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I have had the same thought. The creators have said several times in interviews that "Everyone who is alive is in Storybrooke, if you're dead, you're not there" So far we have not seen him. We have been told that there will be a major death this season. My theory as of this moment is that Neal died in the Enchanted Forest either A) Trying to keep the curse from being enacted; or B) Casting the curse himself. He is desperate to get back to Emma and Henry, and at the same time, wanting to reunite Emma and Henry with the family they've been seperated from for so long already. Neal (in my opinion) would sacrifice himself in order to reunite Emma and Henry with the Charmings if he feels it is what is best for them, want they want, and what they deserve.