Justin Burgwinkel

Missing From: JB Lewis-McChord, WA
Missing Since: June 12, 1993
Age: 52

Summary:

Burgwinkel was a private in the United States Army stationed at Fort Lewis, in WA. He disappeared from base in June 1993. His car was found at a motel near Fort Ord in Monterey, California with his briefcase, wallet and dog tags found inside.

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    Matthew30
    Matthew30 February 24, 2025, 11:19 PM
    I have read about Justins case over the years many times and it is the weirdest case you will ever read about. So what we know about Justin, is that he was a private in the Army and he had only served for a few years and was nothing special. He was a private in the Army and he had failed out of Ranger school. Right after he failed out of Ranger school he was dating this girl and she noticed that his behavior was turning odd. He had this briefcase that he kept with him and he would never let people see inside of it. One day his gf saw him shred papers from the brief case and he was crying.. He eventually went AWOL from Fort Lewis right before he went missing and during this time he was staying with his gf and he referred her to the movie White Sands when she started pressuring him about what he was doing. He told her that she would know if he was dead if she found his dog tags inside of his car and sure enough within a few days he went missing. When his gf and LE found his car, they noticed that his guns were inside of his car as well as his dog tags. His family is unsure if he was involved in a secret weapons organization or if he staged his own disappearance. From what I could gather in his case, it sounds like the most obvious answer is that he staged his own disappearance. I am not going to update his case summary just because theirs so many unknowns about his case. I can tell you know that it has been well written about over the years and many people have researched it.
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    MPIA Case Number: 1181
    Created: May 24, 2024 12:03 pm
    Updated: March 16, 2025 7:39 pm
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