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Zahn, Christoph 4-28-1992; Atlanta GA 47 YO
Topic Started: Aug 21 2006, 11:31 PM (570 Views)
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Christoph Zahn


Above: Zahn, circa 1992


Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: April 28, 1992 from Atlanta, Georgia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 21 years old
Height and Weight: 6'0, 160 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian (Swiss) male. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Zahn has a scar on his chin. He has dual Swiss/American citizenship. Zahn speaks English with a slight German accent. His nickname is Chris.


Details of Disappearance

Zahn took an overnight bus ride from Jacksonville, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia on April 28, 1992. He checked into The American Hotel across the street from the bus station in Atlanta. Zahn placed a phone call to his travel agent in Orange County, Florida at approximately 4:15 p.m. later in the day. He called from a pay phone in Tucker, Georgia at a Denny's restaurant on Mountain Industrial Boulevard. Zahn has never been heard from again.
Zahn's credit card was used 31 times between April 30 and May 11, 1992 in Cobb and Carroll Counties in Georgia. Harry Eugene Hale was arrested in February 1993 and convicted of credit card fraud in Zahn's case in October of that year. Photos of Hale are posted below this case summary. Hale was a resident of Austell, Georgia at the time of Zahn's 1992 disappearance. He also owned homes in Kentucky and Florida. Hale drove a red 1993 Ford Probe with Georgia license plates in April 1992. He is described as 6'1 with thinning, graying brown hair and green eyes.

Authorities suspect that Hale may have murdered Zahn in order to utilize his credit cards, but have never discovered enough evidence to charge him in connection with the case. Zahn's camera and a quilt he purchased as a gift for his mother were discovered in Hale's Kentucky home. Investigators said that Hale had a reputation for stalking bus stations and highways searching for young male transients in 1992. Zahn's case remains unsolved, but foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved in his disappearance.



Above Images: Hale, circa 1992


Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Georgia Bureau Of Investigation
(GBI)
800-597-TIPS



Source Information
Georgia Bureau Of Investigation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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DOB:
Age 21
Home: Switzerland (Dual USA/Swiss Citizen
Sex: Male
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height:
6'
Weight: 160
Last Seen: April 28, 1992 at American Hotel across the street from bus station in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Police Department, the Cobb County Sheriff's Office and the GBI are investigating the disappearance of Chistoph "Chris" Zahn, a 21 year old Swiss citizen, who was last heard from on April 28, 1992, while he was visiting Atlanta. Police suspect foul play was involved and need the public's help in obtaining information that might lead them to the location of his body.

Zahn was 6' tall and weighed about 160 lbs. He had light brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. He had a scar on his chin and was last seen wearing a turquoise cap and blue jeans. He spoke English with a slight German accent.

On April 27, 1992, Zahn had taken an overnight bus from Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlanta and checked into a hotel across the street from the bus station.

Zahn was last heard from at 4:15pm on April 28, 1992, when he placed a call to his travel agent in Orange County, Florida, from a telephone at the Denny’s Restaurant on Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Tucker, Georgia.

Between April 30 and May 11, Zahn's credit card was used 31 times in the Atlanta area, including Cobb & Carroll Counties. Arrested and convicted in connection with these fraudulent credit card transactions was Harry Eugene Hale, a 47 year old white male who lived & worked in the Austell area from May through October of 1992. Hale is 6'1", 185 lbs. with thin, graying brown hair and green eyes. Hale has homes in Kentucky and Florida. He was arrested in Miami, Florida on Carroll & Cobb County warrants on forgery related charges for using Zahn's credit cards.

At the time of Zahn's disappearance, Hale drove a 1993 red Ford Probe with Ga. Tags. We are asking that anyone with any information on Chris Zahn, to call the GBI Tip Line. Also, anyone with any information on Harry Hale, particularly anyone who might have seen Hale and Zahn together, maybe in a red Ford Probe, please call the GBI Tip Line at 1-800-587-TIPS.
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Christoph Zahn

Missing since April 28, 1992 from Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Classification: Endangered Missing


•Date Of Birth: January 1, 1971
21 years old
6'0-6'1"; 160-170 lbs.
White male. Dual American/Swiss citizen. Brown eyes; light brown hair.
He has a scar on his chin.
A turquoise cap and blue jeans.
•AKA: Chris
He speaks English with a slight German accent.

Chris Zahn is a Swiss citizen who was last heard from on April 28, 1992, while he was visiting Atlanta. On April 27, 1992, Zahn had taken an overnight bus from Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlanta and checked into a hotel across the street from the bus station.

Zahn was last heard from at 16.15 on April 28, 1992, when he placed a call to his travel agent in Orange County, Florida, from a telephone at the Denny’s Restaurant on Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Tucker, Georgia.

Between April 30 and May 11, Zahn's credit card was used 31 times in the Atlanta area, including Cobb & Carroll Counties. Arrested and convicted in connection with these fraudulent credit card transactions was Harry Eugene Hale. He was arrested in Miami, Florida on warrants on forgery related charges for using Zahn's credit cards. Detectives found a camera belonging to Christoph Zahn and a quilt Zahn had purchased as a gift for his mother when they searched Hale's Kentucky home.
At the time of Zahn's disappearance, Hale drove a 1993 red Ford Probe with Georgia tags.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
1-800-587-TIPS

http://www.ganet.org/gbi/tips.cgi%20

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/532/27
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