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John Pappas Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug 18, 1976

Victim Details

Aug 19, 2015

May 08, 2024

John

Pappas

103

54

70 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 18, 1976

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89123

No

17072

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas

Nevada

Clark County

89106

400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada

7028283111

Local

Law Enforcement

www.lvmpd.com

760000044455

1976-08-19

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/24/2026


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John George Pappas, a 54-year-old man also known as Johnnie Z, disappeared from Las Vegas, Nevada, on the evening of August 18, 1976. He was last seen at his home in the vicinity of Robindale and Haven Street. Pappas informed his wife he was leaving to meet an individual at a local restaurant to discuss the sale of his boat. He departed in his white, two-door 1973 Ford Gran Torino with Nevada license plates. He was never seen or heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, Pappas was desc ...
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Last Seen: Aug 18, 1976

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    Could the location of John Pappas' car provide any new clues? He was last seen heading to Jo-Jo's re... ...Read More
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    Is anyone else curious about the choice of Jo-Jo's restaurant as the meeting place for John Pappas? ... ...Read More
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