CA CA - Jonathan Ginsburg, 32, Albany, 7 Oct 1987

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 843DMCA

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/843dmca.html

Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg
Missing since October 7, 1987 from Albany, Alameda County, California.
Classification: Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: May 10, 1955
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 32 years old.
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'8"; 135 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
•Marks, Scars: Behavior disorder, pockmarks, and a scar on his forehead.
•Other Identifiers: He often wears one or more hearing aids. Jon was deaf and had trouble understanding language, little cerebral palsy
•AKA: John Ginsburg
•Dentals: Not available



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Circumstances of Disappearance
Ginsburg was last seen on October 7, 1987 at his home in Albany California.


He spent much of his life going to facilities for the hearing-impaired in Los Angeles and St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated in 1972 from Redwood, then worked for the School of Outdoor Science and Conservation camp in Springville the summers of 1975 and 1976. He served as an intern in 1976-77 and 79-80. An art gallery for disabled adults has been named after him. The gallery is located in the 600 block of North Bridge Avenue in Visalia where Ginsburg was born.
Using a combination of sign language and speaking, Jon Ginsburg demonstrated his talent for drama in classes at the Community Center, which was confounded by his mother in 1977.

He majored in forestry at Kings River Community College in Reedley, but when he graduated he was disappointed to learn his disability would keep him from joining the Department of Forestry and fighting fires. After college, he worked at an eye-care product lab in Oakland. His interests were playing chess, drawing, running and reading.

At the time of his disappearance he was despondent over a failed relationship.
Suicide is suspected.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Albany Police Department
510-525-7300

Agency Case Number: 87-1996

NCIC Number: M-268722572
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
California Department of Justice
Newslibrary.com
TheFresno Bee (CA) 2/9/01

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/ginsburg_jonathan.html
More details at link above.

Can't locate in NamUs at this time.

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we...page=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
pay per view archived article.

http://www.thecreativecenter-visalia.org/page9/page9.html
Violet his Mother (who has passed away) is the driving force behind the Creative Center and the Gallery is named for Jon.

Jon has been missing almost 23 years. Come home soon.

 

[awakeandaware]

Jon,
We care about you. You have not been forgotten.

 

[ElemenohP]

Jonathan's DOJ Missing Persons listing: http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=1068728532785

 

[Coffee56]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg – The Charley Project

 

[spartanx]

Just as the police believe, I think he committed suicide... maybe he jumped off a bridge or put a gun to his head... with the medical problems he had, add a painful separation... he was a good guy, maybe he helped to other people in your condition...
either way
rest in peace

 

[ProductiveOne]

FOUND HIM (not yet confirmed)

Cases submitted to NamUs, and all agencies involved.

I'm honored to have worked these two cases for a fellow Central Valley, Californian that had so much to offer this world but could not be accepted for his impairments. My heart goes out to him and his family..

Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg "was last seen at his home in Albany, California on October 7, 1987. He has never been heard from again.

Ginsburg was born in Visalia, California. He spent most of his life going to facilities for the hearing-impaired in Los Angeles, California and St. Louis, Missouri. His hometown's Creative Center, where he took drama classes, offers instructional art classes for developmentally disabled adults. The students' showcase was named the Jon Ginsburg Gallery in honor of his contributions. The center is located in the 600 block of north Bridge Avenue in Visalia.

Ginsburg studied forestry at Kings River Community College and wanted to join the Department of Forestry and be a firefighter, but his disabilities prevented him from doing so. He took a job at an eye care product laboratory in Oakland, California instead. His hobbies include drawing, reading, running and chess.

At the time of his disappearance, Ginsburg was depressed over a failed relationship."

Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg – The Charley Project


The unidentified male was found "April 4, 1991 next to 1080 North Spring Garden Road, Miami, FL."

Everything between these two men aligns well. I suspect that the UID had a head injury which concealed the scar on his forehead. Both men have facial pockmarks, and the UID was found to have an "old stroke seen in the brain. May have had difficulty walking or talking," while Ginsburg was stated to have "mild cerebral palsy, and had "been diagnosed with an unspecified behavior disorder ... He is also deaf and has trouble understanding language. He communicates with a combination of sign language and speaking."

This seems to suggest that Ginsburg was misdiagnosed as having mild cerebral palsy, when in fact, the poor guy had a stroke.


Jonathan Lewis Ginsburg (NamUs #MP27070)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Miami, FL Unidentified (NamUs #UP5752)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Caring1]

UP5752 has been ruled out from being Jonathan.

12 Unidentified Person Exclusions