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Joseph Spernak Missing Person Case

Last seen in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania on Jan 21, 1992

Victim Details

Created

Mar 06, 2018

Case Added

Dec 10, 2019

Firstname

Joseph

Lastname

Spernak

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

70 inches

Height To

74 inches

Weight

190 lbs

Weight To

200 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Jan 21, 1992

City

Turtle Creek

State

Pennsylvania

County

Allegheny County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

32398

Agency Name

Turtle Creek Police Department

Agency City

Turtle Creek

Agency State

Pennsylvania

Agency County

Allegheny County

Agency Zip Code

15145

Agency Contact

Dale Kraeer

Contact Job Title

Chief

Agency Address

125 Monroeville Avenue, Pennsylvania

Agency Phone

4128231200

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.turtlecreekborough.com/police-dept/

Agency Case #

920677

Agency Report Date

1992-01-23

Primary Agency

Turtle Creek Police Department

CaseContributors

10567

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

07/29/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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In the winter of 1992, a 38-year-old man named Joseph Robert Spernak, from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, vanished under perplexing circumstances. On January 21st, he was with a business associate from Florida at a Foodland supermarket located on Frankstown Avenue in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Spernak had just dropped off the associate and asked to borrow his car, what was possibly a black Ford Taurus, for a few minutes to run a quick errand. He drove off from the supermarket, and that was the last ...

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Last Seen: Jan 21, 1992

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Joseph Robert Spernak - The Charley Project

Missing Person / NamUs #MP42474 - Office of Justice Programs

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Joseph Spernak Missing Person Case

Last seen in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania on Jan 21, 1992

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