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December 30, 2022 37 mins

In December of 2018, a 25-year-old man in Indiana was kicked out of a bar for acting strangely. After being seen on surveillance footage walking in the direction of his home, he disappeared. And to this day, what happened to him remains an unsettling mystery. This is the disappearance of Kevin Nguyen.


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CASE SOURCES

1. Kevin's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1634656216833940/

2. Fox 55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7hDPEdfhM

3. WANE 15 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1EYJ9lvCt8

4. Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/in-depth/news/crime/2021/06/02/lauren-spierer-indiana-unsolved-missing-person-cases/5211637001/

5. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/details-of-dismemberment-discussed-in-murder-trial/

6. Kevin's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AznPursuation

7. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/fort-waynes-homicide-rate-falls-as-police-lock-up-gangsters-seize-guns/

8. AP: https://apnews.com/article/8ed41911b4ba4796a1d31040771df561

9. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/we-wont-stop-looking-family-and-friends-of-kevin-nguyen-organize-walk-to-raise-awareness/

10. Fox 55: https://www.wfft.com/news/top-stories/four-years-later-kevin-nguyens-father-grandmother-still-asking-for-answers-about-his-disappearance/article_fb88cf70-7a68-11ed-aef7-2749678fe2d9.html?fbclid=IwAR330q1YfGWsB8rw9udoJ0MOCQzse3MLZLSAoD06t9FSRbsdbYgpzFsvHl0

11. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/top-stories/nearly-2-and-a-half-later-missing-fort-wayne-mans-family-still-seeking-answers/

12. Tipton County Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/824134080/?terms=kevin%20nguyen&match=1

13. Studio 831: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dONbQ3Jbb8

14. Fox 55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDGrmco69VU

15. Reddit theories: https://www.reddit.com/r/fortwayne/comments/myzk2c/kevin_nguyen_disappearance_discussion/

16. WANE 15 News: https://www.wane.com/news/crime/details-of-dismemberment-discussed-in-murder-trial/

17. JAVA: https://www.javafw.org/

18. Indiana New 1, Brian's seemingly fraudulent news site: .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}


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