NJ NJ - Leonard Allen Hausner, 28, Alpine, Missing since March 15, 1982; Confession, Body Not Recovered

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No photo on Namus file, but I found one in the article posted below.

Leonard Hausner Namus File
28 y/o White Male
5'10"; 135 lbs
Brown hair; Brown eyes (Geoffrey Beene large frame glasses)
Mustache, goatee
Brown coat, white shirt, brown shoes

Mr. Hausner was last seen by his friends on March 14, 1982 at his apartment at 275 Beech Street, Hackensack, NJ, where he lived alone. In 1988, a homicide investigation was opened when a suspect confessed to murdering Mr. Hausner in the area of the Rockefeller Overlook of the Palisades Interstate Park. The charges were subsequently dropped because Mr. Hausner's remains were never located.


The News (Paterson, NJ), 23 Jun 82, pg 4

 

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Legal Notice in The Record (Hackensack, NJ), 5 Jun 89, pg 37

Alpine, NJ

 

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There are now 2 photos on NamUs

 

[Pennysmom1]

6129DMNJ - Leonard Allen Hausner

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
<<In 1988, a homicide investigation was opened when a suspect confessed to pushing Leonard off a 400-foot cliff at the Rockefeller Lookout along the Palisades Interstate Parkway. A few days before his disappearance, Leonard had signed a complaint accusing the suspect of stealing a $40 radio.

The charges against the suspect were subsequently dropped when Leonard's remains were not located>>