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Franklin Gottschalk Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mason, Michigan on Feb 02, 1997

Victim Details

Jan 06, 2011

Nov 08, 2021

Franklin

Gottschalk

53

24

62 inches

150 lbs

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 02, 1997

Mason

Michigan

Ingham County

No

21328

Ingham County Sheriff's Office

Mason

Michigan

Ingham County

48854

630 N. Cedar St., Michigan

5176768251

County

Law Enforcement

97-2460

1997-02-11

Ingham County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

08/11/2026


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The Vanishing of Franklin Gottschalk

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On February 2, 1997, a 25-year-old Michigan State University English major named Franklin 'Frank' Thomas Gottschalk vanished from his residence in Mason, Michigan. He was a bright student, just three credits shy of earning his degree, yet for reasons unknown, he did not enroll for the spring semester that year. On the day he disappeared, he drove away in his brother's 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado without permission, a departure that marked the beginning of a long and perplexing myster ...
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Last Seen: Feb 02, 1997

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP9159 | NamUs
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    Did anyone else find it strange that Franklin's Detroit Lions coat was found in a cornfield, separat... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about the random discovery of Franklin's Detroit Lions coat in that cornfield.... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else noticed the odd location where Franklin Gottschalk's Detroit Lions coat was found? A... ...Read More
    09/11/2023
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