Case Details
- Photo URLs:
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 09/13/1996
- Missing From:
- Missing From Woodland Hills, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Asian
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 01/30/1961 (63)
- Age:
- Age 35 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 190 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A denim shirt and blue jeans.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tanaka may have a mustache, beard or goatee. He is of Japanese descent and has tattoos on both of his arms. A photograph of one of his tattoos is posted with this case summary.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Tanaka disappeared from his home in Woodland Hills, California on September 13, 1996. He was seen walking away and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. He worked as a motorcycle mechanic and might still be doing that. It’s possible he’s in a hospital or nursing home somewhere, listed as an unidentified patient. Police haven’t solved the mystery of what happened to him.
- Agency:
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 09/13/1996