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In the summer of 1969, 52-year-old John Chocha, Jr. was a patient at the Harrisburg State Mental Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was receiving treatment for paranoid schizophrenia but was in a position of some trust, having privileges that allowed him to leave the hospital grounds and visit the local town. A man with graying hair and blue eyes, John stood at approximately six feet tall. His family remained involved in his life; his sister had visited him at the hospital sometime in May ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 19, 1969

Victim Details

May 19, 2010

Dec 08, 2021

John

Chocha, Jr.

107

52

71 inches

73 inches

145 lbs

173 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 19, 1969

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

17105

No

49023

Pennsylvania State Police

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

17112

Jeremiah Mistick

Trooper

8000 Bretz Drive, Pennsylvania

7176717500

State

Law Enforcement

H01-785633

Pennsylvania State Police

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

06/19/2026


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