Date Found:
May 1, 1990

Location Found:
350 N. Galloway Rd.,Lakeland, FL                                    
Investigating Agency:
Polk County Sheriff’s Office     

Telephone:
(863) 534-6200

Synopsis:
On May 1, 1990, 70-year-old Varga and his wife drove from Oviedo to the Golden Touch of Beauty salon on Waters Avenue in Tampa, where he dropped his wife off for an 11:30 a.m. hair appointment. Mr. Varga left the salon between 1:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. and told his wife that he would return in an hour. He left the salon in his vehicle, a 1985 dark blue Chrysler Fifth Avenue. The vehicle had gray interior and bore FL tag 608JRY. Mr. Varga never returned to pick up his wife.

On May 3, 1990, at approx. 12:00p.m., Mr. Varga’s body was found in a canal behind Akerman, Inc., located at 350 N. Galloway Rd., Lakeland.

On May 3, 1990, at 9:25 p.m., Mr. Varga’s vehicle was recovered on the 3000 block of North Central Avenue in Tampa.

Mr. Varga is a white male, age 70, 5’5”, 155lbs., with gray hair. He was wearing a white athletic shirt, lt. blue pants with a dark blue elastic belt and lt. gray shoes.

It is possible that Mr. Varga visited Home Depot or Lowry Park Zoo just prior to disappearing.