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Darryl Bohanon, a 32-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was last seen on October 7, 1987. He was supposed to be traveling by bus to San Diego, California. While the bus, along with Darryl's luggage, arrived in San Diego on October 10, 1987, Darryl himself was not on board and has not been heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a tan jacket, a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers.

Standing 6'3" tall and weighing approximately 197 pounds, Darryl had black h ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 07, 1987

Victim Details

Jan 06, 2015

Jan 04, 2024

Darryl

Bohanon

69

32

75 inches

197 lbs

Black / African American

Male

In the autumn of 1987, Darryl Bohanon, a 32-year-old man, was preparing for a cross-country journey. On October 7, he was in Cincinnati, Ohio, with plans to board a bus headed for San Diego, California. At the time of his departure, he was described as an African-American male, standing at an impressive six feet three inches tall and weighing around 197 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, a tan jacket, and gym shoes. His trip was meant to take him from the Midwest to the West Coast, but somewhere along the way, his journey took an unexplained and troubling turn. The bus that Darryl was supposed to be on continued its route, eventually arriving in San Diego three days later, on October 10, 1987. Upon its arrival, a strange discovery was made: Darryl's luggage was on the bus, having completed the trip as planned, but Darryl himself was nowhere to be found. He had not arrived with his belongings, and there was no indication of what could have happened to him between his departure from Cincinnati and the bus's final stop in California. He has not been seen or heard from since that day in October. The specifics of what occurred after Darryl Bohanon left Cincinnati remain a mystery. The case is being handled by the Springfield Township Police Department, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact them. Despite the passage of decades, the circumstances surrounding his disappearance are still unclear. The central, unanswered question in this case is what happened to Darryl Bohanon after he was supposed to board a bus for San Diego. The fact that his luggage arrived at the destination without him points to a perplexing and abrupt end to his planned travels, leaving his family and investigators with a case that has endured for years without a resolution.

Oct 07, 1987

Cincinnati

Ohio

Hamilton County

31527

Springfield Township PD

Ohio

,

19324-87

1987-10-19

Springfield Township PD

Black

Brown

Brown

05/22/2026


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