Thomas K. Mooney (January 30, 1962 – June 28, 2007) was an American diplomat and Army officer until his disappearance and death in 2007.
[2] Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported that "one colleague said he had been going to a fitness center at a Nicosia hotel", while another said Mooney planned to pick up somebody at the Larnaca International Airport.
[2] A search on ground and by air included checks of ports, airports, and checkpoints along the ceasefire line with the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.
[2] The search ended when Cyprus authorities found Mooney dead four days later about 150 yards from his locked car on a dirt road in the "foothills of the Troodos mountains", about 45 km (28 miles) southwest of Nicosia, in a remote area near the town of Lefka,[2][5] first reported by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation state radio.
In a written statement to the media and posted on the embassy website, Schlicher said that "After the notification of next of kin, with deep sadness, I announce that LTC Thomas Mooney, who served his nation with distinction as our Defense Attaché, was found dead by Cypriot authorities on Monday.