Full Name: Danuta Bogdański

Alternative Name: Danuta Bogdańska, Danuta Bogdańskich

Case Status: Missing

Record ID#: 0223

*The names “Jane Doe”  and “John Doe” are English names used when the person’s true name is not known. If used above, the name refers to a person of unknown identity.

Date of Birth*: 1936 – 1937
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Age at the Time: 66
Age Group: 60s
Biological Sex: Female
Hair: Dark Hair (Dark Brown or Black)
Eyes: Dark Colored Eyes
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Ethnicity: Caucasian or White
Nationality: Poland
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• Medical Condition, Physical Abnormality

Medical Condition: She had previously suffered from a stroke.
Physical Abnormality: The physical appearance of her face had been slightly effected but she was still able to walk and communicate as usual.
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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.