Name: Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 07, 1987
Location Last Seen: Albany, Alameda County, California
Date of Birth: May 10, 1955
Age: 32 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: John Ginsburg, Jon Ginsburg
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Had a behavior disorder, Facial pockmarks, Scar on forehead, Often wears one or more hearing aids, Deaf or severely hearing impaired, Had trouble understanding language, Communicates with a combination of sign language and speaking, Had mild cerebral palsy
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Jonathan Ginsburg was last seen on October 7, 1987 at his home in Albany California.
He spent much of his life going to facilities for the hearing-impaired in Los Angeles and St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated in 1972 from Redwood, then worked for the School of Outdoor Science and Conservation camp in Springville the summers of 1975 and 1976. He served as an intern in 1976-77 and 79-80. An art gallery for disabled adults has been named after him. The gallery is located in the 600 block of North Bridge Avenue in Visalia where Ginsburg was born. Using a combination of sign language and speaking, Jon Ginsburg demonstrated his talent for drama in classes at the Community Center, which was confounded by his mother in 1977.
He majored in forestry at Kings River Community College in Reedley, but when he graduated he was disappointed to learn his disability would keep him from joining the Department of Forestry and fighting fires. After college, he worked at an eye-care product lab in Oakland. His interests were playing chess, drawing, running and reading.
At the time of his disappearance he was despondent over a failed relationship. Suicide is suspected.
Agency Name: Albany Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Sergeant Art Pagsolingan
Agency Phone Number: (510) 525-7300
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 87-1996
NamUs Case Number: 27070
NCIC Case Number: M-268722572
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CA DOJ
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TheFresno Bee (CA) 2/9/01
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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