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Leonard Taku Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tampa, Florida on Dec 25, 2006

Victim Details

Mar 23, 2010

Jun 19, 2024

Leonard

Taku

63

44

69 inches

72 inches

160 lbs

175 lbs

Other

Male

Dec 25, 2006

Tampa

Florida

Seminole County

28625

8329

Altamonte Springs Police Department

Altamonte Springs

Florida

Seminole County

32701

175 Newburyport Avenue, Florida

4075718257

Local

Law Enforcement

2007-00164

2006-12-25

Altamonte Springs Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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Leonard Taku, a 44-year-old teacher from New Zealand, was last seen on December 25, 2006, in Tampa, Florida. He was on vacation in the U.S. during a break from his teaching job in Ramsgate, England. On Christmas Day, he rented a black 2005 Chrysler Crossfire from Tampa International Airport. Taku had plans to meet someone, possibly someone he had met online, but he was never seen again after that morning. His family reported him missing after he failed to return to work on January 3, 2007.
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Last Seen: Dec 25, 2006

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