In the late winter of 2017, a sense of unease settled over a family in Windham, Connecticut, when 51-year-old David Richard Manley did not return home. On March 3, he had left his family's residence on Jordan Road with a plan to meet a friend in the nearby town of Montville. His family saw him leave, expecting it to be a normal day, but this would be the last time they would have contact with him.
Concern grew when he failed to arrive at his friend's location and remained out of touch. Several days later, with no word of his whereabouts, his family officially reported him missing to the authorities on March 7, 2017.
The investigation into David's disappearance revealed his last known location was not in Windham or Montville, but in the city of New London. It was learned that on the afternoon of March 3, a taxi driver had picked him up and dropped him off near the intersection of Water and South Water Street around 2:40 p.m. The driver reported seeing David walking in the direction of South Water Street, a waterfront area. He was never seen or heard from again after this moment. The trip to meet his friend was inexplicably interrupted by this stop in New London, leaving a perplexing gap in his timeline and a trail that went cold almost as soon as it began.
At the time he went missing, David Manley was described as a white male, standing 6'1' and weighing between 130 and 140 pounds. He had brown hair, which was pulled back, and hazel eyes. He also had an unshaven face. A distinct characteristic was that David walked with a limp and used a cane for assistance. His last known attire consisted of a black coat, blue jeans, and slip-on tennis shoes. The case remains a troubling mystery, centered on the puzzling question of why David was dropped off in New London instead of proceeding to his original destination in Montville. His disappearance after a seemingly routine taxi ride has left his loved ones searching for answers for years, a narrative of a man who intended to visit a friend but instead vanished near the water's edge, leaving a community with lingering questions and a family with enduring heartache.Last Seen: Mar 3, 2017
