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Jon Dabkowski

Missing
Case Description
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Jon Michael Dabkowski, an 11-year-old boy from Tarentum, Pennsylvania, was last seen on January 14, 1982, when he left his house with his friend Gabriel Minarcin. The boys were supposed to walk just three doors down to Gabriel's home after dinner but never arrived. Despite an extensive search, no trace of them was found. Investigators initially suspected they may have fallen through the ice of the nearby Allegheny River, as footprints were discovered leading towards the riverbank, but no evidenc ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 1982
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    Victim Details

    Jul 19, 2009

    Mar 26, 2020

    Jon

    Dabkowski

    53

    11

    58 inches

    72 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jan 14, 1982

    Tarentum

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    No

    170

    25861

    Tarentum Police Department

    Tarentum

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    15804

    318 East 2nd Avenue, Pennsylvania

    7242241515

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    https://tarentumboro.com/police-2

    M98010

    Tarentum Police Department

    7166

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    11/17/2025


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    Does anyone else find it odd that Gabriel's family didn’t seem to raise as much public alarm as Jo... ...Read More
    01/20/2023
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    Gabriel Minarcin

    Missing: Jan 14, 1982
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