Account
Mar 13, 2013
May 08, 2024
Diana
Leone
59
35
65 inches
120 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the winter of 2000, 35-year-old Diana Leone disappeared from her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving behind a silence that has now stretched over decades. She shared a home with her long-term boyfriend, David Dale Morgan, and their two children, a teenage son and a seven-year-old daughter. The relationship, which began when Diana was just 16 and Morgan was 50, was deeply troubled and marked by a long and severe history of domestic violence. In 1989, Morgan was charged with the attempted murder of Diana after beating her with a metal pipe, causing numerous fractures. Despite this and other arrests for domestic violence, the charges were consistently dropped as Diana would refuse to testify against him. Friends and family noted she would sometimes leave after violent episodes, but she had always returned to her children, to whom she was very close. The last time anyone saw Diana was in February 2000. She vanished without a trace, leaving all her personal belongings behind, including her car, clothing, and money. It was not her partner, David Morgan, who raised the alarm. Instead, eight months passed before one of Diana's family members contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in October 2000 to report her missing. When questioned, Morgan claimed that Diana had been having an affair and had simply left with a man he identified as "Tim." However, investigators could find no evidence of an affair or even confirm the existence of this other man. The most chilling account came from Diana's young daughter, who told authorities she witnessed a horrifying argument the night before her mother was gone. She described seeing her father push her mother through a plate glass window and then smash her head into the refrigerator. As investigators delved into Diana's disappearance, they quickly suspected foul play. A search of the couple's home uncovered evidence, including drops of blood, that suggested Diana had not left of her own free will. Authorities publicly named David Morgan as the prime suspect in her case, but he was never charged in connection with her disappearance. His history cast a long shadow; he was also the primary suspect in the 1980 disappearance of his second wife, Marie Morgan, under similarly suspicious circumstances. Diana was described as a white female with red or auburn hair, hazel eyes, standing 5'5" and weighing around 120 pounds at the time she went missing. She had distinctive scars on her left cheek, left finger, and the fingertips of her left hand. The investigation into what happened to Diana Leone has been hampered by a lack of evidence over the years. Her body has never been recovered, and no one has ever been held accountable for her vanishing. The case remains a painful, unanswered question for her children and loved ones, a story of a mother who disappeared from the world after years of documented abuse, leaving behind only memories and suspicion.
Feb 14, 2000
Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
No
13252
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
89106
400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada
7028283111
Local
Law Enforcement
001019-1612
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Red/Auburn
Hazel
Hazel
05/20/2026
