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Jon Dabkowski Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tarentum, Pennsylvania on Jan 14, 1982

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On a cold winter evening in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1982, 11-year-old Jon Dabkowski and his 10-year-old friend, Gabriel Minarcin, vanished without a trace. The two boys had just finished dinner at Jon's home and were making the short, familiar walk, just three doors down, to Gabriel's house to play. It was a journey they had made countless times before in the small, close-knit community. However, on this particular evening, they never arrived. Jon was last seen wearing a ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 1982

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    Victim Details

    Jul 19, 2009

    Mar 26, 2020

    Jon

    Dabkowski

    53

    11

    58 inches

    72 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jan 14, 1982

    Tarentum

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    No

    25861

    Tarentum Police Department

    Tarentum

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    15804

    318 East 2nd Avenue, Pennsylvania

    7242241515

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    https://tarentumboro.com/police-2

    M98010

    Tarentum Police Department

    7166

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    06/24/2026


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    Does anyone else find it odd that Gabriel's family didn’t seem to raise as much public alarm as Jo... ...Read More
    01/20/2023

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