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John Michael Pavlat, a 34-year-old man from San Francisco, was last seen on December 24, 2002. On that day, he was observed exiting his vehicle on the Golden Gate Bridge and tragically jumping over the railing. Pavlat had been struggling with depression, largely due to chronic pain from a bicycle accident he sustained in 1995, which left him with lasting injuries to his neck and shoulders. Before his disappearance, he sent an email to some of his friends, which was later identified as a suicide ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 24, 2002
Last Seen: Dec 24, 2002
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Dec 30, 2017
Jan 12, 2024
John
Pavlat
56
34
72 inches
145 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Dec 24, 2002
San Francisco
California
San Francisco County
247
68
San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco
California
,
03-0109945
San Francisco Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/27/2025
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