MISSING: Dawn Mozino
Police thought they solved Dawn Mozino’s 1989 disappearance when they found out she knew a convicted serial killer. But in her diary, Dawn wrote of not one, but two love triangles that might actually lead police to different suspects.
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Dawn with her Special Olympics medals.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Dawn and her sister, Cath.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Dawn and her mother.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Dan Kolb and Dawn.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Thomas Hawkins Jr.
Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Tom Hawkins’ entry in Dawn’s address book.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Criminologist Clark Williams.
Credit: Audiochuck staff
Maurice Beale.
Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Prosecutor Bruce Castor.
Credit: Audiochuck staff
Bruce’s framed newspaper clipping on the Hawkins’ trial.
Credit: Audiochuck staff
Dawn’s diary entry from March 22, 1989.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Dawn’s last diary entry.
Courtesy: Cath Mozino
Timeline:
Dawn writes her last diary entry.
Dawn is reported missing.
A witness comes forward, saying she saw Dawn talking to a man at a bus stop outside the hospital.
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Where Dawn worked
Mozino Residence
Approximate location of where Dawn lived
Dan’s Apartment
Where Dan’s apartment was located
YMCA
Where Dawn was supposed to meet Dan for practice
Philadelphia, PA
Where Thomas Hawkins Jr. lived
Wawa
The location of the Wawa that Dawn would frequently visit
Additional Info:
Radnor Township Police
If you have any information on the disappearance of Dawn Mozino on May 22, 1989, please contact the Radnor Township Police at 610-688-5600.
Nick Katona
And if you have any relevant information on Nick Katona, who lived in Coatesville, PA, in 1989, please email [email protected].
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Episode Source Material
- Original Reporting by Jennifer Amell
- Federal Bureau of Investigation. (5/13/2020). ViCAP ALERT: Missing Person – Dawn Marie Mozino (Alert # 2020-05-03). https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/dawn-marie-mozino—bryn-mawr-pennsylvania
- Dawn Mozino, personal communication, 1985-89.
- Citizen’s Voice (Wilkes Barre, PA): Woman with learning disability still missing. Published May 27, 1989. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/439085915/
- Commonwealth v. Hawkins, VI. Suppression of Detective Magazine and Books, pg. 22-23 (1997).
– Thomas Hawkins Appeal PA Supreme Court Opinion: pg 1 and pg 2 – paper copy given by prosecutor to reporter - The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA): Death sentence for man in slaying of niece, 14. Published May 7, 1991. Accessed July 29, 2025. https://www.newspapers.com/image/175115725/?match=1&terms=%22death%20sentence%20for%20man%20in%20slaying%20of%20niece%22\
- The Delaware County Times (Delaware County, PA): Where did Dawn go? One family’s struggle. Published May 21, 2000. Accessed April 6, 2025.
- Commonwealth v. Hawkins, 626 A. 2d 550,534 Pa. 123 (1994) https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/com-v-hawkins-888833997
- Pittsburgh Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA): Editorial: Stepping up on ending capital punishment. Published January 30, 2023. Accessed July 29, 2025. https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2023/01/30/josh-shapiro-tom-wolf-death-penalty-moratorium/stories/202301300008
- Delaware County Daily Times (Delaware County, PA): Did Bennett kill Dawn? Published July 21, 2001. Accessed July 25, 2025.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA): Delco killer-rapist gets 40-80 years. Published July 17, 2001. Accessed July 29, 2025.
- The Times Herald (Montgomery County, PA): DA says murder confession is bogus. Published June 22, 2001. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.timesherald.com/2001/06/22/da-says-murder-confession-is-bogus/
- van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim (July 29, 2025)
https://www.mtvlaw.com/our-firm/bruce-l-castor-jr/ - C.Williams, personal communication, May 14, 2025
- Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA): Judge declares mistrial for man accused of stabbing. Published December 2, 2004. Accessed June 14, 2023.
- Radnor Township. (n.d.). *Police* . Retrieved July 29, 2025, from https://www.radnor.com/government/departments/police
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