Missing Dean Toshio Tanaka Tanaka, approximately 1996; Tanaka's tattoo Date reported missing : 09/13/1996 Missing location (approx) : Woodland Hills, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Asian DOB : 01/30/1961 (60) Age at the time of disappearance: 35 years old Height / Weight : 5'10, 190 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A denim shirt and blue jeans. Medical conditions : Tanaka is schizophrenic and requires medication to regulate his condition. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tanaka may have a mustache, beard or goatee. He is of Japanese descent and has tattoos on both of his arms. A photograph of one of his tattoos is posted with this case summary. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tanaka was last seen walking away from his residence in Woodland Hills, California on the afternoon of September 13, 1996. He has never been heard from again. Tanaka was employed as a motorcycle mechanic at the time of his disappearance and may be still working in that field. He may be an unidentified "John Doe" patient in a hospital or nursing home. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Los Angeles Police Department 213-485-5381 213-485-6625 September 2021 updates and sources Los Angeles Police Department California Attorney General's Office The Los Angeles Daily News The Doe Network October 12, 2004. October 1, 2007; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |