Found Deceased 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.

 

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found April 16, 2024
Location Found Chicago, Illinois
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult- Pre 50
Height 5' 8"(68 inches), Estimated
Weight 270 lbs, Estimated
Location Chicago, Illinois 60610
County Cook County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery On 16 April 24 at 0620 hours, Chicago Police Department notified the Institute of the death of an UNKNOWN White, Male. The incident occurred at North Avenue Beach located in the 1900 Block of N. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610., On April 16, 2024, at approximately 0615 hours, EMS was called by a bystander who discovered UNKNOWN floating in Lake Michigan.
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Hair Color Black
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown

 

[chiaracelli]

If you open the rendering of this John Doe you can see they gave him light eyes.. and his hair is not black in the rendering. I think this is NamUs #MP68816 Hunter Alan Bruner.

 

[bombardier]

If you open the rendering of this John Doe you can see they gave him light eyes.. and his hair is not black in the rendering. I think this is NamUs #MP68816 Hunter Alan Bruner.

link to above MP The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Visually i see where youre going but the biggest thing is that Hunter's circumstances lend themselves to suicide IMO. Tacoma is also very far from Chicago. Ofc it's not out of the question that a soldier may stage a suicide scene to go AWOL...

 

[chiaracelli]

link to above MP The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Visually i see where youre going but the biggest thing is that Hunter's circumstances lend themselves to suicide IMO. Tacoma is also very far from Chicago. Ofc it's not out of the question that a soldier may stage a suicide scene to go AWOL...

I was thinking he went AWOL.. I know Chicago is not very close. BUT I also couldn't figure out where he was from-if it was the midwest maybe he had help getting there. OR if he did go AWOL I would assume he wouldn't want to stay near where he left. And I also couldn't get over how much the rendering and the photo of Hunter looked alike.

 

[chiaracelli]

I just can’t get over the similarities.

 

[chiaracelli]

I emailed the cook county medical examiner. Fingers crossed that family finally gets closure.

 

[chiaracelli]

Just received a message that it was not a match.

 

[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 ?