Full Name: Bożena Bogdański

Alternative Name: Bożena Kuśmider, Bożena Bogdańska, Bożena Bogdańskich

Case Status: Missing

Record ID#: 0222

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Date of Birth*: April 18, 1959
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Age at the Time: 44
Age Group: 40s
Biological Sex: Female
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Eyes: Brown
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Nationality: Poland
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Date of the Disappearance*: April 11, 2003

Description: In April 2003, the Bogdański family—three generations including Danuta, Krzysztof, Bożena, and their children Małgorzata and Jakub—vanished without a trace from their home in Starowa Góra, Poland. Krzysztof’s struggling business and mounting debts fueled speculation of foul play, financial escape, or a family murder-suicide. Despite exhaustive investigations, their fate remains one of Poland’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Click below to read the full story.

Multiple Victims?: Yes

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Suspected Homicide?: No

Multiple Victims?: Yes

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Danuta Bogdańska (66) – The family matriarch, remembered as kind and devoted to her son and grandchildren. She lived with them in Starowa Góra and was nearing retirement at the time of the disappearance.

Krzysztof Bogdański (42) – Head of the household and owner of a small construction business that had fallen into debt. Friends described him as hardworking but increasingly stressed in the months before the family vanished.

Bożena Kuśmider-Bogdańska (44) – Krzysztof’s wife, born April 18, 1959. A caring mother known for her warmth and attention to her children, she was reportedly worried about the family’s financial struggles shortly before they disappeared.