Missing
Thomas Edward Manizak
Manizak, approximately 1999
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/30/1999
Missing location (approx) :
Newport, Oregon
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 01/02/1971 (50)
Age at the time of disappearance: 28 years old
Height / Weight : 6'1, 150 pounds
Medical conditions : Manizak is a diabetic and insulin-dependent. He needs two injections of insulin a day.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Manizak's nicknames are Tom and Rumplestiltskin, and he may use the name Thomas Edward Charles Manizak. He has a spider bite scar on his leg. He may have a goatee or a full beard.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Manizak was last seen on July 30, 1999. His last known legal address was on Raven Road in Doyle, California. At the time of his disappearance, he was on disability for his diabetes and was traveling around the country in his van. He had camping equipment and would camp each night off the highway. He often picked up hitchhikers in his travels.
Manizak called his mother at least twice a week to assure her he was safe. The last time anyone heard from him was when he called his mother from a truck stop east of Twin Falls, Idaho. He said he was en route to Newport, Oregon. He has never been heard from again.
Manizak may be driving his brown/copper 1970 Ford van with California license plates numbered 87647D. He hasn't claimed his disability checks or used his medical card to get diabetic supplies since his disappearance. He may be in Idaho, Oregon or Montana.
Prior to his disappearance, Manizak was convicted of oral copulation with a child under fourteen. He is required to register as a Gender : ual offender. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Lassen County Sheriff's Office
530-257-6121
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
The Gender : Offender ARCHIVE
October 12, 2004. October 13, 2016; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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