The FBI office in Newark is asking for help finding a 36-year-old New Jersey man who was last seen hiking in a remote area of Italy more than four years ago.
Liam Bilan left his home in Marlborough on April 8, 2019 to visit his grandparents in Israel, and from there traveled to Italy’s wine country. Biran was then scheduled to go to France. He was booked on a flight back to the United States on May 16, 2019, just over a month after his initial departure. The FBI said Bilan was not on the flight.
The last known activity related to Bilan was the purchase of a train ticket to Turin, Italy, on his credit card. During the investigation, Italian police detectives also discovered that Bilan was in the Aosta Valley, staying in several hostels and befriending tourists who visited there.
Prior to his travels, Bilan lived and worked in New York City and New Orleans.
He writes an online blog about his love of wine and wine country, and his family said Mr. Biran wanted to be a sommelier.
Bilan has brown hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 160 pounds, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and has a muscular build. He has a gap between his two front teeth.
Anyone with information is asked to call FBI Newark at 973-792-3000 or visit the FBI’s tips page.