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Apr 01, 2014
Jun 19, 2023
John
Weisenburger
127
83
66 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
On a spring day in April of 1980, an 83-year-old man named John Weisenburger disappeared from Sultan, a town in Snohomish County, Washington. The date of his last contact was recorded as April 29, 1980. At the time he went missing, John was described as a white male with red/auburn hair and blue eyes, standing at approximately five feet six inches tall and weighing around 170 pounds. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain vague, with the only detail provided being that he was last seen with his wife. His case, managed by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, has lingered for decades, leaving a void of information and a family without answers. The official records offer a sparse outline of the events leading up to John Weisenburger's disappearance. The lack of detailed public information regarding what he was wearing, where he and his wife were going, or the specific location in Sultan where he was last seen has made it difficult to piece together a clear timeline of that day. No information has been released regarding any potential means of travel or if he had any personal belongings with him. This scarcity of details has been a significant hurdle for law enforcement and the public in understanding what might have happened to him. The absence of concrete leads has left the case cold, a silent testament to a life that seemingly vanished without a trace. Over the years, the investigation into John Weisenburger's disappearance has remained open but inactive. The case is cataloged in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) under case number MP24057, a digital footprint in a search that has spanned over four decades. Despite the passage of time, the fundamental questions surrounding his case persist: What happened on that day in April 1980? Where did John Weisenburger go? The case is a somber reminder of the enduring pain of ambiguity and the ongoing search for closure that families of the missing face. The overview of this case is one of profound uncertainty, a man in his eighties who was last seen with his wife and then was simply gone, leaving behind a mystery that has yet to be unraveled.
Apr 29, 1980
Sultan
Washington
Snohomish County
No
23123
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
Everett
Washington
Snohomish County
98201
Brad Walvatne
Detective
3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Washington
4253883839
County
Law Enforcement
80-17872
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
Red/Auburn
Blue
Blue
06/25/2026
