Bones Found of Conn. Broker Missing 35 Years

FORT THOMAS, Ky. — The skeletal remains of a Connecticut stockbroker, who went missing in 1966 while under investigation for tax evasion, have been identified and indicate he was killed and his body dumped on a Kentucky riverbank, police said Friday.

A blood sample from the victim’s sister, along with a monogrammed gold money clip and other items, helped forensic experts identify the remains as those of Henry Scharf, who was 44 when he disappeared from his home in Weston, Conn.

The remains were discovered last April by two boys out fishing. Scharf had been killed, his body encased in lime and dumped along the Ohio River shoreline across from Cincinnati, police said.

“There has been speculation that Mr. Scharf could have been the victim in an organized crime conspiracy,” said Fort Thomas Police Chief Steven Schmidt.

“We’re still probably a long ways from determining that, but we do know he and three other subjects were under investigation by a federal grand jury in New York at the time of his disappearance.” The case involved a $7-million tax evasion scheme.