagara Falls area, according to rochesterfirst.com. RIT confirmed that Cardone, who was reported missing on Oct. 23, had been found dead, according to 13WHAM-TV.
Coverage of Cardone’s hometown has varied. One report described him as being from Albany, New York, per the station’s reporting, while another account from the same outlet referred to him as a missing man from Henrietta. Hoodline could not independently verify which description is accurate, and the discrepancy remains unresolved in available reporting.
A Cybersecurity Student in His Final Year
Cardone joined RIT in fall 2023 to pursue a degree in cybersecurity, the same account notes. He was a fourth-year student in the university’s Department of Computing and Information Sciences, according to a separate report from WHEC…