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Vito Jack Russo, age 35, was last seen on August 4, 1988, in Los Angeles, California. He, along with his 13-year-old son Jason and two employees, Stephen Laspino and Stacy Lee Sabal, went missing during a commercial fishing trip on their vessel, *The Mission Bell*. The group was reported missing when they failed to return from a trip to the Big Sur area of Northern California. Despite an extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, neither the boat nor any of the men were ever found.
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Last Seen: Aug 04, 1988
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Last Seen: Aug 04, 1988
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Apr 06, 2011
Jun 13, 2018
Vito
Russo
71
35
66 inches
140 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Aug 04, 1988
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
412
21460
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles
California
,
890506204
Los Angeles Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
12/03/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Anyone familiar with sea conditions around Big Sur during early August? I’ve been trying to piece ... ...Read More
12/19/2024
12/19/2024
Whoa, just stumbled upon the case of Vito Russo, and it truly got me thinking about how risky these ... ...Read More
10/01/2023
10/01/2023
