Austria - Martin Bohdal, 23, Velden, 7 Aug 1998

[Romulus]

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Martin Bohdal
Sex: M
Age: 23 (at the time of disappearance)
Nationality: Austrian
Size: 176
Black eyes
Black hair
Disappeared from: Velden (Austria)
Date of disappearance: 08/08/1998

Martin Bohdal, 23, disappeared from Velden, in Carinthia, on the night of 7 August 1998. He had gone to the lake Wörther see with some friends to spend the weekend. The eight boys had rented a speedboat to get around during the evening. At 2.45 the young people reached the pier, and got on the boat to reach a party in an area called Fabrik. It was at this point that traces of the boy are lost. Friends' versions contradictory: someone has argued that he saw Martin Bohdal untie the moorings; others say he would get on the boat, then disappear to Fabrik; there are those who said they heard shouts. Family members are convinced that the boy is in Italy.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Martin - it's now been over 23 years.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

@Romulus It looks like in 2015, there was a homeless man whom authorities thought might be Martin. Some articles out there make it sound like Martin reappeared in Italy, but that turned out not to be true.

First "The local authorities have been tasked with finding the homeless man and establishing his identity. However, this could be difficult..."

Polizei sucht Obdachlosen, um Identität klären zu können

DNA-Test soll zeigen, ob es sich bei dem Obdachlosen um den vermissten Wiener Martin Bohdal handelt.

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They reported on some biometric similarities...
"A really interesting case, there is a very high level of similarity. The eyebrows and nose in particular look identical." This is what Linz police officer and data forensics expert [US] says..."

Vermisster Wiener: Experte sieht Zusammenhang

Datenforensiker prüfte und hält es für wahrscheinlich, dass der Obdachlose tatsächlich Martin Bohdal ist.

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But it turned out he wasn't Martin. They determined this using fingerprints.
"The police have now established that the man is actually of Hungarian origin. He moves from city to city...The almost identical scar on his nose is probably just a coincidence..."

Obdachloser ist doch nicht Martin Bohdal

Polizei nahm Fingerabdruck und stellte die wahre Identität fest - nicht der seit 17 Jahren vermisste Wiener.

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