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Missing 14-year-old from Moriches returns home

Liam Stark's mother says he was near the New York Public Library when he called home to come back.

Karina Kovac

Oct 22, 2025, 5:05 PM

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A 14-year-old who went missing Friday after leaving William Floyd High School was found safe Wednesday.

Christy Stark, the mother of Liam Stark, a Moriches teen who went missing last week, said that he saw News 12's story circulating online and realized how loved he was and decided to come home.

His mom says he was near the New York Public Library when he called his family to return.

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