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Peter Bonick Missing Person Case

Last seen in San Mateo, California on Feb 22, 1970

Victim Details

Mar 18, 2013

Jul 15, 2024

Peter

Bonick

73

17

72 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 22, 1970

San Mateo

California

San Mateo County

94401

28685

San Mateo Police Department

San Mateo

California

San Mateo County

94403

200 Franklin Parkway, California

6505227700

Local

Law Enforcement

000216021

San Mateo Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/23/2026


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Peter Joseph Bonick, 17, went missing on February 22, 1970, from his home in San Mateo, California. On that morning, he was last seen leaving his residence on Ginnever Street and later spotted hitchhiking along State Route 92, potentially heading toward Half Moon Bay. Bonick was wearing a beige or yellow shirt and blue jeans at the time, and he suffered from scoliosis, which caused one of his shoulder blades to be larger or higher than the other.

Bonick was residing in a children’s ho ...
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Last Seen: Feb 22, 1970

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  • Peter Joseph Bonick - The Charley Project
  • Peter Joseph Bonick | State of California - Department of Justice
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