In the autumn of 2018, a family in Memphis, Tennessee, was forever changed when 17-year-old Darbin Gomez Lopez vanished. On the evening of October 27th, Darbin left his home on Silver Leaf lane. He was a young man of Hispanic/Latino descent, standing between five feet seven and five feet nine inches tall, with a slender build, weighing between 110 and 130 pounds. He had black hair and brown eyes. On the day he disappeared, he was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. He walked out of his house at 5:00 PM and was never seen or heard from again.
The hours turned into days, and with no sign of Darbin, his family reported him missing to the Memphis Police Department the following day. An official investigation was launched, and his case, number 1810014129ME, was opened. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was also notified and assigned case managers to assist in the search for the missing teenager. Information about his disappearance was circulated, detailing the clothes he was last seen in and his physical characteristics, in the hope that someone might have seen something that could lead to his whereabouts.
Despite the efforts of law enforcement and advocates for the missing, the trail for Darbin Gomez Lopez grew cold. The initial report and subsequent investigation did not yield any immediate answers, and the painful uncertainty of his fate has lingered for his loved ones. The case remains a poignant reminder of the many young people who go missing each year, leaving behind families caught in an agonizing limbo of hope and fear. The investigation into what happened to Darbin after he left his home that October evening continues, a quiet and somber testament to a life interrupted and a family still waiting for answers.
Last Seen: Oct 27, 2018
