David Eugene Davis was a 62-year-old man last seen on May 28, 2013, in Holly Hill, Florida. Public missing-person records identify his case through NamUs number MP31386 and list him as missing from Holly Hill, with basic identifying details including that he was male, 6 feet tall, about 190 pounds, with brown hair. The available public record gives only limited background on the earliest hours of his disappearance, but local reporting from the time provides more detail: Davis was last seen
leaving his apartment on Oleander Avenue, and his roommate later reported him missing after he did not return.
As Holly Hill police began looking for Davis, they expressed concern not only because he was missing, but because of his mental-health history and the possibility that he may have been armed. Police said Davis suffered from mental illness and may have been delusional. Investigators also believed he may have had a handgun and ammunition that he reportedly purchased at a gun show in DeLand shortly before he disappeared. According to local reporting, people close to his living situation had found material on his computer that raised concern, including videos in which Davis spoke in religious and grandiose terms about himself. Police stated that the videos did not contain direct threats, but the combination of his mental state, the alleged firearm purchase, and the uncertainty around his whereabouts made the situation urgent.
Those who had recently interacted with Davis described a more ordinary side of him as well. A man who had rented him a room told reporters that Davis had been a good tenant and had paid his rent early. At the same time, the landlord said he and his wife had seen a doctor’s note indicating Davis had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and they later found an empty gun and ammunition case. Police said Davis was known to walk to the Walmart in Ormond Beach and was also known to travel to Port Orange, giving investigators several possible areas of concern as they tried to locate him. The public was asked to contact the Holly Hill Police Department with information about where he might be.
Official reports indicate that David Davis was later found deceased, closing the missing-person portion of the case. The exact date he was located and the specific circumstances surrounding the discovery were not found in the available public online sources reviewed, so those details remain unclear from the public record. What is known is that Davis disappeared from Holly Hill at age 62 after leaving his apartment, that police were concerned for his safety and the safety of others because of his mental-health condition and the possibility he had access to a firearm, and that investigators and the community were left searching for answers in the days after he vanished. In overview, David Eugene Davis’s case began as a concerning missing-person investigation involving a vulnerable man in crisis, expanded into a public search across areas he was known to frequent in Volusia County, and ultimately ended with the heartbreaking confirmation that he had been found deceased.Last Seen: May 28, 2013
