Missing
Ronald LeRoy Zellmer
Zellmer, approximately 1985
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/06/1985
Missing location (approx) :
Sioux City, Iowa
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/02/1953 (67)
Age at the time of disappearance: 31 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 170 pounds
Medical conditions : Zellmer suffered from a long-standing depression at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Zellmer disappeared from Sioux City, Iowa on April 6, 1985. At 5:50 a.m., police found his 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier on the south end of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in South Sioux City, Nebraska. It was unoccupied, with its motor running. When they went to Zellmer's apartment in the 1000 block of Pierce Street, they found it empty with no signs of any disturbance. Investigators searched the Missouri River after Zellmer's disappearance but uncovered no evidence indicating his fate.
Zellmer had been depressed for years before he vanished and his disappearance was investigated as a possible suicide, but he could also have been taken against his will. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Sioux City Police Department
712-279-6353
September 2021 updates and sources
Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
The Siouxland Information Connection
Sioux City Police Department
Iowa Cold Cases
October 12, 2004. February 2, 2013; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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