David Guenin Stern was 29 years old when he was last seen in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The Metropolitan Police Department reported that he was last seen at about 6:00 p.m. in the 3400 block of M Street NW, at Dixie Liquor Store in Georgetown, and that the incident was reported the next day, Wednesday, November 28, 2018. MPD described him as a white male with a light complexion, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a dark navy
North Face jacket, khaki pants, and blue sneakers.
According to reporting from FOX 5 DC, Stern was an accountant and had gone to work earlier that day. His fiancée, Katie Park, said he texted her that afternoon to say he had left work early for a doctor’s appointment and would be home later, but he never arrived. Surveillance reportedly showed him entering Dixie Liquor at 6:07 p.m.; FOX 5 reported that he spent less than two minutes inside, left with a pint of Crown Royal, and was not seen again afterward. Park said the situation was deeply out of character for him, especially because he did not usually spend time in Georgetown and would not normally disappear without contacting anyone.
WJLA later reported that loved ones and police were still searching for Stern after his disappearance in Georgetown. His fiancée, identified in that report as Katie Pahk, said the last known indicator of his location was a cell-tower ping from his phone at about 9:00 p.m. on November 27, 2018, in the Georgetown/Arlington area. That detail added to the concern because there was no confirmed public account of where he went after leaving the liquor store.
The Charley Project lists Stern’s case as endangered missing and states that he has never been heard from again. It also notes that after he disappeared, he had not used his bank account or credit cards; he reportedly had his wallet with him, but left behind his backpack and inhaler. The case summary further states that loved ones said he was not depressed and was not known to be having problems in his life, making the disappearance especially painful and confusing for those who cared about him.
NamUs lists the case as Missing Person / NamUs #MP53814 for David Guenin Stern, missing from Washington, District of Columbia, with a date of last contact of November 27, 2018. The attached case data does not indicate a case resolution status of alive or deceased, and the online case listings reviewed continue to present Stern as missing; there was no reliable online source found indicating that he has been located.
The investigating agency listed for the case is the DC Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit. Anyone with information has been directed through official case materials to contact law enforcement, as even a small remembered detail from that evening in Georgetown or the surrounding area could matter to the people still waiting for answers.Last Seen: Nov 27, 2018
