David Dareing Missing Person Case

Sep 17, 2021

Mar 22, 2024

David

Dareing

57

53

74 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On August 1, 2021, 52-year-old David Edward Dareing departed from a sober living facility on Stockton Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee. He packed his belongings into his white 2005 Land Rover, which had Texas license plates, and set out with the intention of driving to Richmond, Virginia, to visit his brother. This journey, which should have taken approximately six and a half hours, unfortunately, became the beginning of a prolonged and worrying absence. More than a month later, on September 10, with no word from David, he was officially reported as a missing person to the Knoxville Police Department. Concern mounted as his family had not heard from him since he left the facility, and his phone went to a full voicemail. The investigation into David's disappearance revealed a few perplexing clues. His vehicle was spotted on August 6, five days after he left Knoxville, on South Military Highway in Chesapeake, Virginia. This sighting placed him in the correct state to reach his destination, yet he never arrived at his brother's home. Financial records provided another grim detail; his bank account had reportedly not been accessed since August 10. Despite these fragments of information, his exact whereabouts remained a mystery. Authorities believed he could potentially be in the Knoxville area, or perhaps somewhere in Virginia or even eastern North Carolina, where he had previous work experience on solar energy farms. The circumstances surrounding David Dareing's disappearance have left his loved ones without answers. He is described as a white male, standing 6'2" tall and weighing around 190 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. The lack of contact with any family members since he drove away from the sober living facility is highly uncharacteristic and a significant cause for concern. The case remains an active investigation, a painful puzzle with crucial pieces still missing. The initial hope of a simple visit to his brother has since evolved into a troubling mystery, as the days since he was last seen continue to accumulate without a resolution.

Aug 01, 2021

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37909

No

107406

Knoxville Police Department

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37915

Dona Carberry

Detective

800 Howard Baker Junior Avenue, Tennessee

8652157000

Local

Law Enforcement

http://knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/police_department/

21-033966

2021-09-10

Knoxville Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

06/27/2026