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In the autumn of 1976, a young man named David Alan Watson, just 18 years old, disappeared from his home in Arlington, Virginia. On the afternoon of November 10th, he set out on foot to visit a friend who lived nearby. David, described as a Caucasian male with shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes, was wearing what was typical for the era: bell-bottom jeans, a jean jacket, and a brown leather belt with a prominent buckle. He also had a distinctive homemade tattoo on his right bicep of his in ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 10, 1976

Victim Details

Nov 15, 2012

Dec 18, 2023

David

Watson

65

18

67 inches

68 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 10, 1976

Arlington

Virginia

Arlington County

22202

12641

Arlington County Police Department

Arlington

Virginia

Arlington County

22201

Rosa Ortiz

Cold Case Detective

1425 N Courthouse Road, Virginia

7035582222

County

Law Enforcement

761113088

1976-11-10

Arlington County Police Department

Brown

Green

Green

07/10/2026


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