Three days later on October 29, 1959, the Pontiac registered in the name of Niles Tignor would be discovered, gas tank near-empty, keys on the floorboards beneath the front seat, in a parking lot close by the Greyhound bus station in Rome, New York.
On October 29, 1959, the Pontiac owned by Niles Tignor was found abandoned in a parking lot near the Greyhound bus station in Rome, New York. The vehicle showed signs of neglect, with a nearly empty gas tank and the keys carelessly left on the floorboards beneath the front seat.
This discovery raises questions about Tignor's disappearance and the circumstances that led to his car being left in such a state. The image of the deserted Pontiac evokes a sense of mystery, hinting at the underlying narrative in Joyce Carol Oates' "The Gravedigger's Daughter."
