Alexander Lengheimer: The December 1988 Record
The last-seen date and a later property record describe different kinds of events.
Abstract
California’s Department of Justice lists December 18, 1988 as Alexander Lengheimer’s Date Last Seen.1 It does not identify the observer or location of the encounter.
Identification and the Police File
The entry gives birth date November 10, 1935, brown hair and eyes, and weight 180 pounds.1 These are historical identification details.
San Francisco Police Department is listed with case 890023727 and phone (415) 553-1071.1 No report date is supplied.
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you locate the statement establishing the December 18 date?1 It could clarify the observer and setting.
As you compare person and property records, can you identify the event each documents?1 Keep the evidence and unresolved question in a Research File in Almost Solved.
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The Later Vehicle Account
The entry says Lengheimer’s vehicle was found abandoned December 30, 1988 at the beach at Great Highway and Sloat Boulevard.1 It supplies no observation of Lengheimer there. A vehicle’s location does not establish his presence or route.
Scope and Method
The underlying observation, vehicle-recovery report, and police file were not reviewed. No case-specific original news report was located in the focused search. No route, cause, or outcome is inferred. Unmatched results are excluded.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Alexander Lengheimer missing-person entry; case 890023727; reviewed November 1, 2026.