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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
Last Seen: Feb 02, 1997
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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
270
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
11/12/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Did anyone else find it strange that Franklin's Detroit Lions coat was found in a cornfield, separat... ...Read More
07/10/2024
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
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
09/11/2023
