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In the small town of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, a cold winter evening turned into a decades-long mystery on January 14, 1982. Ten-year-old Gabriel Minarcin, a young boy with brown hair and a chipped front tooth, spent the afternoon playing with his friend, 11-year-old Jon Dabkowski. After having dinner at Jon's home, Gabriel started the short walk, just three doors down the street, to his own house around 5:30 p.m. Jon accompanied him for the brief journey. The two boys, familiar with their qu ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 14, 1982

Victim Details

Oct 08, 2009

Mar 26, 2020

Gabriel

Minarcin

52

10

48 inches

60 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 14, 1982

Tarentum

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

No

25986

Tarentum Police Department

Tarentum

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15804

318 East 2nd Avenue, Pennsylvania

7242241515

Local

Law Enforcement

A82195

Tarentum Police Department

7165

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

06/24/2026


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