A senior analyst for Goldman Sachs vanished early on Saturday morning after attending a performance at The Brooklyn Mirage, which is the same New York City location that another man attempted to enter before he was discovered dead a few weeks earlier.
According to the NYPD and the disappeared man’s “best friend” Sara Kostecka, John Castic, 27, vanished after leaving the popular Williamsburg hangout after a concert by the electronic band Zeds Dead at approximately three in the morning.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Kostecka divulged information regarding Castic’s disappearance and said the two were meant to be present at her brother’s forthcoming wedding.
“Any information would be greatly appreciated, as well as sharing this to anyone in NYC that might have seen him,” Kostecka said.
“I’ve heard rumors from people about being asked to hop in a taxi/ cab from some creepy people near the Mirage – reminder to stay safe and check in on your friends,” she additionally wrote. I’m supposed to walk with him in my brother’s wedding next week.. we just wanna find John.”
Castic, a resident of Lower Manhattan, is listed as being 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, according to the police. According to a missing person flyer, he was last seen wearing khaki slacks and a white and navy blue flowery shirt.
The Brooklyn Mirage is one of three concert venues located at the Avant Gardner, with a capacity for 6,000 people. Castic is the second individual to go missing in recent weeks after visiting one of these venues.
Karl Clemente, 27, was sent away from the venue on June 11 while attending a performance with other pals because “he allegedly drank alcohol,” according to a friend’s Facebook post, which was cited by electronic music blog EDM Identity. Days later, reports claim that Clemente’s body was discovered in Newtown Creek, behind a warehouse, roughly half a mile distant.
