Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/24/1996
- Missing From:
- Missing From Gaines, Pennsylvania
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 37 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’9, 140 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Malinoski wears eyeglasses and has a beard and mustache. Some agencies spell his last name “Malinowski.”
- Details of Disappearance:
- In October 1996, John Malinoski went to a conference in Pennsylvania. Afterward, he stayed at a motel. The next day, he left, and his rental car was found at the entrance to a hiking area in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. He’s never been seen since.
Police found no clues of foul play. It seemed like he went for a hike, something he liked to do, but searches found nothing.
Malinoski was divorced, lived with a roommate, and wasn’t dating. He wanted to move closer to his son who lived with his ex-wife. His family says he was a careful, thoughtful person who wasn’t suicidal and had no reason to disappear. He was a vegetarian, didn’t do drugs, and rarely drank. His credit cards and ID haven’t been used since he vanished. The case is still a mystery.
- Agency:
- Pennsylvania State Police 570-662-2151
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This person was missing Missing Since 10/24/1996