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Vanderlei Szczepanik Missing Person Case

Last seen in Omaha, Nebraska on Dec 14, 2009

Victim Details

Jan 21, 2010

Feb 15, 2023

Vanderlei

Szczepanik

52

36

72 inches

160 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 14, 2009

Omaha

Nebraska

Douglas County

68108

8131

Omaha Police Department

Omaha

Nebraska

Douglas County

68102

Brett Schrage

Sergeant

505 South 15th Street, Nebraska

4024445818

Local

Law Enforcement

84144-X

2009-12-18

Omaha Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

10/09/2026


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Vanderlei Szczepanik, a 36-year-old Brazilian missionary, went missing on December 14, 2009, along with his wife Jacqueline and their 7-year-old son, Christopher, from Omaha, Nebraska. The family had been living at the Christian Community Center, where they were renovating an old school building for a Florida-based church, the Assembly of God Bethlehem Ministry. Initially, their disappearance did not raise alarm, as relatives assumed the family might have gone on a holiday break. However, when n ...
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Last Seen: Dec 14, 2009

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  • Body Identified As Missing Szczepanik Boy - KETV
  • Family grieves after Brazilian boy's remains found - Deseret News
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