The Mystery of David Glenn Lewis

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In 1993, A man by the name of David Glenn Lewis. Disappeared from his home in Amarillo, Texas. 24 hours later, he would be found 1600 miles away with nobody knowing why he was running... or who he was running from.
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[@WobblesandBean]

Please stop recording so close to the mic, it's still picking up all those gross saliva clicks squishes and smacks and it's really hard to tolerate 😞

[@Darknessbe4dawn]

I don’t get notifications for your channel I have listened to several channels that cover this I agree with the theory it is about the case it’s the only thing valid and why would the case files disappear th rest is really left interpretation.

[@TheUnreliableNarrator64]

Hey you don't got the thank you button 🤯🤑

[@maisieghosted3592]

maybe there was a mistake during the dna testing and the body in the road wasnt his at all

[@Rob-gs8lq]

What if David Glen Lewis was threatened into doing these bizarre things and told to be on that highway or his family would suffer a bad fate? What if the person who committed the hit and run was in on it? All this I would imagine would've been asked of David to throw off the investigation, with no leads you have no case. One thing I'll add, needing prescription glasses doesn't mean you can't see at all, it just means you can't see clearly. The people who were in contact with him might have requested he remove his glasses and told to wait for a car to pick him up, only they had no intention on picking him up.

[@nopeno648]

I love your videos but I HAVE to point out that the waiting thing isn’t a thing anymore. PLEASE don’t wait if you suspect someone is missing or could be hurt or in danger of hurting themselves. The quicker the better and it’s better to be safe than sorry.

[@WAFFLNATORE]

Here in Houston it is, recently a man went missing and the police wouldn't do anything until 24 hours, so, the close friends of the missing person hired some company that specializes in finding missing people, and on top of that groups of locals went out to find him. They did, sadly he was deceased. I believe it was some dispute that went south

[@nopeno648]

@@WAFFLNATORE I’m actually in Houston. Sadly, I don’t remember this case.

[@oxycodin2253]

@@nopeno648 u forgor 💀

[@nopeno648]

@@oxycodin2253 Houston is the fourth most populated city in the US and has one of the highest crime rates in the nation. I can’t exactly keep track of every single missing person in the city…

[@enkeli3392]

@@nopeno648 it's just a silly meme don't worry

[@cowbatboots282]

Most places in the states DO NOT require 24 hours to pass before a person can be reported as missing. Also each sheriff's office has only one sheriff. The rest are deputies. Besides that, fantastic video.

[@IneptVirus]

Immediately ran to the comments when I heard that. Common misconception from movies

[@JohnDarksoul69]

yeah indeed, but real stories about cops saying you have to wait are not uncommon.

[@cowbatboots282]

@@JohnDarksoul69 yeah cops will say that but you're not supposed to contact a run of the mill patrol officer about a missing person. Unfortunately people don't tend to know much about the law in general. :\

[@creativedesignation7880]

Pretty sure there are police officers that envoke that "rule" so they can reduce their workload...

[@kenstr321]

Actually make me think something was sus when I heard him say it. But I thought about that. Back in the early 90's we didn't have the internet and this myth was so ingrained it would have been seen as fact.

[@leonardpollard5722]

Bruh that 24 hours thing is absolutely not true in most states. The first 24 hours is crucial. This myth prevents searches from happening in time and costs lives

[@winterbonnie7859]

Exactly...clearly the person hasnt gone far,idk why they dont just search from the beginning

[@bigbossimmotal]

You are missing the fact that it WAS true, for many years, even for children. This case happened in another time.

[@djhunstiger]

@@bigbossimmotal no it wasn't, the internet just wasn't as wide spread and it was a dramatic point in many missing people movies so it was seen as fact and not easily disproved due to it sounding real enough to everyone so no one went out of their way to check it. Just like drinking alcohol keeps you warm in the cold, it actually does the opposite, if you drink alcohol in cold weather it lowers your body temperature faster.

[@bigbossimmotal]

@@djhunstiger Sorry, going to have to call Bullshit on that one! Your claim is that no one ever had to wait 24 hours to report a missing person simply because the Internet wasn't as widespread as it is now? Seriously?? Stick to the facts, instead of your half backed theories. Was a 24 hour wait required in that County in Texas in 1993 or not? If you don't know the answer, then quit dreaming up theories to try and disprove what was said. In reality, as I already stated, a 24 hour wait was required in the past. When it changed in that particular jurisdiction, I do not know. But I know it wasn't a myth! lol

[@Brind-amour]

Brah, don't embarrass yourself and look it up. Back in the day even missing children families had to wait 24 hours to make a report.

[@onbearfeet]

So this is a connection that I'm a bit surprised no one has brought up, but here we go. The patriot/militia movement was a growing thing in the US in 1993. Texas and the Pacific Northwest were two centers of militia activity at the time. These are the guys the FBI went after in the wake of the Oklahoma City incident, but OKC was in '95, so '93 was still prime militia time. When I hear "suddenly moved from Texas to rural PNW, turned up in fatigues and work boots instead of his usual suit, seems to have deliberately shed his identification", my first thought is, "Was there a militia camp in that area?" If Lewis had militia connections (and there's no reason a lawyer and judge couldn't have had them in Texas in '93), they could disappear him pretty effectively if he decided he wanted to vanish. If he then got cold feet about whatever they were doing (a thing that also happened to one of the conspirators in the OKC case), he might have either left on foot or been dropped off in the middle of nowhere to make his own way. Of course, this depends a lot on some accidents of geography and attire. He could have gotten his fatigues from an army/navy store. A psychotic break is still possible. Oh, and as far as the glasses go, I happen to need glasses to see...and I still take them off in situations where they won't help. Usually when I'm walking around my home or when it's dark or raining and I can't see much anyway. On a dark road in the Pacific Northwest on a February night, he might have put his glasses in a pocket for safekeeping.

[@grimreaper9350]

Very interesting angle, would like to see more on it.

[@jakob8412]

PNW is notorious as a hotbed of white seperatism from what I have read. Super interesting angle.

[@onbearfeet]

@@jakob8412 Yeah, it's still a huge problem today, and that goes back (depending on how you measure it) either to the 1970s or to the founding of the state of Oregon as an all-white state. Washington is similar in many ways. I used the term "militia" because that's what it was mostly called back in the 90s, but yes, we're talking about white separatism, white supremacists...all that garbage.

[@Ealsante]

Huh. Never thought of that, but it actually does make sense. Interesting.

[@livinglikeananimal]

You know, I think this holds some water and I'm gonna upvote it for that. I was wondering why he would go to the literal middle of nowhere, Washington (Moxee is in central Washington, over the Cascades and well away from the major airport at Seatac) but the militia thing could explain it and why he was wearing fatigues. Like you said he might have had second thoughts about the extremist lifestyle and started to back out, but being that he was in the middle of nowhere in a totally unfamiliar part of the country with no vehicle, he would have no idea where to go and met an unfortunate end purely on accident due to his poor vision making him not realize he was in the middle of the road and got struck. I wonder what his connections were that led him out there in the first place. I think it was intentional the way he set things up to make it look like he was going to come back (the wedding ring, the game recording, etc, all as normal) so he could slip off and see what the militia life was all about without taking the chance of getting outed if he got involved with a more local chapter back home, especially as a former judge who might have made enemies in those circles...

[@jonathans1914]

Great vid! One thing that’s very important: there is no 24hr missing person rule. Report someone missing as soon as you believe that they are! DO NOT WAIT! Every minute counts in missing persons cases.

[@cameroncouvillion1718]

Isn’t there a rule that says a missing person can’t be searched for by police until they’ve been missing for 24 hours?

[@pitrzer]

@@cameroncouvillion1718 No, that's a misconception. Especially with children.

[@monochromegreyson]

Exactly! If it's out of character for them to leave, and they aren't answering, REPORT THAT SHIT. There is no law against it.

[@jonathans1914]

@@cameroncouvillion1718 no

[@mcplumpkin6191]

yes! if you see someone get kidnapped right infront of you, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT!

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

Him wearing different clothes and not wearing his glasses could an attempt by him to make himself unreconcognizable i am convinced he was running from something

[@toddlinder-flowman6687]

Mental break? Legit trouble related to his job and the trial? Or was he a secret serial killer?

[@mr_noobx3009]

Well, he was an attorney, maybe one of his cases didn't go as planned and the criminal wanted to get revenge?

[@nateb3679]

@@toddlinder-flowman6687 where did you get the last one lmao

[@reedman0780]

@@nateb3679 could be. Anxiety can make you do drastic things.

[@Vilvee]

If you need glasses to see, you're not gonna take them off to hide your identity. You legitimately cannot function normally. Why would he be trying to be unrecognizable in the middle of the night on some desolate road? Furthermore if you don't want to draw attention to yourself, why would you walk in the middle of the road? Can't say the eyewitness report is convincing.

[@LPFR52]

I appreciate the timeline at the beginning, but one thing I think this video is missing is maps!Most non-Americans won’t know where Amarillo is, and almost no one has heard of Moxee WA before. Would’ve also been incredibly helpful to show the location he was found relative to local airports. I’ve never heard that “there were no scheduled flights between the two locations” before in relation to this case, but even if it’s true I’m sure there were scheduled flights to other nearby airports. Apparently Moxee is 2.5 hrs from SEA-TAC, which wouldn’t be too much of a stretch if someone else drive him there and dumped him in the side of the road.

[@horyer8684]

As a non american, true on the maps part. I do know the existence of washington and dallas but not the location. he did mention the distance but it would be more appealing to viewers if we can actually see it.

[@tammyallen3813]

Everyone in Washington knows where Moxee is

[@zippersocks]

Yup. Maps would have been useful to really give a sense of scale and distance.

[@potato1907]

but why would you dump him alive??

[@virginia7408]

i live in wa and i didn’t know where moxee is

[@kosaragolemshinska]

About the photos of his car: I vaguely remember someone theorizing that David was documenting the state of his car to later check if someone had tampered with it. Not sure how much water that holds, though.

[@tablescissors]

Fair. I wondered if he would later use pics for insurance purposes or some other form of documentation, like when it was picked up by the side of the road. I take it a camera was never found with his belongings and that the wooded area by the road where his body was found was never searched either (for a campsite or some stash area or something). It sounds like he HAD military training and perhaps was so desperate to hide that he was going to do so in the woods (hence the camouflage and thick boots). I also assume that no passenger was seen wearing fatigues. So, he changed into those clothes and abandoned his civilian clothing.... somewhere.

[@samaranix4232]

I feel like it might be suicide. Leaving money for his parents kinda makes sense then. He left his watch and wedding ring on the counter and made the two people coming home dinner. Left his car at his job and the rest of anything that could id him. Same with the clothes picked up something generic to help hide his identity. Caught a flight to anywhere but there (paid in cash with a fake name) and walked along the centerline without his glasses trying to get hit. He probably didn't want his family to know which is why he recorded the game.

[@manoj_marndi]

Bro....

[@rameyzamora1018]

That sounds right to me, too. Just because people think he had a good life & marriage doesn't mean he did. What tipped me was that when he wasn't home all night & didn't call or leave a note his wife wasn't hella upset/angry. She didn't think he was even missing til he didn't show up for work. Tell you what, if my husband didn't come home & hadn't told me or called me, I'd be pretty exercised.

[@CJM-rg5rt]

People just love the "start a new life" and "going insane out of the blue" narratives even though they are incredible unlikely. It's bizarre how commonly people speculate those to be the case when it barely happens at all.

[@CJM-rg5rt]

To be specific.. Family- He abandoned us (in a very strange way) and is alive somewhere like Elvis. Internet- He went insane like those romantic movies I watch. Reality- Something depressing.

[@dustinspeicher3390]

Turkey sandwiches as your final farewell dinner for your wife of 12 years & beloved daughter? On top of the fact that premade sandwiches that sit in a refrigerator like that aren't the best tasting when they make it out of the fridge. I feel like this alone makes that unlikely, I appreciate the imagination though these kinds of discussions are indeed how cold cases are solved after all so there's no such thing as a bad suggestion, but I'm just not comfortable with the sandwich discrepancy. I mean did you see the photos of that man? One thing I know for certain is that that man practiced a high degree of turkey sandwich etiquette & implementation. Something tells me he only meant to have them in the fridge for a very short stint. I'd be interested to know if they already had mayo & mustard spread on them or not, that would actually provide a great deal if insight that could reveal the truth of everything.

[@ZombieSazza]

Well regarding glasses, I’ve taken my glasses off in heavy rain. They became useless as they’d become coveted in rain, where clearing them didn’t help at all. I have very poor eyesight yet it’s something I’ve had to do because it’s actually been easier seeing with my poor eyes than it is with glasses.

[@dontahoward7621]

Same here.

[@hatuletoh]

8:43: "police locate David's car, parked in front of the Potter County Courts building in downtown *Armadillo*." That's a damn funny little mental slip up, but not unreasonable when talking about Amarillo, given that armadillos are often splattered all over Amarillo.

[@2.7petabytes]

I thought I was mishearing what he said, but apparently I was not mistaken! Lol!

[@driplerthadripper]

He's been playing red dead redemption 2 probably 😂

[@kogaju7678]

Plz don’t point out his mistakes before he makes 5 apology posts for it

[@korablina8310]

God bless you! Was aimlessly scrolling looking for something interesting to watch🙏🏻

[@Robert-un3cf]

This is me every day lately...

[@markel551]

@@Robert-un3cf very relatable

[@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro7221]

Same, cant sleep right now and the video is perfect timing to get my brain to shut up.

[@Bajadave760]

Literally me right now!!!

[@perpetualdaydr3am]

Accurate

[@ChatterboxFM]

I’ve seen a couple people cover this and it’s still fascinating. He either was caught up in something sketchy or someone was trying to shut him up over said event.. and that’s it. I’m still 50/50 on whether the hit and run was intentional or just an unfortunate coincidence, with the driver turning around out of guilt to see what happened.

[@nOne-ol4bz]

I think it had something to do with the case he’s working on. His wife said there was a deposition file but it was gone after he went missing. I think if we have more information on what the law case was about, this mystery might be able to be solved.

[@djquinn11]

There’s a 3rd option, that he had some sort of a mental breakdown.

[@RagingBadger68]

@@djquinn11 mental breakdown is shaky at best. “If he wasn’t thinking right, he *could have* done all these things so it’s probable he had a mental breakdown” Without any evidence of mental breakdown in the e past, and him having worked this stressful position for so long without history of mental breakdown, it’s just as unlikely as his kidnappers doing the laundry

[@notevenme9602]

Or to make sure he was dead

[@clairehann2681]

@@RagingBadger68 I think it was suicide

[@elanv]

Leaving the wedding ring behind is symbolic. What comes to mind for me is suicide, but I'm not sure given the details of his death. Whether he went out intending to die or not, if it was him who left his ring behind, that was a sign telling his family that he was never coming back.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Exactly! He was not coming back. I think he purposely jumped in front of the car

[@DelmiraVesna]

Sure, but why do it in another state?!

[@siohunndai]

@@DelmiraVesnaI don't think he realized he'd be found.

[@razorfett147]

​@@DelmiraVesna possibly to decrease the likelihood of his family finding out how he died. He'd be a listed John Doe in a far away state. Could also have been to circumvent complications if there was a life insurance policy involved. Not saying that it was clearly a suicide, but if he wanted to take that train out of Dodge going this route wouldve been a smart way to do it. Ppl in that mindset fear their family knowing they took their own life more than them being sick with worry over what happened to them

[@ShadowWizard123]

Downtown Armadillo made me chuckle.

[@Tekisasubakani]

I lived in eastern WA/northern ID for a few years, and the amount of people I encountered walking down the roads in the dead of night was frightening. The worst was when I was zipping down a 2-lane highway, closing in on midnight, when I came up over a rise and had a person walking down the stripes in the middle of the road. I had less than a second before I passed them, and my mirror had to be inches from hitting them. If either of us had been a smidgen closer, I would have splattered them, and my passenger and I would have likely died as we careened out of control. Still gives me shivers when I think about it today.

[@SynDoesStuff]

It sucks because if they would have put the missing person report out as soon as they knew something was up after they looked into it ( the 24 hour thing isn’t even real!) they probably would have have more of a chance in finding him alive, and could have helped him... You never know.. Anyways, amazing video! You’re so underrated and I hope more people come across your channel, you seriously deserve more of a following my dude!

[@PLGMogar]

Love love love the in depth study of this case that comes from Armadillo Texas 😉

[@randomdogger5278]

Armadillo by morning is a great song by George Strait.

[@DoomsJ]

LMAO, Here in Houston heard that too 🤣

[@K-Riz314]

🎵 When that sun is high in that Texas sky, I'll be fuckin' at the county fair. Armadillo by morning, Armadillo I'll be there 🎶

[@adamweston4152]

I noticed that mistake too 😂.

[@mr.onethirtyeight5088]

Whatever the back story, it's pretty freakin' incredible how he was identified.

[@ThaJoker840]

Admittedly I haven't heard the entire video yet..but I must say your technique in cadence and tone are perfect for these videos. I'm quite impressed and now subscribing.

[@Harambe8]

Check Nexpo's video on this, it's overall better imo

[@yeetandskeet]

THE MISSION PERSON 24 HOUR THING IS NO LONGER TRUE. REPORT A MISSING PERSON ASAP! Thanks for coming to my ted talk lol

[@olhydra]

THANK YOU!! CAME HERE TO SAY THAT 👍👌👏🤝🤙

[@cowbatboots282]

It's never really been true. It's a movie trope.

[@daoyang223]

can I report my friend missing as a joke?

[@abandonedmuse]

He was a lawyer and a former judge. This sounds like a kidnapping and homicide. I would have looked at all the prior people he had convicted or had cases with. That is where I would have started my investigation.

[@Spenced86]

ok

[@dustinspeicher3390]

But that's just you. Oh wait....

[@13thofmay46]

Alien abduction

[@breezy6859]

They can do that but in reality it’s wasting resources especially if there’s no evidence. For all we know he left to go get milk and never came home and then got run over by a car. 🤷🏻‍♀️ unless there was hard evidence of a kidnapping and homicide it wouldn’t be paid for or looked at.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

He was going crazy. He wasn’t kidnapped nor was it a purpose homicide

[@Something-Waffle]

As someone who lives in Amarillo. I was a teenager when this happened. I remember seeing this on the news. It's sad that this mystery has yet to be solved.

[@MollyStephens23]

Hi! The 24 hr rule is a myth! If your loved one can’t be located and is t where they should be, you CAN file a report. Cops WILL lie about this and do it often!!

[@bobcoleman9045]

Prove it

[@VoidVagabond]

@@bobcoleman9045 Google "missing person 24 hour rule".

[@alternatesportshistory3605]

Are we absolutely sure there wasn't a DNA mixup and the body really was that of David Glenn Lewis? Usually I wouldn't think about that, but no explanation of how or why he got there makes sense.

[@olhydra]

I would hope they did multiple tests, with multiple samples if available, just to be sure, as the circumstances are so bizarre. You never know though :/

[@liyre4189]

I don't think a mix up is likely, Pat Ditter first requested the DNA sample because he was struck by how similar John Doe looked to David.

[@alternatesportshistory3605]

@@liyre4189 You're probably right. What I'm thinking of are cross-contamination cases...they're very rare, but they do happen.

[@liyre4189]

@@alternatesportshistory3605 Wouldn't that mean there would have to be a sample of David's actual body?

[@ashleyking3385]

@@liyre4189 if he was a judge everything may already be on file for them to cross reference his DNA.

[@CaptainTimeStories]

He was killed by his doppelgänger. Seriously though this story is a puzzle

[@benjalucian1515]

My theory is a mental break. A mental break that included paranoia. He would do all those things if he imagined he was being followed and he would fall back on things he'd been aware of professionally to erase his tracks. Maybe he flew into a large city then hitchhiked to where he was found. It was a lonely road? If it didn't have street lights, or a distinctive shoulder, he was probably following the street line to stay on the road. He didn't need his glasses for that.

[@toddlinder-flowman6687]

Yeah. In my opinion that really is the most likely option.

[@sverigeaao5196]

If it is raining, the combination of raindrops, darkness and occasional headlights makes glasses kind of useless. The raindrops on the glass spreads the light and creates all sorts of glares and reflexes. It would be entirely proper for him to put them in his pocket to get rid of that distraction.

[@reedman0780]

It could also be a set up. Bound, then drove over. Could also be yea its just him being paranoid

[@MissTigerLilyRose]

Absolutely 100% agreed. This case has major Cindy James overtones..

[@cannonfodder-xh7ew]

This is just what i need after a gruelling week of classes, its really the best way to wind down. I already knew about this story but your execution made it very rewatchable. keep up the great work,loking forward for more!!

[@user-ef4gf7rr9r]

I would be inclined to take another look at the person who called in the fact that he was walking down the middle of the road. Could be a coincidence, but it could also be a way to reinforce the idea that David was at fault for the accident-something that the person who hit him might be motivated to do.

[@tablescissors]

Agreed. I feel like there are a lot of tiny details we need here and tiny details absolutely solve cases.

[@zpalladino]

They would have had severe car damage if he were the one to hit him.

[@gorecelaintm7682]

This is just one of those cases that has me totally flummoxed, I truly can never settle or focus on any single theory, they are all equally plausible to me. I believe only a confession could add anything to this. Even if he went alone on his mysterious volition, he was struck by someone, so at least they know something. Just knowing whether he was accidentally hit or not would shift the entire story. Wonderful video as always, just what I wanted to see tonight.

[@LudosErgoSum]

This is the first time I ever heard the term "flummoxed" and it's now my new favorite word! BTW, I agree that if he was hit accidentally or not could focus the narrative.

[@akashbhullar]

@@LudosErgoSum You have added the wrong word in your dictionary, hehe

[@redpillfreedom6692]

I'd like to think it was an accident given that it was in the middle of the night in a poorly lit highway. Then again, the driver has never come forward to identify himself in 30 years, which has me thinking it was intentional.

[@That_One_Fae]

Dissociative fugue perhaps? It would explain why he left all identifying objects, the change of clothes, the sudden travel, and even maybe the lack of glasses. For those not in the know, a dissociative fugue is an incredibly rare psychological disorder. It’s marked by sudden and reversible amnesia, along with a shift in geographic location. It is very common to observe a new identity in the individual, and it can be triggered by large amounts of stress. I’ll also note that the person isn’t really aware they’re doing this, think of it more as a very rare and peculiar defense mechanism the brain triggers, rather than an individual purposefully taking these actions. Although it doesn’t really explain some of the erratic behaviors like depositing money or going hurriedly through the airport, as far as I’m aware the nature of dissociative fugues kind of prevents thorough studies, so perhaps these events marked the onset of the fugue?

[@kingzoe5534]

No way. As you said, it’s an incredibly rare psychological disorder. You probably heard it from the Hannah Upp case. We could just say that it’s dissociative fugue about pretty much every case and call it a day and it would ‘make sense’.

[@zackedwards5902]

@@kingzoe5534 still there's a possibility but unlikely

[@That_One_Fae]

@@kingzoe5534 I’m actually rather wary as to what Hannah Upp has. Dissociative fugues are typically a one time event, and it appears Hannah has had it multiple times. I actually didn’t learn about it from Hannah Upp either, I was a psychology student for several years, and still have a very avid interest in the field (just didn’t have a clear career goal, so I moved to another science). Rather my first experiences were examples of other people with stressful lives, who one day just vanish. They either one day returned, completely oblivious to the fact they had been gone for any time at all, or found at some other distant place, with no idea they had a previous life. It’s very sad what happened to Hannah Upp however, and if it is a fugue state, to my knowledge (admittedly not professional) it would be rather unique because as stated previously they are primarily one time events.

[@tablescissors]

@@That_One_Fae I'm curious about cases where we KNOW people abandoned their lives, since it's such a common accusation, but I rarely find that to be the difinative answer. I know of only some, and narcissistic personality disorder definitely played a dominant role, in others it is alleged (not always proven) that domestic violence was to blame. But still. It seems a subject worthy of further examination.

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

This man had a nervous breakdown! Sick of being married, sick of his life and probably sick of living. He left his wedding ring because he had no plans on coming back. I think he purposely jumped in front of the car. He took his life.. made it look like an accident for insurance purposes.

[@AshPuppy]

Sponsored ad rolls are getting longer and longer. I remember when the standard was 15-20 seconds. Now its nearly 2 full minutes.

[@jaydwy8069]

So how much are you paying to watch the hours of videos you watch a day?

[@Werebitch_Lanoire]

Please bear in mind that the only report of him walking down the middle of the road & of a mysterious Camaro was made by a driver who, for all we know, may have fed that story to the police to throw them off of their own trail. I am not saying that's what happened, but it is a possibility which the police should have, though so far as I know didn't, investigate.

[@MalcolmCooks]

if you've just murdered a guy, or been an accomplice, reporting it to the police as a hit and run is stupidly risky. The last thing criminals want to do is make themselves known to police in connection with a murder they just carried out.

[@Werebitch_Lanoire]

@@MalcolmCooks MANY criminals have done stupidly risky things, & we're only assuming that it was murder. It may have been a pure accident after which the driver, fearful of the repercussions, concocted a story to put suspicion elsewhere. People aren't always smart. Sometimes, they're outright stupid. Again, I'm only speculating about possibilities, not stating a definitive theory.

[@RubberSpatula]

Always happy to see a new Cadaber upload!

[@huntershirley2859]

I have watched a few videos on this guy's story and you by far have the most details. This is another fantastic video!

[@rommy143]

Best coverage of this case I’ve seen. I remember this case from when it was on Unsolved Mysteries in the 90s. Great work!

[@toddlinder-flowman6687]

So excited to see your take on this one. One of the lesser know mysteries that deserves more coverage. Thank you!

[@nikkiskyler7784]

You mentioned a few things that didn't fit with the idea of a mental break, but as someone with bipolar I can think of ways they do. First is the glasses, I know for me when I have an episode sometimes I can have sensory issues and my glasses can feel heavy. I have extremely light weight glasses for this reason. I could definitely see those old school heavy glasses feeling terrible and just taking them off. Second, parking the car at work suggesting it wasn't a mental break. As long as it wasn't a full break with reality or amnesia, going about daily routines because they are ingrained makes sense. It feels familiar and there for safe "this is what I always do therefore I should do it." habits are a hard thing to break. Leaving the wedding ring. This one could be for a number of reasons. He didn't want his wife following him so he left the ring to show her that he didn't want to be with her. He was paranoid and he wanted to send a message that he didn't go willing "my wife will know I would never leave my ring behind. I'll leave it as a clue" honestly there are too many reasons to list for that one because when you are not in your right mind your readings for doing anything are the product of your own dysfunctioning mind. Same can be applied to changing his clothing. I'm not saying it was a mental break, just that these so not necessarily rule out a mental break.

[@Elena-bk4fs]

really like how you present these videos! otherwise confusing timelines make sense in this format as well as how you speak & the language you use. definitely subscribing!

[@lornaginetteharrison7168]

Certainly if I was, for whatever presumably dark reason, wandering down a road at night hoping to end my life by being hit by a passing vehicle, I’d definitely take my glasses off as I’m virtually blind as a bat without them, and I wouldn’t want to see the motor car responsible for my impending demise as it sped towards me in my final moments.

[@tygersgm]

Do you live in a movie?

[@lornaginetteharrison7168]

@@tygersgm God, I hope not! It’s a really terrible movie if I do.

[@casachica]

It actually does make sense for a suicidal person to do this. It's very hard to turn off your body's survival reflexes unless you simply couldn't see the danger.

[@charliesfullofshit7268]

Great channel. Only recently discovered it tbh, but have watched 90% of your content. Good work sir!👍🏽

[@Marco-su5rp]

Great subject, explanation, music, theories. Feel so lucky that I find your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@mmickle6191]

Genuinely fascinating! I'd never heard of this case, very bizarre. Gonna go look it up. All praise to Cadaber!

[@mattamiller2002]

The timeline is so hard to reconcile, even assuming he took a plane, that I'm really skeptical of any evidence placing him in Amarillo after the 28th. The sighting at the airport maybe, that fits with everything else we know. But everything else deserves at least a second look before accepting it as gospel. Honestly I wonder if the facts have just gotten jumbled over time.

[@nateb3679]

reconcile? dawg huh

[@mattamiller2002]

@@nateb3679 reconcile - verb 2 : to make consistent or congruous reconcile an ideal with reality

[@nateb3679]

@@mattamiller2002 never heard it used that way

[@Nikp117]

why does someone who’s planning on disappearing to protect himself and his family bother to record a game?

[@wafflemypancakesuponthesun875]

I love your videos, the ambience is on point. You make incredible content that I always look forward too. Comment for the algorithm

[@sabas7549]

I’ve never heard of this case. Watched hundreds of missing cases/murder mystery videos and dozens of the same ones. Good work bro

[@matishav.1.849]

I'm thinking he received a threat, fled for his life, went to some town he has no ties to because if someone was looking for him, it would make more sense to go somewhere no one expects you to be. Wearing the army fatigues makes sense if he's trying to obscure his identity. Walking down the center line doesn't make sense, but maybe he knew by doing that, he would likely be hit. And maybe he had already resolved himself to that, if anything, to protect his family from further threats. Also, the 24 hours mandatory before reporting someone missing isn't true.

[@dopeboy3792]

Cops won't attempt it. Not here anyways.

[@TabbyWasTaken]

Damn you really have grown dude, I remember when you had like 10k subs. Cheers!

[@WobblesandBean]

Not really. He's still ripping off other people's style and making stupidly evident mistakes. A LOT of them.

[@Sadeye92]

@@WobblesandBean shhhhheeeeeeeeeeesssshhhhhhhhh

[@6lck587]

Oh wow this channel grew big. I remember when you had a few hundred subscribers. Congrats cadaber on the growth you deserve it

[@Cadaber]

Thank you so much

[@kachextrememetal5130]

Great narration and video man, congratulations! I had not listened to or viewed any videos by Cadaber before, but I suspect I will soon become a subscriber. Just great work all around 👍🏼😎🤘🏼

[@fortifyjoy]

no mention of a fugue state? that could explain him not wearing his own clothes or glasses

[@fr4nce5ca86]

That 24 hour rule is not real anymore!!!

[@violenceisfun991]

Hey devotchka are you a vampire?

[@fr4nce5ca86]

@@violenceisfun991 what

[@violenceisfun991]

@@fr4nce5ca86 i'm trying to find vampires to befriend as the humans are kinda shitty

[@BoboMcBooboy]

Somehow missed this notification! Seems like an interesting topic! Can’t wait

[@mercenarymaiden]

I just found your channel and let me just say: I am so, so excited to binge all your videos. 😍 Good work!

[@thisisboyd]

It seems to me that David could have had a dissociative fugue. The fact that he feared for his life could drive him into this state. On the other hand, he bought a ticket in his own name. People with this condition usually do not remember their name and act like they're an entirely different person.

[@fattyheadness]

They could have dropped him off, driven a few miles, turned around and did the hit and run themselves.

[@Pacers00]

One of my new favorite content creators easily, the quality is great

[@epicm999]

Uploaded right as I was looking for something to watch. Perfect timing!

[@jenniferway7719]

You do not have to wait 24 hours to report a person missing. This is no longer a thing in majority of jurisdictions. Thanks for the great video

[@WestwoodPizzaCo.]

Just to clarify, it sounds like they wanted to report him missing the next day. But the police couldn’t classify it as a missing persons for 24 hours, which could be true in some cases. I think in most cases people report much earlier than 24 hours (if they are aware they are missing).

[@maxazoff9824]

lol “Downtown Armadillo” 8:47

[@violenceisfun991]

Porchse make the best Lamborghinis innit?

[@GabrielDeLiberatti]

I have seen this case before but never ocurred to me the amazing work that detective did. Its truly impressive.

[@misskitty2133]

Hi, new sub here! Watching everything while I recuperate from surgery. Thanks for having GREAT content I actually enjoy watching!!

[@SummerAlleriaWindrunner]

In case you were gonna comment about it just like I was, Cadaber has pointed out and apologized for the misinformation about the 24 hour waiting period for missing persons reports. 😊

[@coleurquiola6759]

I think the mental breakdown theory is plausible. If he were in the midst of a paranoid delusion, it's entirely possible that he would take all the steps he did to hide his identity and throw people off his trail. Obviously we can't know for sure, but I think it makes the most sense with the information we have.

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

I agree. My friend's dad had a break down, claimed his family was trying to kill him and flew to Florida one day randomly. He came back like a week later in a suit or tuxedo, and filed for divorce. He's in a mental hospital and is getting better now.

[@benjalucian1515]

@@TitaniusAnglesmith Yikes!

[@blepblep7245]

psychotic break down could explain everything

[@blepblep7245]

the man was walking in the middle of the road, probably he snapped out of his delusions and went confused abt what he was doing

[@robincowley5823]

Whilst there is sense to this it doesn't explain how he was able to travel a route with no commercial, scheduled air route (at least on the days in question). Applying Occam's Razor it seems most likely he was at home until the evening before he was killed - how else would the VCR get activated? A criminal accomplice is a stretch (requiring foreknowledge that he would likely tape the Superbowl, which admittedly many people do, but then others hate sports and he might be one of them, thus discovering a VCR recording the game might actually raise red flags), and if he had a breakdown of some kind it would have been him activating it rather than someone else. Therefore, if he was there on the Sunday it seems probable the most likely method of then travelling to Washington State would have been via a private or charter flight - would a man in a breakdown state have been capable of arranging such a journey?

[@patrickmuhwheeney6518]

Nicely done. Thanks for the upload!

[@anubis8586]

Always a good day when you drop!

[@PsychOsmosis]

I heard that the *arbitrary amount of time* required before someone can be labelled missing is completely false. Or at least, it must depends where you're located. And if evidence points towards the possibility of someone being missing, that would take precedence over the arbitrary amount of time.

[@jmgajda8071]

I don't know if this is relevant at all, but Vancouver, Canada was less than 300 miles away, less than 5 hours by car. Could be he flew in to a nearby private airfield via a private plane (which even now don't always log their flights) intending to drive either alone or with someone across the border, and something went wrong and he ended up walking down that road???

[@ashleyking3385]

right?! I feel like alot of angles like this could be looked at. I had thought about that and a few other sanarios in the area

[@jmgajda8071]

@@ashleyking3385 For sure! I mean, he left behind his wedding ring. That seems pretty telling. Also, I don't know if it was around when he disappeared, but there's a private airfield where you can rent planes a 20 min drive from Moxie, WA, and then it's about a 4 hour flight to Vancouver, bypassing any border checks. Maybe??? Whatever happened, it's really sad for his family...

[@violenceisfun991]

Nah nobody goes to Canada

[@dylanbarclay7818]

I sit through the whole ad read every time because this guy's voice is so nice

[@violenceisfun991]

Dyl an Bar Clay You need an extra letter in your first name to make it even. I recommend a silent F

[@justbe1451]

Such a fantastic stumble into your channel, I truly enjoyed listening, 👍 & subbed. Thank you for the gentle, softer music during narration as I'm very hearing sensitive to videos with background music. ❤ Stay well.

[@fidelio9301]

This is going to be a banger

[@myfuzzykins]

Everyone is obsessed with the mystery of it all but I just think about the poor wife and daughter. They were clearly a very happy loving family, seeing how quickly the wife wanted to report him missing and find him, abd to think they had to wait 11 years for any kind of closure when the answer to his fate was right there. But in a different state.

[@rockko]

Been following you since the Eilean Mor video, very glad to see you thrive! thanks for the interesting content!

[@davehugstrees]

Really interesting mystery. Love this channel and all the awesome content.

[@liyre4189]

He could've taken off his watch and ring because he was making sandwiches and didn't want to get them dirty or get crumbs on them. After he made the sandwiches he probably cleaned up after himself and did the dishes. Growing up my mum would take off her wedding band to do the dishes because she didn't want it to touch dirty dish water. Also I don't think John Doe being found with his glasses in his pocket is super suspect, he was wandering along the road at night. He probably wasn't seeing much regardless of the glasses, and hence took them off.

[@Sammvoy]

As someone with very poor vision, i probably wouldn’t. My balance and depth perception will be off, and walking straight will be difficult. I’m also somewhat night blind. Many severely near-sighted people are, and I think you would likely want every ability to make out any shape and keep balance and stay in the direction you want to. Plus, when you’re wearing it all the time it’s generally not going to bother you and you won’t feel it, I think safer than risking loosing it from your pocket.

[@winterbonnie7859]

The glasses thing makes no sense.

[@coltrueg]

It makes sense if it was rainy. It is Western Washington after all. I don’t wear my glasses in the rain.

[@branpod]

@@Sammvoy just playing devils advocate, but I have terrible eyesight as well, but if I’m going somewhere dark I wouldn’t be opposed to removing my glasses.

[@Sammvoy]

@@branpod hmm, not saying it’s not possible, I just don’t think it would be a though since if you wear them all day you’re not gonna notice your wearing them for the most part. “Bad vision” is subjective tho, we really don’t know how actually impacted he was without glasses. Mine is like -525 and an astigmatism, so I really cannot personally see even like 6 inches away in the dark without glasses. But I know people that their “bad vision” could be waaay less of a perception than that since mine was prob still like -200 before I even got glasses

[@TheElvishElvis]

Just started watching your videos. Great work and research. Can you do a video on the CDC employees who disappeared? No one seems to be talking about that and it happened very recently.

[@mlk0-0]

This case still trips me up to this day. Missing persons/death cases like this are just so haunting..

[@cowboyandy83]

Awesome episode. Very glad to have subscribed and hit the bell. Please make it clear in the notes or even re-upload to clarify that the 24 hour rule is by and large outdated and a dangerous myth. People are more likely to be found the sooner their absence is noticed and reported. Thank you for a great show!

[@boredcryptek5513]

I feel most likely it was someone who was a smarter criminal that found him. They probably approached him at some point to threaten him and his family and David knew to take it seriously. Whether he orchestrated the trip his wife and daughter took to give him time to do all this or if the criminal caught him alone while they were gone is a mystery to me. I imagine the criminal either provided clear instructions or joined him on all the hiding stuff. Placing his ring and cards in the car, leaving the house a certain way etc. Then they took David to Washington I suspect earlier than the Sheriff's supposed sighting. Once in Washington they instructed him to walk down the middle of that road or they would harm his family type of deal. In other words the criminal helped setup a series of random things to make it appear he left on his own accord and caused him to die in a way that would appear random in a random place without any stuff to ID him. This way they could be certain it would never be traced back to them. He did all this because his family was threatened in some form by a person or organization he fully believed would attack his family and from whose clutches he did not feel they could escape unscathed even in witness protection or something like that.

[@bunnyluver2176]

Pretty far-fetched. The criminal would have been taking a big risk of being spotted

[@dollybelfiore7628]

For someone from Texas to choose to hide out in the forests of Washington state is plausible. My immediate thoughts on his taking pics of his SUV were that a film or photo of it including the plate number would give police a direct link to his ID in the event that he was found dead. Since He wasn't wearing his glasses he would need to follow the centerline to orient himself. Perhaps he thought he had forgotten them in the rush or they were too reflective. However if he was in good mental health he would have avoided the Camaro. Could his blood sugar have dropped so low that it caused him to feel drunk? ...a distinct possibility if he HAD been rushed and forgot the sandwiches... as well as to pick-up any photos up a 1-hour developing center.. If you dared to read this long comment, please LMK what you think of any of these theories.

[@ashleyking3385]

one of the better theories in the comments.

[@nocloutchasersundermywatch]

These also making sense. And the walking on the line to orient himself one. Wow.

[@bunnyluver2176]

I never heard anything about him having diabetes or something that would cause a drop in blood sugar but other points are interesting

[@dollybelfiore7628]

@@bunnyluver2176 Everyone's blood sugar gets low if they haven't eaten for a while.

[@joltyflare]

​@@dollybelfiore7628 I've had it and it can cause you to faint and be dizzy and stuff. But the thing is, it makes someone a bit loopy but it doesn't completely make you lose your mind. Within that span of time, I'm not sure if it would be enough to render him unable to walk properly for a short distance

[@Aft_0n]

Man I'm almost finished with this video, but I never got the notifications for your other recent non reddit videos! I can't wait to watch them tomorrow

[@tonyfroman4382]

Just got out of work and get to relax with my new favorite KZbin channel 🙌 papa bless

[@solii01]

I wish you would have shown the events on an actual timeline and how they relate to each other! Would have been a huge visual help. By the 4th event I already forgot what the date of the 1st event was.

[@Nr.1Mimir]

But how didn't he heard the speeding car? Normally you would jump aside but he just didn't...which is weird because he wasn't deaf or hard of hearing. Maybe the car was just too fast to notice.

[@ashleyking3385]

if he was stressed and in his head he wouldn't of. if he was hit in the head he might not... remember phonebooks don't leave bruises. if his ears were "boxes" or even something loud had gone off near his ear he may not of heard the car coming either. (boxed ears meaning someone else with flat open hands quickly hits your ears. The force of the slap and wind going into your ears hurts and you can often cause someone hearing loss or even something to break in their ears. )

[@Nr.1Mimir]

@@ashleyking3385 true

[@Claytone-Records]

GHB

[@Nr.1Mimir]

@@Claytone-Records what does that mean?

[@Claytone-Records]

@@Nr.1Mimir GHB aka the date rape drug is not in the most commonly tested for drugs in toxicology. If he had been given it he would have been like a zombie out there.

[@miguelnavarro2571]

Excellent video....very Lemmino like. Keep up the great work!

[@CommunityMartyr]

your videos are terrific, really enjoying them

[@sverigeaao5196]

Why do you claim 24 hrs is the limit for missing persons? Extremely reckless! It is not. Please make sure to file a missing person's report ASAP, people! If there is foul play involved, EVERY SECOND counts!!

[@randallsavage13]

I thought that when his wife and kid returned home the VCR was still recording not the game because it was long over and the VCR just kept recording because the wife returned the next day if I'm not mistaken

[@stoppit9]

The VCR would only record until the tape ran out, maybe a couple of hours

[@eightapeach2861]

I love your videos and your channel. Very well done! On this particular video, the piano was a bit loud and drowned out your voice in places but all in all it was a great video.

[@MrClarkworld]

New to the channel... and I must say ur narrative voice is on point...very engaging

[@rorotoscope]

Can I request an extended version of the intro? it's a jam!

[@ven7165]

Isn't only being able to label someone as missing after 24 hours actually false? Or does it only apply for adults?

[@meowgan7042]

It's false! The first 48 hours are often the most crucial. The sooner it's reported the better. How fast they'll start searching will depend on a couple of different factors (with time since last seen being one of them) but that shouldn't stop anyone from reporting it.

[@nicolethorson8186]

It's determined by jurisdiction, but requiring 24 hours is not the norm anymore, since it has frequently resulted in otherwise solvable cases getting stalled. The confusion comes law enforcement and dispatchers occasionally suggesting or advising that the report should wait; this should never, ever be done, but it does still happen, and unfortunately when you're in an official position, any suggestion you make comes across as an order. The rule is, however, if someone is supposed to be somewhere and they're not, you can call, and you have to be taken seriously. It doesn't matter if it's child, teen, or adult. Signed, A 911 Dispatcher

[@diamondleigh7280]

I've always been very interested in this case.... Thank you 💗😊 This case is as interesting now as it was yrs ago.... 🙏🏽

[@whoons4701]

Awsome video found your channel last week !.

[@toxictrumptube7763]

This channel really produces excellent content. Intelligently creepy.🤝

[@bobbuilder5902]

5:28 Sorry man, this is not true at all.

[@scarling9367]

When they say it was a case not worth threatening anyone's life over, I think they misjudge how petty people are.

[@TwilightPrincessFR]

You do such a great job Cadaber 🥳