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Herbert Frank Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lee Vining, California on Oct 30, 1994

Victim Details

Jun 09, 2022

Oct 06, 2022

Herbert

Frank

83

52

70 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 30, 1994

Lee Vining

California

Mono County

No

115516

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Carson City

Nevada

Carson City

89711

555 Wright Way, Nevada

7756844808

State

Law Enforcement

http://dps.nv.gov/

C-94-692

Nevada Department of Public Safety

4953

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/18/2026


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Herbert Frank, a 52-year-old man from Germany, was last seen on October 30, 1994, in Lee Vining, California. Frank was traveling with 26-year-old Volker Puschkeit on vacation in the United States. The two German nationals had arrived in Los Angeles on October 21 and rented a vehicle for their trip. After winning a substantial amount of money—around $10,000—at a Reno casino, the men were last seen near Mono Lake on November 1, 1994. Four days later, their rental car was found abandoned in a r ...
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Last Seen: Oct 30, 1994

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  • Herbert Frank | International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom
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    Does anyone else find it odd how Herbert Frank and Volker Puschkeit's rental car still had all their... ...Read More
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