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Jon Dabkowski Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tarentum, Pennsylvania on Jan 14, 1982

Victim Details

Jul 19, 2009

Mar 26, 2020

Jon

Dabkowski

55

11

58 inches

72 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 14, 1982

Tarentum

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

No

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

06/24/2026


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On a cold winter evening in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1982, 11-year-old Jon Dabkowski and his 10-year-old friend, Gabriel Minarcin, vanished without a trace. The two boys had just finished dinner at Jon's home and were making the short, familiar walk, just three doors down, to Gabriel's house to play. It was a journey they had made countless times before in the small, close-knit community. However, on this particular evening, they never arrived. Jon was last seen wearing a ...
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Last Seen: Jan 14, 1982

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