CA CA - Louie Bruinsma, 32, Artesia, 8 Oct 1978

[TheArtfulDetective]

Louie Bruinsma



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 8, 1978
Location Last Seen: Artesia, Los Angeles County, California

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1946
• Age: 32 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6'-1" - (73 - inches)
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Hair Color: Blonde/Strawberry
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. Well-trimmed mustache and beard.
• Clothing & Personal Items: White pullover sweater with horizontal blue, red & yellow stripes. Light blue jacket. Blue denim jeans. Light brown suede shoes.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Bruinsma went missing from Artesia, California on October 8, 1978. He was last seen leaving his residence in his vehicle and has never been heard from again. His vehicle was later located abandoned in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, on October 15, 1978.

Prior to his disappearance, Bruinsma was exhibiting rambling speech and paranoia. His family believes that he may have suffered a mental breakdown. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: (323) 890-5500
  Reference Case#: 078-24265-1349-400

NamUs Case Number: MP14177
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Missing Person / NamUs #MP14177

 

[Nate_Bro]

He looks like this JD. I think its the ears...

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

 

[cheemsg]

Any chance he is:
NAMUS
Male skull between 18-35 years old, thought to have died in 1978, 42 minutes from where he went missing.

@Myrrh is he ruled out?

 

[111coffeequeen111]

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Maybe Louie is this UID found in AZ? His height closely matches, and the notepad found with the doe had the name ‘Louie T. Valdivio’ written on it. It was mentioned Louie may have been experiencing a mental breakdown when he vanished, perhaps during this time he chose to adopt a new identity by incorporating a different last name.