By Marilyn Bardsley

June 28, 2006

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OCEAN CITY, Md. (Crime Library) — Police in the resort town of Ocean City, MD have been tracking down every lead in trying to find out what happened to Elkton, MD, teenager Nicholas Raymond Gochnour after he went missing on June 14, 2006. He was last seen near the Paddock Nite Club on 17^th Street around 10 p.m. The night before Nick was allegedly involved in a fight outside the Paddock Nite Club, two days before his 18^th birthday.

Nick was in Ocean City celebrating his graduation from high school with a group of his friends. The beach front resort is a popular place for area students to gather after graduation. He was staying at the Quality Inn on 16^th Street. Investigators say that he left his belongings in his hotel room, including his cell phone charger. According to police, Nick last used his cell phone just before seven o'clock the night he disappeared.

Ocean City Police Chief Bernadette DiPino says that her investigators have spoken at length to Gochnour's family and friends who have provided the department with a number of valuable leads and some important background information about Nick. While DiPino would not elaborate about the nature of the leads or the nature of the information provided, she said that they were investigating each lead.

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