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Michael VanZandt Missing Person Case

Last seen in Hermosa Beach, California on Mar 05, 2016

Victim Details

Mar 07, 2016

Jan 12, 2024

Michael

VanZandt

46

36

70 inches

72 inches

190 lbs

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 05, 2016

Hermosa Beach

California

Los Angeles County

90254

No

18088

Hermosa Beach Police Department

Hermosa Beach

California

Los Angeles County

90254

540 Pier Avenue, California

3105242750

Local

http://www.hermosabch.org/index.aspx?page=123

16591

2016-03-07

Hermosa Beach Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/08/2026


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Michael David VanZandt, a 36-year-old father of three and an Air Force veteran, went missing on the night of March 5, 2016, from Hermosa Beach, California. VanZandt had gone out with friends that evening to watch a UFC fight, and after leaving the bar American Junkie around 10:15 p.m. to visit a nearby liquor store, he disappeared. Surveillance footage captured him walking toward the beach around 11:30 p.m., but that was the last time he was seen. His phone died shortly after 10:30 p.m., and it ...
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Last Seen: Mar 05, 2016

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