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The transition from one year to the next was meant to be a time of celebration, but for one family in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, it marked the beginning of a decades-long period of uncertainty and sorrow. In the first moments of New Year's Day 1988, 17-year-old John Francis Lango walked out of his family's home and vanished. John, a senior at Pottsville Area High School, was a well-liked teenager who enjoyed break-dancing. He stood at six feet one inch tall, weighed around 185 pounds, a ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1988

Victim Details

May 19, 2010

Nov 11, 2021

John

Lango

54

17

73 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 01, 1988

Pottsville

Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County

17901

No

27095

Pottsville Police Department

Pottsville

Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County

17901

401 North Centre Street, Pennsylvania

5706221234

Local

Law Enforcement

88000330

Pottsville Police Department

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

06/26/2026


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