05/13/2003
 
The Day of May 12, 2003 - as we will always remember it.
 
05/09/2003
 

The funeral services for Svetlana Aronov will be held Monday, May 12, 2003 at the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church with burial in South Hampton Cemetery.

 
10 am - 11 am Mourning
11 am - 12 pm Religious Service
   
After 12 pm the procession will go to the Southampton Cemetery. Transportation (bus service) will be provided.
   
approx. 3 pm Burial Service
4 pm - 6 pm Memorial Reception at the Aronov's house
 
Cards and flowers may be sent to the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church.
 
Memorials may be made and sent  to the Svetlana Aronov Search Fund.
 
 

Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church

75 East 93rd Street
between Park and Madison Ave
New York, NY 10128
Tel: (212)534-1601

South Hampton Cemetery

N Sea Rd.
Southampton, NY
Tel: (516)283-3212

Svetlana Aronov Search Fund

c/o Dr. Victoria Zubkina
200 West 57th St., Suite 810
New York, NY 10019

 
05/07/2003
 

Please note, that a May 11 candlelight vigil that we have announced yesterday is to be cancelled.

If you wish to send your condolences, please do so by signing our  guestbook.


The NYPD has informed the family that the body found in the East River has been positively identified as Svetlana Aronov.
 

The Aronovs and Byzovs are in seclusion, awaiting the results of the forensic examination of the body recovered yesterday from the East River. Svetlana's Dental Records have been submitted to the Medical Examiner Office.  

 
05/06/2003
 

The month of May has always been special to the Aronov family. It is a month filled with birthdays and anniversaries. This year is especially poignant.

May 11, 2003 Svetlana turns 45. Her birthday falls on Mother's Day.
May 31, 2003 marks the Aronov's 25-year wedding anniversary.

On May 11th, 2003 at 7:00 pm the friends and family of Svetlana Aronov are holding a candlelight vigil in front of her home at 1175 York Avenue (between E. 63rd and 64th Streets).

Join us to show your support for the family.

Join us to express the community's commitment and determination in finding Svetlana.

Join us to show the community's strength and dedication  to the search of all missing persons.

Join us to let the world know that such crimes will not be tolerated on our streets.

 
04/15/2003
 

We feel the need to mention that we are less than impressed with the People Magazine’s April 11 story. It is quite sad to see a respectable publication resort to the superficial and irresponsible methods of cheap tabloid journalism. The theory of a Russian Mafia debt they attempt to enlighten the reader with is totally ludicrous, and considered as such not only by friends, but also by the detectives from 19th Precinct who are directly working on the case. To date there is no motive, no suspect, no lead, no theory, and no progress - that is what more or less NYC Police Commissioner Kelly said at his April 9th Press Conference.

 
04/10/2003
 

We would like to clarify the information reported by the Daily News on 04/05/03. It was stated that the garage attendant saw Svetlana getting into a gypsy cab. In fact, the garage attendant had seen her getting into a NYC Yellow Cab (and not a gypsy cab) at 68th Street and York Ave.  As per attendant’s account, the cab driver was a white male, in his mid-thirties to early forties. Svetlana did not talk to the driver. She picked up her dog prior to  getting into the cab. The garage attendant did not see her hail the cab, however this may be because he was bent down, petting her dog. 

 
04/05/2003
 
Dr. Alexander Aronov has passed his second polygraph test - this time administered by NYPD. The result of this test, as well as the result of the first test, which he had taken at independent facility in early March, "did not implicate Dr. Aronov as being involved with his wife disappearance".
 
03/20/2003
 
Aronov Family Statement
 

07/01/2003  
   
No replacing his Svetlana
   
06/28/2003  
   
Sometimes Cops Look For Psychic 'Help', Yet That 'Help' In Missing-Persons Cases Often Raises False Hope
 
06/27/2003  
   
Mystery Persists: What Happened to Woman Found in River?
   
Cause Of Death Of Woman Who Disappeared In Manhattan Ruled Inconclusive
 
   
Book Dealer's Drowning Still a Mystery, ME Says
   
Experts Can't Crack Mystery of Svetlana Death
   
06/26/2003  
   
Manner of missing Manhattan woman's death remains undetermined

No Ruling on Svetlana's Death

   
06/24/2003  
   
Svetlana left 1.4M
   
   
05/23/2003  
   
Husband of Missing Woman Speaks
   
05/14/2003  
   
Police Defend Differences in Searches for 2 Women
   
05/13/2003  
   
Teary Farewell for Svetlana
   
Tears and Suspicions
   
05/12/2003  
   
Svetlana Buried After Russian Service
   
Birthday Gift, Letter for Svetlana
   
05/10/2003  
   
Monday Services Set for Drowning Victim
   
05/09/2003  
   
Fear Clues for Svetlana Won't Come
   
05/08/2003  
   
Svetlana Drowned
   
Body Found in East River Is Identified as Missing Woman's
   
Russian News Article
   
New Svetlana Mystery

Their Hope Gives Way to Heartbreak

   
05/07/2003  
   
Authorities Believe Body May Be That of Missing Woman
   
Body of Missing Woman Believed Found
   
Police Think Body in River May Be Woman Who Vanished
   
Dead in the River
   
04/11/2003  
   
Gone in a Flash
   
04/05/2003  
   
Svetlana Stumps Cops
   
03/14/2003  
   
Svetlana is Dead, Cops Fear
   
03/11/2003  
   
Family Agonizing over Lack of Svetlana Tips
   
03/10/2003  
   
Svetlana Search Goes On
   
Not Your Average Missing Person?
   
03/09/2003  
   
Cops Seek Cabbie in Hunt for Svetlana

Svetlana's Worried Pals Give Out Fliers

   
03/08/2003  
   
Witness Spotted Svetlana
   
Disappearance Case Gets 'Full Court' Press

Still Searching for Clues

   
03/07/2003  
   
No Sign of Svetlana
   
Retracing Her Footsteps Through Busy East Side Streets
   
03/06/2003  
   
She Went Out to Walk the Dog - And Never Returned
   
   
Days After Woman Vanished, Clues Remain Scarce
   
03/05/2003  
   
Manhattan Woman Disappears
   
Police Scour Neighborhood for Missing Woman
 

 

 

05/07/2003
Vigil Cancellation Note
04/05/2003
Dr. Aronov's Polygraph Test Results
03/20/2003
Aronov Family Statement
 
  $25,000 REWARD
  for information leading to Svetlana's location
 
  Phone Numbers / Contact Us
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    212-759-6472
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    212-452-0633
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  Svetlana's Description
  Age: 44 years
  Height: 5'4"
  Weight: 130 lbs
  Eyes: hazel
  Hair: blonde
  Clothes: short brown coat w/brown fur collar, dark pants, white beret, fur-trimmed boots
  Dog: Bim, Cocker Spaniel, black-on-white, male, 1-year old
  Missing since: March 3, 2003
  Missing from: New York, NY 10021
 
  Donations Are Appreciated
  Checks should be made payable to:
  Svetlana Aronov Search Fund
  Mailing Address:
  Svetlana Aronov Search Fund
  c/o Dr. Victoria Zubkina
  200 West 57th St., Suite 810
  New York, NY 10019
 
 (C) 2003 FRIENDS OF SVETLANA ARONOV,  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.