In the spring of 1983, a sense of unease settled over a family in Joliet, Illinois, with the disappearance of 32-year-old David J. Goffin. On May 31, 1983, Goffin was last seen in Joliet. He was a white male, standing between 6'0' and 6'2' and weighing approximately 175 to 180 pounds. He had blond or strawberry-blond hair and blue eyes. Distinguishing features included a large scar on the back of his head, another scar on the outside corner of his left eye, and a tattoo on his head. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unknown.
More than three decades after he was last seen, a formal missing person case was created for David Goffin on December 21, 2016. The case was reported to the Will County Sheriff's Office on June 8, 1983. Despite the passage of time, law enforcement and his family continue to seek answers. Unfortunately, very little information about Goffin's disappearance is publicly available, and there is no photo of him in the national missing persons database, which can be a significant hurdle in generating new leads.
The investigation into David Goffin's disappearance has been met with few developments over the years. His case is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System a national database for missing persons. The Will County Sheriff's Office holds the case file, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact them. The lack of public information and the considerable amount of time that has passed have made this a challenging cold case. The overview of this case is one of many where a person has vanished with very few clues left behind, leaving a family to grapple with an enduring mystery and the pain of not knowing what happened to their loved one.
Last Seen: May 31, 1983
