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Stuart Garbowitz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Truckee, California on Mar 25, 1982

Victim Details

Dec 09, 2009

Jan 09, 2024

Stuart

Garbowitz

70

26

65 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 25, 1982

Truckee

California

Placer County

7876

Placer County Sheriff's Office

Auburn

California

Placer County

95603

Kurt Leatherman

Placer County Sheriff Detective

2929 Richardson Drive, California

5308897800

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.placer.ca.gov/1680/Sheriffs-Office

2974-82

1982-05-01

Placer County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/22/2026


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Stuart Garbowitz, 26 years old at the time, disappeared on March 25, 1982, while skiing in the Truckee, California area. Garbowitz and his companion, Robert Novick, skied out of bounds and became lost. Tragically, while Novick’s body was later found, Garbowitz was never located. Despite searches, no trace of him has surfaced since that day.

Garbowitz, a Caucasian male, stood 5'5" tall and weighed about 140 pounds, with brown hair. His case remains unresolved, and authorities ...
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Last Seen: Mar 25, 1982

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