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Leonard Allen Hausner, age 28, was last seen on March 15, 1982, in Alpine, New Jersey. He lived alone in Hackensack and was reported missing after last being seen by friends at his apartment the day before. Shortly before his disappearance, Leonard had filed a complaint against a suspect for stealing a $40 radio. In 1988, the case took a darker turn when a suspect confessed to pushing Leonard off a 400-foot cliff at the Rockefeller Lookout on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Despite the confess ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 15, 1982
Last Seen: Mar 15, 1982
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May 22, 2023
Jun 02, 2023
Leonard
Hausner
70
28
70 inches
135 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Mar 15, 1982
Alpine
New Jersey
Bergen County
07620
No
255
125409
New Jersey State Police Major Crime Bureau Homicide North Unit
West Trenton
New Jersey
Mercer County
08628
Matthew McConville
Detective
P.O. Box 7068, New Jersey
6088822000
State
Law Enforcement
H670202300012
New Jersey State Police Major Crime Bureau Homicide North Unit
3828
Brown
Brown
Brown
12/04/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
It's always baffled me that no physical evidence was ever recovered in Leonard's case, especially gi... ...Read More
12/23/2024
12/23/2024
Anyone else find it odd that Leonard's radio complaint seemed so minor but somehow led to such a sig... ...Read More
08/24/2023
08/24/2023
I've been reading more about the Leonard Allen Hausner case and something keeps bugging me. Why was ... ...Read More
04/15/2023
04/15/2023
