Case Details
- Photo URLs:
-
- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/07/1987
- Missing From:
- Missing From Albany, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 05/10/1955 (69)
- Age:
- Age 32 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’8, 135 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ginsburg has a scar on his forehead. He has facial pockmarks. Ginsburg’s nickname is Jon (may be spelled “John”). He may wear two hearing aids.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Jon Ginsburg disappeared on October 7, 1987, from his home in Albany, California. He’s never been found.
He was born in Visalia, California, and spent much of his life at schools for people with hearing impairments in Los Angeles and St. Louis. He was a talented artist, and the art center in his hometown, Visalia (on North Bridge Avenue), named its student gallery after him because of his contributions. He even took drama classes there!
Jon dreamed of being a firefighter, studying forestry at Kings River Community College, but his disabilities stopped him. He worked at an eye care lab in Oakland instead. He enjoyed drawing, reading, running, and playing chess.
When he disappeared, he was sad because of a breakup. Police think he might have taken his own life, but they never found his body, so the case remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Albany Police Department 510-525-7300
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/07/1987