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Shawn Farzad Attaie, a 22-year-old graduate student, went missing in San Francisco, California on March 29, 2006. At the time of his disappearance, he was a sociology student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an interest in social justice. Attaie was 5'8" tall, weighed 160 pounds, and had brown hair and brown eyes.

On the morning of his disappearance, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Attaie was with a childhood friend at the Sutro Baths. The two had been drinking vodka an ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 29, 2006
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Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 24, 2026

Shawn

Farzad Attaie

22

22

5'8 inches

160 lbs

White

Male

Attaie was last seen in San Francisco, California at approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 29, 2006. He was visiting a childhood friend at the time; the men drank vodka and went to the Sutro Baths and decided to explore the coastal caves. Attaie fell into the high tide waters while he and his friend were on the cliffs and was swept into the ocean. His disappearance was not reported to the Coast Guard until the following evening, due to a miscommunication. The Coast Guard searched for him with a boat and helicopter, but turned up no evidence as to his whereabouts. Attaie is believed to have drowned, but he remains classified as a missing person. He was a graduate student in sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara at the time of his disappearance, and was interested in social justice.

Mar 29, 2006

San Francisco

California

San Francisco

10

United States Park Police

01/25/2026