Hampton Police Chief: Remember Ethan Kazmerzak, now missing 5 years

HAMPTON, IOWA – The Chief of Police in Hampton is not giving up on the missing young man Ethan Kazmerzak, gone 5 years but not forgotten.

Chief Robert Schaefer in Hampton issued the following statement this week:

“On November 15, 2018 it will be five years that local Hampton man, Ethan Kazmerzak went missing. Local law enforcement authorities have followed up on a few leads with no results. The reward currently stands at $100,000.00 and offered for any relevant and useful information that leads to the current location and/or safe return of Ethan Kazmerzak.The reward has been pooled together by a group of anonymous donors. Kazmerzak, would now be 27 years old and was a resident of Hampton, Iowa, who went missing sometime in the early morning hours on Sept. 15, 2013. At the time Ethan went missing he had dark blond hair, has had a beard, wears glasses, and has a Grateful Dead tattoo on his upper left arm. He was last seen wearing peach/orange colored shorts and a white/teal printed shirt. He was driving a silver 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI with Iowa license plate AUZ382. The car and Ethan still are missing. If you have any information about Ethan or his vehicle please call North Iowa Crime Stoppers at 1-800-383-0088 or the Hampton Police Department at 1-641-456-2529.”