In the coastal city of Portsmouth, Virginia, a family was forever changed by the disappearance of 46-year-old David Alphonso Myers. On March 16, 2012, David was seen for the last time, and then, without a trace, he vanished. The specific details surrounding his last known whereabouts remain scarce, leaving his loved ones with a painful void and a multitude of unanswered questions. David, a Black / African American male, stood at 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed around 170 pounds. He had black hair and brown eyes, and a distinguishing physical feature: part of his right index finger was missing. The lack of information about the clothes he was wearing or any vehicle he might have been using has made the search for him all the more challenging for investigators and his family.
The days turned into weeks, the weeks into months, and then into years, with no sign of David.
The official investigation, led by the Portsmouth Police Department, struggled to gain traction without any significant leads. The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as case number MP71889, a public-facing database for missing persons. This step ensured that David's information was accessible to law enforcement agencies and the public nationwide, in the hope that someone, somewhere, might have information that could help locate him. Despite these efforts, his case grew cold, leaving his family to navigate a world filled with uncertainty and the enduring pain of not knowing what happened to him.
Years after David's disappearance, a discovery in the same city offered a glimmer of a potential break in the case, though it was a somber one. In February 2018, skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Portsmouth. Found with the remains were several items, including a wallet and plastic sleeves with the name 'David Meyers' written on them. The slight difference in the spelling of the last name was noted, but the proximity of the discovery and the name ignited speculation that the remains could be those of David Alphonso Myers. An estimated time of death of five or more years prior to the discovery aligned with the timeline of David's disappearance. However, as of now, there has been no public confirmation that these remains have been positively identified as David Myers, and his case officially remains an unsolved missing person investigation. The lack of a definitive answer continues the long period of ambiguity for his family, a heart-wrenching reality for the many families of the missing. The overview of this case is one of a sudden disappearance, a prolonged and agonizing search with very few leads, and a potential but unconfirmed discovery that has yet to bring closure.Last Seen: Mar 16, 2012
