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Kevin Nguyen (10 of Spades, Indiana)

June 24, 2026

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The Disappearance of Kevin Nguyen: A Night That Ended in Mystery

Kevin Nguyen was 25 years old when he vanished on a cold December night in 2018. His sister Leanne dropped him off at the Brass Rail Bar in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a night of live music and cheap drinks. She made him promise to have only two drinks. She looked him in the eyes and said, "You are not gonna get hectic or crazy." Hours later, Kevin called home for a ride. His mother went to pick him up. He was never seen again.

What makes this case particularly strange is that there is video footage of Kevin in the hours before he disappeared—but the footage raises more questions than it answers. Police are keeping many details close to the vest, even as they release new clips hoping someone remembers seeing Kevin that night before he walks off screen for the last time.

The Night at the Brass Rail

Kevin arrived at the bar around 8 or 9 PM on Saturday, December 8th. The Brass Rail was a well-known spot serving cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon and hosting punk and indie rock shows. That night's lineup featured a comedian and two bands: Wetface and the Cowboys.

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  • 1 Main Outline
  • 2 (00:40) **Case Introduction: Kevin Nguyen, the Ten of Spades** - Ashley Flowers introduces the case of Kevin Nguyen, a 25-year-old who vanished in December 2018 from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and explains why the case has generated so much online speculation.
  • 3 (02:04) **Kevin's Last Night: Setting the Scene** - Kevin's sister Leanne recalls dropping him off at the Brass Rail bar on December 8, 2018, for a night of live music and drinks.
  • 4 (04:43) **Inside the Brass Rail: Erratic Behavior** - Surveillance footage shows Kevin becoming increasingly intoxicated and behaving unusually inside the bar.
  • 5 (07:38) **Escalation and Ejection** - Bar staff ask Kevin to leave after an incident near the women's restroom, but he keeps returning.
  • 6 (09:36) **The Food Truck Footage (Newly Released)** - Police share previously unreleased surveillance footage showing Kevin at a food truck outside the bar around 1:21 AM.
  • 7 (11:33) **The Tip Jar Incident and Further Escorts** - Kevin puts a pizza crust in the food truck's tip jar, leading to a verbal argument and more interventions by bar staff.

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Show Notes

Our card this week is Kevin Nguyen, the 10 of Spades from Indiana.

On a cold December night in 2018, 25-year-old Kevin Nguyen went to see a band at a Fort Wayne bar and never came home. Surveillance cameras captured his final known hours in eerie fragments before he vanished. What happened next has fueled years of rumors, online theories, and bitter disagreements between investigators and Kevin’s family. With unreleased video evidence, mysterious tips about a possible killing, and no trace of Kevin ever found, his disappearance remains one of Indiana’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.

If you know anything about the disappearance of  Kevin Nguyen, detectives want to hear from you. Please call the Fort Wayne Police Department Detective Bureau at 260-427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 260-436-STOP (7867). Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the P3 Tips app.

 

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