Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP99528)
David Alan Becerra was 29 years old when he was last known to be in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 20, 2022. The available account describes the final known moments of the adult male’s routine life in only a few stark details. A complainant reported that David had spoken with his mother by telephone and then left without saying where he was going or offering an explanation for his departure. He reportedly drove away in a Hyundai Sonata bearing Tennessee license plate BKT5231.
His last known location was identified as Knoxville’s 37932 ZIP code in Knox County, and the disappearance was later entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as case MP99528.
Concern deepened when officers attempted to locate David at an apartment that was reportedly leased in his name. According to the published circumstances, police went to that address during the early-morning hours but were unable to make contact with him. The publicly available record does not explain whether his Hyundai Sonata was subsequently found, whether investigators obtained additional telephone or financial records, or whether anyone reported seeing or hearing from him after he left. It also does not identify what David said during the telephone conversation with his mother, his state of mind at the time, what he may have taken with him, or whether his departure appeared planned. Those unanswered questions leave his family with a painful and incomplete account: a telephone call, a quiet departure, an unsuccessful attempt to reach him at his apartment, and then an absence with no publicly documented explanation.
David was described as a White or Caucasian man standing approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds, with brown hair and an unknown eye color. No publicly documented clothing description, distinctive physical feature, photograph, or confirmed destination accompanied the available case information, limiting the identifying details that could be circulated to the public. The Knoxville Police Department is listed as the investigating agency, and the police case was reported under agency case number 22-046693. NamUs serves as the federal clearinghouse record for the disappearance, while the broader Tennessee missing-person system provides a means for information to be shared with law enforcement agencies working to locate missing individuals.
The surviving public record remains unusually brief and provides no verified narrative of David’s movements after he drove away. There is no reliable public information establishing that he reached his apartment, traveled outside Knoxville, met another person, experienced an emergency, or deliberately broke contact with those who knew him. It would therefore be inappropriate to assign a motive to his disappearance or to speculate about what happened after December 20, 2022. What is known is that a 29-year-old man spoke with his mother, departed without explaining his plans, left in a Hyundai Sonata, and could not be reached when officers checked the residence associated with him. In overview, David Alan Becerra’s case is defined by a sudden departure from Knoxville, a narrow trail of confirmed information, and enduring uncertainty for the people who care about him, with even the smallest verified detail potentially helping investigators understand where he went and what happened next.Last Seen: Dec 20, 2022
