Missing
Martin Franzel
Franzel, approximately 1963
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/14/1963
Missing location (approx) :
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 11/12/1886 (134)
Age at the time of disappearance: 76 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 145 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A cotton shirt, khaki pants and a tan cloth cap.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Franzel wears eyeglasses with metal rimes. He walks with a limp and a slight stoop, and uses a cane.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Franzel was last seen in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 14, 1963. He left his home in the 6000 block of 3rd Avenue south to go for his regular morning walk between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. and never returned. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of him. Few details are available in his case.
Other information and links : ncy
Minneapolis Police Department
612-637-5701
September 2021 updates and sources
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
October 12, 2004. November 10, 2018; picture and Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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