Missing
Thomas John McGinn
McGinn, approximately 1996
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/16/1996
Missing location (approx) :
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 36 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brown leather jacket, a green t-shirt, blue jeans and boots.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. McGinn has no teeth and wears dentures. He is missing the middle finger on his left hand down to the first knuckle.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : McGinn was last seen at work in Burr Ridge, Illinois on August 16, 1996. He lived in Bolingbrook, Illinois at the time of his disappearance. He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, his 1990 Chevrolet was found near Bull Frog Lake at 95th Street and Archer Avenue.
A search of the lake and surrounding area turned up no sign of McGinn. He had served in the Army until 1984, and worked as a machinist at the time of his disappearance. Few details are available in his case.
Other information and links : ncy
Bolingbrook Police Department
630-226-8620
September 2021 updates and sources
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