Wife of Missing Man Found Dead After He Vanished from Hilton Head Rental Speaks Out

Mar. 15, 2025

The wife of Stanley Kotowski, the Massachusetts man whose bodywas foundthis week on Hilton Head Island, S.C. — 10 days after hedisappeared— is sharing her heartache.

Kotowski, 60, was discovered underneath townhomes at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island on Monday, Aug. 26, according to authorities.

He went missing more than a week prior, on Friday, Aug. 16.

Jackie Kotowski, Stanley’s wife, mourned the death of her husband in astatementshared on Facebook the same day he was found. “Sadly, he is no longer with us,” she wrote on Monday. “Our hearts are heavy with grief as we begin to process this unimaginable loss.”

Jackie then thanked “everyone who offered their support, shared information, and helped in the search efforts” for her husband.

“Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us during this incredibly difficult time,” she wrote. “As we take the time to come to terms with this news, we ask for your continued thoughts and prayers.”

Stanley disappeared on Aug. 16 around 10:30 a.m. local time, officials have said.

In the police report, Jackie also said her husband claimed people were “watching him” and told her before his disappearance, “Promise me you will go on without me.”

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In an interview withWJCLbefore her husband was found, Jackie said he had been experiencing issues with insomnia for about a month and that his anxiety was progressively “getting worse and worse and worse."

“He started to get a little paranoid,” she said then.

On Monday, Stanley’s body was found in a small crawl space underneath a pair of townhomes about 150 to 200 feet away from where he was last seen on camera, according to authorities.

source: people.com