Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 12/08/1996
- Missing From:
- Missing From Pinellas Park, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 10/10/1913 (111)
- Age:
- Age 83 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’5, 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Israel lived in Pinellas Park, Florida, and owned a trailer storage business right next to his house. He was last seen at home around noon on December 8, 1996, by a repairman. He disappeared without a trace, leaving his car in the driveway. His daughter reported him missing that same day.
At first, police thought he might have gotten lost, but they later found blood on a carpet in his home, changing the case to a homicide investigation. Before he vanished, Israel had evicted a tenant, Edward Vanderbilt, for not paying rent. This is considered a key piece of the investigation.
Israel was a creature of habit; he always drove everywhere and never spent a night away from home in his 30 years living in Florida. Despite the investigation, no one has ever been arrested for his disappearance, and the case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office 727-582-6200
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This person was missing Missing Since 12/08/1996