Hiromi Kazuni -- Missing From Fort Myers, Florida since July 10th, 1986

Missing Person: Hiromi Kazuni (went by Rachel as an English name)

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Hiromi was last seen selling puppets for the Unification Church on Fort Myers Beach. The last person to see her was at Dino's Restaurant at 6 pm.

Last contact: July 10th, 1986 (Thursday); one source said she disappeared on July 11th

Last location: Fort Myers, Florida at Dino's Restaurant which was near 11500 San Carlos Boulevard. Generally, said to be missing from the Fort Myers Beach area. On the night she disappeared she was also around a business called Dodge's Gas and Convenience Store at Summerwinds Court and San Carlos Boulevard (26.501128, -81.943422)

The best address that I could find for Dino's Restaurant, of which the parking lot is considered to be her last known location, was the address of a business that claimed it was right beside Dino's Restaurant. Please see the classified advertisement below. This would only be about a 1.1 miles from Summerwinds Court and San Carlos Boulevard.

Jan. 5th, 1984. News-Press.

Age when Hiromi Kazuni disappeared: 25

Sex: Female

Height in inches: 64; called 68 inches in a media article

Weight in pounds (lbs): ~113 at NamUs; but called 140 pounds in a media article

Ethnicity: Asian/Japanese

Hair color: Short and black

Eye Color: Black

Scar or distinctive characteristic: None.

Link to government source: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/4931?nav

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert

Has Hiromi Kazuni been found?

Hiromi Kazuni's missing person case did not receive a lot of attention. But one thing I noticed while researching this case was that the weights and heights were off between media coverage and NamUs. It's not clear which one to go with but the media reported her as 5'8' and 140 pounds while NamUs has her four inches shorter and some 25-30 pounds lighter. The two bodies would look very different and might lead to very different estimates if she is a Jane Doe somewhere.

July 16th, 1986. News-press.

• The puppets she was selling were Garfield puppets.
• She also had a large bag.
• Her pink blouse was described as bright pink.
• She may have been going door-to-door.
• That she might have left the church voluntarily was suggested in early journalism but later foul play was suspected.
• Dino's Restaurant was closed for the summer (ie. she was not a customer there).

News-Press. February 17th, 1988.

• In some ways, this sounded like a parking lot abduction more than anything as she seemed to be last seen in one. However, the church that she was a member of has been described as a cult. I wondered if her "predetermined route" made her fairly easy pickings for someone who knew she would be walking across a parking lot of a closed restaurant at a given time. Who predetermined her route is a good question in this case, I think.