IL IL - Krystian Szpunar, 26, visiting from Poland while on a break from his studies, Chicago, 19 Mar 2024

[GuyfromCanada]

KRYSTIAN is missing from the 3000 block of north Avers Chicago.

KRYSTIAN has a family member who lives in the 3300 block of north Pontiac Chicago Il.

KRYSTIAN is a student in Poland and has been taking a break from his studies while here in Chicago.

KRYSTIAN has only been in the country and in Chicago for 4 months.

KRYSTIAN left behind some of his personal property in the bedroom of the apartment that he stays at.

NIC # LDS# M24A4709
Last Name SZPUNAR
First Name KRYSTIAN
Nickname MIDDLE: WIESLAW
Age 26
Gender MALE
Height 510
Weight 170
Eyes BLUE
Hair BROWN
Complexion FAIR
Race WHITE
Last Contact 19 MARCH 2024 1200HRS
Marks SCAR ON RIGHT CHEST

https://home.chicagopolice.org/cpd-missing-krystian-szpunar-26/

Search underway for missing man in Logan Square

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in their search for a missing man in the Logan Square neighborhood.

www.fox32chicago.com

 

[GuyfromCanada]

This is worrisome. Where would Krystian go? What sort of personal property did he leave behind at the apartment? How is his English? Does he have any friends in the area? Hopefully he's somewhere safe.

 

[borndem]

Hoping he is okay. What could have happened? Could he have taken a walk and got lost?

 

[GraceG]

Hoping he is okay. What could have happened? Could he have taken a walk and got lost?

I live in Chicago - the area in which he went missing has a huge Ukrainian and Polish community. If he was lost while walking the area, it is very unlikely he would not have found someone he could communicate with to ask for help if his English wasn't strong. Chicago as a whole has a large Polish population, I live 12 miles west of downtown and regularly hear it being spoken fluently at my local deli.

 

[chiaracelli]

I think this John Doe is him:

NamUs #UP120739

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Hexe]

I think this John Doe is him:

NamUs #UP120739

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Doubtful. Doe is two inches shorter and a whopping hundred pounds heavier than Krystian

 

[chiaracelli]

Doubtful. Doe is two inches shorter and a whopping hundred pounds heavier than Krystian

The John Doe's height and weight is estimated.. If he was in the water a long time that wouldn't be easy to estimate.

 

[GraceG]

I think this John Doe is him:

NamUs #UP120739

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Good find, but personally, I'm doubtful it's him
(1) The body was found only a month after the young man went missing. Given the very cold water temps, it's unlikely the body would have degraded to the point that the ME's estimate would be off by 100 pounds. However, the jeans size were Zara Size 34. If that was the Zara UK brand and sizing which would indicate a smaller build than 270 pounds. But if they were a "knock off" Zara jean, the sizing might have been different.

(2) BUT, the face was recognizable as were the eyes. The John Doe had brown eyes. The missing young man had blue eyes. After death, if there are any kind of color changes to the eye it's when the eye may appear somewhat lighter (a bluer or grey like appearance) due to corneal opacity. If John Doe had brown eyes, he had brown eyes while living.

(3) The facial features of the decedant were recognizible. The ME would likely have photos of the missing in the area for comparitive purposes. No matches were made that we are aware of.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

It would be interesting to know what he was studying in Poland and how those studies were going. If, for example, he was not doing well there might be more temptation for him to deliberately go missing in the US with the intention of overstaying his visa.

 

[chiaracelli]

Good find, but personally, I'm doubtful it's him
(1) The body was found only a month after the young man went missing. Given the very cold water temps, it's unlikely the body would have degraded to the point that the ME's estimate would be off by 100 pounds. However, the jeans size were Zara Size 34. If that was the Zara UK brand and sizing which would indicate a smaller build than 270 pounds. But if they were a "knock off" Zara jean, the sizing might have been different.

(2) BUT, the face was recognizable as were the eyes. The John Doe had brown eyes. The missing young man had blue eyes. After death, if there are any kind of color changes to the eye it's when the eye may appear somewhat lighter (a bluer or grey like appearance) due to corneal opacity. If John Doe had brown eyes, he had brown eyes while living.

(3) The facial features of the decedant were recognizible. The ME would likely have photos of the missing in the area for comparitive purposes. No matches were made that we are aware of.

No, the brown eyes and hair is wrong. I already confirmed that with a medical examiners assistant months ago.

 

[Hexe]

The John Doe's height and weight is estimated.. If he was in the water a long time that wouldn't be easy to estimate.

It's rare for these estimates to be wrong as much as 100 pounds.

 

[chiaracelli]

It's rare for these estimates to be wrong as much as 100 pounds.

I understand. I have a missing friend from Chicago that they put her weight in as 60 pounds more than she was till her sister and I got them to change it. That’s why I don’t fully go by the weight when it comes to Chicago.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Polish citizens, as many other Europeans, can only remain 90 days with a Visa / ESTA .
He disappeared after 4 months in the US. Did he have a job permit ?

 

[GraceG]

Polish citizens, as many other Europeans, can only remain 90 days with a Visa / ESTA .
He disappeared after 4 months in the US. Did he have a job permit ?

He would have had to have applied for a visa to stay longer than 90 days. And it has to be done BEFORE the current 90 day authorization to visit has expired. More info here: Extend Your Stay | USCIS Not sure if you can come here and then apply for a job permit - I was thinking you had to have an employer sponser you for that but I'm not sure.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Good find, but personally, I'm doubtful it's him
(1) The body was found only a month after the young man went missing. Given the very cold water temps, it's unlikely the body would have degraded to the point that the ME's estimate would be off by 100 pounds. However, the jeans size were Zara Size 34. If that was the Zara UK brand and sizing which would indicate a smaller build than 270 pounds. But if they were a "knock off" Zara jean, the sizing might have been different.

Zara is a Spanish company which sells clothing throughout Europe. It's not clear whether they have physical stores in Poland but if not they will sell products there by mail order. I think that with the internationalisation of fashion now, clothing labels give sizing in a number of different sizing systems so it may not be obvious which particular size was applicable to the purchaser.

Zara (retailer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Hexe]

Zara is a Spanish company which sells clothing throughout Europe. It's not clear whether they have physical stores in Poland

Of course they do have physical stores in Poland.

 

[GraceG]

Zara is a Spanish company which sells clothing throughout Europe. It's not clear whether they have physical stores in Poland but if not they will sell products there by mail order. I think that with the internationalisation of fashion now, clothing labels give sizing in a number of different sizing systems so it may not be obvious which particular size was applicable to the purchaser.

Zara (retailer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thanks - the website I looked at just showed UK and US sizing for a couple of men's jeans by Zara they offered. The GAP shirt that was shown as evidence did look (in relation to the hand of the med person in view) to be pretty large.

 

[chiaracelli]

I think this John Doe is him:

NamUs #UP120739

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Krystian has been confirmed to be the John Doe (NamUs #UP120739) who was found in Chicago on April 16, 2024.

 

[GraceG]

Thanks - I'm still puzzled how they got his weight off by 100 pounds (I've worked with Cook County ME and they're really sharp), but glad there is closure.

 

[chiaracelli]

Thanks - I'm still puzzled how they got his weight off by 100 pounds (I've worked with Cook County ME and they're really sharp), but glad there is closure.

I think whoever it is from Cook County that does the entering into NamUs is just making mistakes. I have never entered one, I don't know how easy it is to make a mistake. Like for instance.. his photo shows lighter brown hair/auburn hair and light eyes/blue eyes.. But whoever entered this put brown hair brown eyes.