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Patrick Shawn Betz, who went by his middle name, was a boy who went missing from California in 1987.

Betz is one of the remaining missing persons featured in the music video for Soul Asylum's song "Runaway Train."

Case[]

Shawn disappeared from his hometown on January 20, 1988. He told his mother that he was going with a friend to a basketball game at Upland High School. There was a basketball game that evening, but it was being played in Chino, California.

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The two friends went to The Pizza Chalet on Foothill Boulevard and Euclid Avenue in Upland at 9:00 p.m. They had visited the establishment earlier in the day as well. They played video games at the pizzeria until Shawn left to walk home. He was never seen since.

His parents waited up all night for him to come home, but he never arrived so they reported him missing early the next morning. His case remains unsolved. The pizzeria where he was last seen has since closed.

Characteristics[]

  • Brown hair.
  • Green eyes.
  • Skin discoloration on lower left jawbone, near the chin.

Clothing[]

  • Gray shirt.
  • Gray pants.
  • White shoes.

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