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Donald Dietz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Saranac, Michigan on Sep 10, 2007

Victim Details

Sep 29, 2010

Jul 18, 2019

Donald

Dietz

84

66

70 inches

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 10, 2007

Saranac

Michigan

Ionia County

48881

9085

Michigan State Police

Lakeview

Michigan

Montcalm County

48850

Raymond Sowa

D/Sgt.

Lakeview Post, Michigan

9893528444

State

Law Enforcement

www.michigan.gov/msp

68-2836-07

2007-09-11

Michigan State Police

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/27/2026


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In the late summer of 2007, the quiet life of 66-year-old Donald 'Don' Leo Dietz was drawing to an unsettling close. A resident of Saranac, Michigan, Don was a man of simple habits and predictable routines. Known affectionately by locals as the 'Bicycle Man,' he was a familiar sight, pedaling his way through town for errands, regardless of the season. Don lived a frugal and solitary existence in a trailer nestled on a remote 20-acre property near the Ionia State Game Area. De ...
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Last Seen: Sep 10, 2007

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  • Police: 'We did our homework' in investigating Donald Dietz's murder">Police: 'We did our homework' in investigating Donald Dietz's murder
  • MSP found no evidence of remains of missing Saranac man
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