Name: Antoine Jean-Francois Herran
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: April 12, 1998
Location Last Seen: Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: April 18, 1970
Age: 28 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 182 cm
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: (French). Medium build. He has prominent ears. Glasses. He has a heavy French accent, although a good understanding of English.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Antoine was last seen at The Gap at Watsons Bay early on the 12th of April, 1998
He had arrived three weeks earlier on a holiday from France and was due to return at that time. Police searched the area and located some of Mr. Herran's belongings, however he has not been heard from or seen since. At the time of his disappearance he was staying at a hotel in SurryHills.
It is believed he did not make his return flight to France.
Police think he is gay and started a new life under another identity and remained in Australia. They don't think he committed suicide. According to his family he always hid his homosexuality. Early in the morning of his disappearance he had called police sating he witnessed a suicide. Police found his bag and the body of a young 27 year old man, a patient of a psychiatric institute deceased several hours after the call.
Agency Name: Crime Stoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 1800 333 000
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Agency Case Number: N/A
Agency Name: Detective Senior Constable Mick Kyneur
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 9356 8229
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NSW Police
Australian Missing Persons Register
TETU
Added: 5-20-2007; Last Updated: 08-23-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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