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Arnold Tittel, age 39, went missing on November 5, 1978, during a boating trip at Folsom Lake, California. He and his friend Virgil Bonham were last seen at 12:30 p.m. that day, stopping at a service station before heading to the lake. They planned to return by 5:00 p.m., but neither of the men was ever seen again. Their 12-foot fiberglass boat was found adrift and fully functional in the middle of Folsom Lake around 3:00 p.m., but both men had vanished. Their vehicle was discovered in the parki ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 05, 1978
Last Seen: Nov 05, 1978
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Jan 09, 2024
Arnold
Tittel
85
39
72 inches
165 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Nov 05, 1978
Folsom Lake
California
Placer County
No
247
116799
Placer County Sheriff's Office
Auburn
California
Placer County
95603
Kurt Leatherman
Placer County Sheriff Detective
2929 Richardson Drive, California
5308897800
County
Law Enforcement
14-1644
2014-02-18
Placer County Sheriff's Office
na
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/28/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone looked into other suspicious incidents at Folsom Lake around the time Arnold Tittel and V... ...Read More
11/13/2024
11/13/2024
I was digging into the Arnold Tittel and Virgil Bonham case and something caught my attention about ... ...Read More
11/28/2023
11/28/2023
I’ve been diving into the mysterious disappearance of Arnold Tittel and Virgil Bonham at Folsom La... ...Read More
03/20/2023
03/20/2023
