Name: John C. Podniestrzanski
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: March 1, 1995
Location Last Seen: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida
Date of Birth: January 9, 1963
Age: 32 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, collar length
Eye Color: Hazel
Nickname/Alias: Johnny Pod
Distinguishing Marks/Features: A scar inside his right forearm. He had a mustache.
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Podniestrzanski was last seen by family members in March of 1995 shortly before he was scheduled to go to trial on charges of dealing with stolen property. Largo Police arrested him on October 18, 1994, after he was accused of having parts of a stolen Thunderbird . He also was charged with driving without a valid license. Initially, he was held at Pinellas County Jail on $10,000 bail, Podniestrzanski was released on his own recognizance. He pleaded innocent and his trial was set for April 6, 1995.
After his disappearance, arrest warrants for failing to appear in court on the driving without a license and stolen property were issued. They are still outstanding. Records show Podniestrzanski has been convicted of aggravated battery, car theft, driving without a valid license, violation of probation and disorderly conduct.
Podniestrzanski's family moved to Clearwater, FL from New Jersey in 1981. Some of his relatives still live in Clearwater. Podniestrzanski had no permanent address and lived with various friends and girlfriends. He listed his address on his arrest record as a trailer in Keystone Mobile Home Park at 620 Clearwater-Largo Road, but people at the park do not recall him. Podniestrzanski is a part-time mechanic and also described himself on arrest records as a "repo man". He was known to deal in stolen auto parts and family members feel that this criminal activity may have contributed to his disappearance. He has not been seen nor heard from since.
Agency Name: Clearwater Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective/Sergeant Michael Hasty
Agency Phone Number: (727) 562-4242
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: CW97-12715
NamUs Case Number: 13982
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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