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Joseph Robert Spernak, a 38-year-old man from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, was last seen on January 21, 1992. He had dropped off a business associate from Florida at a Foodland supermarket in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, and borrowed the man’s car to run a brief errand. Spernak never returned, and he has not been heard from since. The vehicle, a black Ford Taurus, was later found abandoned and burned in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, about a week after his disappearance, but there were no signs of Sp ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 21, 1992
Last Seen: Jan 21, 1992
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Dec 10, 2019
Joseph
Spernak
71
38
70 inches
74 inches
190 lbs
200 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Jan 21, 1992
Turtle Creek
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
No
256
32398
Turtle Creek Police Department
Turtle Creek
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
15145
Dale Kraeer
Chief
125 Monroeville Avenue, Pennsylvania
4128231200
Local
Law Enforcement
920677
1992-01-23
Turtle Creek Police Department
10567
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/25/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I’m really curious about the significance of the location where Joseph Spernak's car was found. Pu... ...Read More
04/14/2024
04/14/2024
Did anyone else notice the mysterious distance between Turtle Creek and Punxsutawney where Joe's bur... ...Read More
06/03/2023
06/03/2023
I find it really intriguing how Joseph's car ended up in Punxsutawney, of all places. It's like two ... ...Read More
03/21/2023
03/21/2023
