WI WI - Francis August Breit, 78, Eagle River, 1 July 1990

[MadMcGoo]

Francis August Breit – The Charley Project

Francis August Breit

Breit, circa 1990

Missing Since: July 1, 1990
Missing From: Eagle River, Wisconsin
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age: 78 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2 - 5'7, 120 - 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Unknown, but he usually wore jumpsuits in the summer and snowmobile suits in the winter, usually red in color.
Medical Conditions: Breit is classified as a disabled missing person.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Breit wears eyeglasses, and he had a full beard at the time of his disappearance. His nose, right hand, and leg have previously been fractured, and he has a "bull-legged" walk. His nicknames are Frank and Frankie, and he may use the last name Knauer or the name Frank August.

Details of Disappearance
Breit was living in Eagle River, Wisconsin when he disappeared. He had Social Security benefits that were automatically deposited in his bank account; the last activity on his account was in July 1990. His son reported him missing after months passed without contact. Breit reportedly had "very strange habits." Few details are available in his case.

Investigating Agency
Oneida County Medical Examiner's Office 715-369-6196
Eagle River Police Department 715-479-4343

Source Information
NamUs
The Wausau Pilot and Review

 

[Keiri]

Frank had an alias, Frankie Knauer

Clipping from The Rhinelander Daily News - Newspapers.com

 

[cenazoic]

The strange thing is that if you search the newspapers, it’s apparent that his ‘real’ name is Frank Knauer - there are stories about his boxing career and others going back to 1931.

The ‘Frank Breit’ name only appears in the one story @Keiri posted.

My brief scanning shows that he was a member of a locally prominent family (Knauer), so I wonder where the idea that Knauer was an alias came from (or where ‘Breit’ did).

I wonder if his ‘very strange habits’ reflect some sort of TBI from his boxing career.

As an aside, his sister went missing in 1933, although she was later found to be on a romp to NYC.

AnnKnauer1933

Clipping found in The Rhinelander Daily News published in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on 12/8/1933. AnnKnauer1933

www.newspapers.com

 

[Pennysmom1]

Francis August Breit​

Francis Breit was reported as missing from Eagle River, Wisconsin, last seen on July 1st, 1990.

Francis’ son and other mutual friends had not had contact with him for months prior to his disappearance and reported him as missing.

Francis is a white male, 5’2”-5’7”, and 120-130 pounds. He has medium length hair that may be partially or fully gray, a full beard, and brown eyes. He also wears glasses.

He has a healed fracture in one of his legs, unknown if left or right. He is described as having a “bull-legged” walk. He also has a healed fracture of his right hand and a healed fracture of his nose. Francis is classified as a disabled missing person.

Francis may go by various other names: Frank Breit, Frankie Knauer, Francis A. Knauer, Frank A. Knauer, and Frank August Breit.

He is known to wear jumpsuits in summer and snowmobile suits in winter, usually red in color for both.

Francis reportedly had many “very strange habits.”

There has been no activity on his bank account since July of 1990; which is the account that his Social Security checks were automatically deposited to.

Francis was 78 years old when he went missing. He would be 109 years old today.

Francis August Breit

Francis Breit was reported as missing from Eagle River, Wisconsin, last seen on July 1st, 1990. Francis’ son and other mutual friends had not had contact with him for months prior to his disappearance and reported him as missing. Francis is a white male, 5’2”-5’7”, and 120-130 pounds. He has...

www.wimissing.org

 

[mothwings]

I'm an Eagle River native. I wonder if he died in the woods somewhere. Lots of deep wooded areas up here. It's hard to trust the Vilas County Sheriff's Office in anything though.

 

[Keiri]

Updated NamUs (the one above doesn’t work) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

For some reason when the link changed, they lost all the pictures.

 

[Keiri]

Updated NamUs (the one above doesn’t work) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

For some reason when the link changed, they lost all the pictures.

Replying to myself: They are there, but in pdf form, have to look under Images & Documents on NaMus. One exclusion: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)