Robert Powers Missing Person Case

In the summer of 1999, a 50-year-old man named Robert David Powers, also known by his nicknames Dave or Lucky, vanished from his home in Tucson, Arizona. The last known date of contact with him was August 24, 1999. Robert was a tall man, standing at six feet, six inches, with brown hair and blue eyes. He wore distinctive prescription eyeglasses with thick lenses and black frames. At the time he went missing, his weight was estimated to be between 170 and 190 pounds. His disappearance was not immediately reported, creating a significant delay in the investigation.

The circumstances surrounding Robert's disappearance are shrouded in uncertainty due to the passage of time. It wasn't until several years after he was last heard from that his siblings officially reported him as a missing person. This delay meant that any potential evidence or timely leads had long since grown cold. The Pima County Sheriff's Department was tasked with investigating a case where the trail had been inactive for a substantial period. The official report was not filed until August 20, 2010, more than a decade after he was last seen.

One of the few clues available to investigators was a detail provided by his family; Robert had mentioned in the past that he had a desire to move to Mexico. However, there was no evidence to suggest he had acted on this plan or made any concrete arrangements to do so. This piece of information offered a potential avenue for his disappearance but also opened up the possibility that he had voluntarily left the area to start a new life. The lack of any communication since 1999, however, remains a cause for deep concern for his loved ones. The case is a challenging one, characterized by a prolonged gap between the last contact and the official report, leaving investigators with very little to go on.
Last Seen: Aug 24, 1999

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Robert David Powers - The Charley Project

AZ- Robert David Powers, 50, Tucson, 24 Aug 1999