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Franklin Gottschalk

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Franklin Thomas Gottschalk, a 24-year-old man from Mason, Michigan, has been missing since February 2, 1997. On the day of his disappearance, Gottschalk left his residence and drove off in his brother’s 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado without permission. His vehicle was later found abandoned in a parking lot at the corner of Grand River Avenue and Cedar Street in Lansing, Michigan. Two bags belonging to Gottschalk were discovered by cyclists on the Shiawassee Street bridge, but a search of the nearby ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 02, 1997
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    Victim Details

    Jan 06, 2011

    Nov 08, 2021

    Franklin

    Gottschalk

    52

    24

    62 inches

    150 lbs

    155 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Feb 02, 1997

    Mason

    Michigan

    Ingham County

    No

    283

    21328

    Ingham County Sheriff's Office

    Mason

    Michigan

    Ingham County

    48854

    630 N. Cedar St., Michigan

    5176768251

    County

    Law Enforcement

    97-2460

    1997-02-11

    Ingham County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    12/06/2025


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    Did anyone else find it strange that Franklin's Detroit Lions coat was found in a cornfield, separat... ...Read More
    07/10/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the random discovery of Franklin's Detroit Lions coat in that cornfield.... ...Read More
    12/23/2023
    Has anyone else noticed the odd location where Franklin Gottschalk's Detroit Lions coat was found? A... ...Read More
    09/11/2023
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