Sam Francis Tavakol

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This person was missing Missing Since 05/18/1993

Missing Since:
Missing Since 05/18/1993
Missing From:
Missing From Northridge, California
Classification:
Classification Endangered Missing
Gender:
Male
Race:
Race White
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth 12/25/1974 (50)
Age:
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight:
Height and Weight 5’7, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue Levi’s jeans, a navy blue t-shirt and blue sneakers.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green/hazel eyes. Tavakol may have a mustache. He is of Iranian descent. He has a bean-shaped birthmark on either his ankle or his buttock.
Details of Disappearance:
On May 18, 1993, 22-year-old Tavakol left his mom’s house in Northridge, California, around 8:15 PM. He was going to a party with friends but never showed up. No one has heard from him since.

Three days later, his car—a 1987 Nissan Sentra—was found abandoned in a Ralph’s supermarket parking lot in Sherman Oaks. He wasn’t there.

Before he disappeared, Tavakol had spent a $70,000 inheritance and was about to start a new job at a bank. Police think something bad happened to him, but the case is still unsolved. He lived in Sherman Oaks and went to Pierce College.

Agency:
Los Angeles Police Department 213-485-5381
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