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John Koziatek Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jul 30, 1979

Victim Details

Oct 27, 2011

Jan 04, 2024

John

Koziatek

68

21

70 inches

72 inches

145 lbs

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 30, 1979

Cincinnati

Ohio

Hamilton County

1376

Cincinnati Police Department

Cincinnati

Ohio

Hamilton County

45202

William Wolner

Detective

824 Broadway Street, Ohio

5133526943

Local

Law Enforcement

01507

1979-08-08

Cincinnati Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/21/2026


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In the summer of 1979, a 21-year-old University of Cincinnati student named John Paul Koziatek vanished from his life in Cincinnati, Ohio, leaving behind a void of information and a case that would remain unsolved for decades. At the time of his disappearance, he was living with several other students in the vicinity of the 400 block of Dixmyth Avenue. Friends and housemates would be the ones to report him as a missing person on August 8, 1979, after not hearing from him for some time. John, who ...
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Last Seen: Jul 30, 1979

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