Where Is Nicholas Cunfermann? Novato Man Who Disappeared Nearly 40 Years Ago

CBS Bay Area

July 30, 2026

This summer will mark 40 years since a North Bay man disappeared from his hometown without a trace.

"The last night he was seen, he was with my sister," Pamela Smith explained about her older brother, Nicholas Cunfermann. "He dropped her off down at my mother's house, and he lived right on Center Road here in Novato. And he has never been seen since. Just poof."

That was Aug. 24, 1986. Cunfermann was 32 years old.

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