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What happened to Beethoven's Joe Pichler? Former child star mysteriously vanished just weeks before his 19th birthday - leaving behind cryptic note after 4 a.m. call
Former child star Joe Pichler mysteriously vanished at age 18 in 2006 - four years after he dropped out of the spotlight following notable roles in the Beethoven sequels and Varsity Blues.
On January 5, 2006, Pichler — then just weeks away from his 19th birthday on February 14 — made a final 4 a.m. phone call to a friend before leaving his car abandoned in Bremerton, Washington, with a cryptic note and poetry inside. On January 5, 2006, Pichler — then just weeks away from his 19th birthday on February 14 — made a final 4 a.m. phone call to a friend before leaving his car abandoned in Bremerton, Washington, with a cryptic note and poetry inside. At the time of his disappearance, Pichler was living a life worlds away from his previous glittering Hollywood acting career after moving back to his hometown; he is pictured in 2001's Beethoven's 4th with Judge Reinhold, Michaela Gallo and Julia Sweeney
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