India, Feb. 15 -- More than a month after Long Island boy Thomas Medlin, 15, went missing from his New York home, his family is still searching for answers. Medlin of St. James, a hamlet in Suffolk County, disappeared after he headed into Manhattan from his home in Long Island, New York, on January 9.

Medlin's mother initially said that the teen left to meet someone he met online through Roblox, an online gaming platform, according to People. However, police later ruled out any connection between Roblox and Medlin's disappearance.

A search for Medlin is underway. Pedestrians in myriad downtown East Side Manhattan neighborhoods including Chinatown, Two Bridges, South Street Seaport and the Civic Center area have been seeing flyers with i...