FL FL - David Rees, 19, & Gregory Mitchell, 16, Polk County, 16 Nov 1981

Interesting case. I happened to find it by trawling through CharleyProject.

I have a few questions:

It says they were going to unload a truck. Whose truck? Where?

Why did it take the families so long to report the kids missing? Did they have a history of running away or was it just the 80s?

Were there any serial killers operating in this area at the time? I could see someone luring the boys with the promise of work.

theshadow45 · Nov 16, 2019

Bumping, today is Gregory's birthday.

theshadow45 · Nov 17, 2019

Gregory and Ceinon have been missing for 38 years today.

LucyOso · Nov 17, 2019

There are so many bodies of water near Auburndale, Florida. Did they ever locate the vehicle they were in? Or whee they hitchhiking?

theshadow45 · Jun 25, 2020

Bumping, today is Ceinon's birthday.

PayrollNerd · Jun 25, 2020

Mel1024 said:
Skulls found yards from former Orange migrant-worker camp

This is the only link that still works. This article is dated 2/2/2012 and mentions the plan to ID the skulls. I wonder if there has been any followup. I suspect these skull belong to migrant workers. However, what do we know about these two boys? The other links are no longer available. These remains were buried after death.

ETA: I missed an entire page when reading the thread. Sorry for overlooking some of the details. I've posted updated links tho.

Snips from the link:

That's just one of many scenarios Orange-Osceola Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia and forensic anthropologists are entertaining as they piece together the mummified fragments of cranium bone and tissue a plumber found while installing pool piping in a west Orange County subdivision this week.

"We can't rule anything out," said Garavaglia, who is working with UCF forensic-anthropology professor Dr. John Schultz and his graduate students to analyze the remains. "It's going to be slow and tedious."

Archaeologists — called in after the initial discovery of the skulls — found small shredded pieces of newspaper inside some of the bone fragments, broken pieces of clay pottery, a bag made of rope and an intricately woven purse with a unique brown-and-tan design.

Garavaglia said anthropologists will try to determine the ethnicity and race of the skulls by measuring facial features such as the eye sockets and forehead.

Preliminary observations suggest one of the skulls belonged to an adult male, while the second appears to have belonged to someone much younger, she said. Initially, investigators thought there were three skulls, she said.

One of the individuals may have died before the second, but both were placed in the sand after they were dead, Garavaglia said.

PayrollNerd · Jun 25, 2020

Charley Project link for David Ceinon Rees

David Ceinon Rees – The Charley Project

Missing Since 11/16/1981
Missing From Auburndale, Florida
Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race White
Date of Birth 06/24/1962 (58)
Age 19 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved blue shirt and blue jeans.
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. Rees may go by his middle name, Ceinon. He has a broken top front tooth.

Details of Disappearance
Rees was last seen in Auburndale, Florida on November 16, 1981. He lived in the 100 block of Mason Street. He and a friend, Gregory Mitchell, were going to go unload a truck. They disappeared and have never been heard from again.

Gregory's mother reported her son missing on December 15 and Rees's stepfather reported him missing on December 26. It's possible that they traveled to north Florida after their disappearances. Few details are available in their cases, but foul play is suspected.

PayrollNerd · Jun 25, 2020

Doe Network for David Ceinon Rees:

1600DMFL - David Ceinon Rees
Name: David Ceinon Rees
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: November 16, 1981
Location Last Seen: Auburndale, Polk County, Florida

Physical Description
Date of Birth: June 24, 1962
Age: 19 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Red/Auburn
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Ceinon
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available. Chipped top front tooth.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Long-sleeved blue shirt and blue jeans.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Rees allegedly was going to unload a truck with a friend, Gregory Mitchell, who is also missing. They were possibly traveling to the north Florida area. Rees was reported missing by his stepfather on 12/26/81. Foul play is suspected.

PayrollNerd · Jun 25, 2020

Charley Project for Gregory Robert Mitchell. The photo is from when he was much younger. I wonder if anyone can age progress it?

Gregory Robert Mitchell – The Charley Project

Missing Since 11/16/1981
Missing From Auburndale, Florida
Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race White
Date of Birth 11/15/1965 (54)
Age 16 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 200 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark blue or black jacket, a gray and black t-shirt, jeans and orange and white sneakers.
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Sandy brown hair, blue eyes. Gregory's nickname is Greg. He has a scar on his shinbone from a bicycle accident. His hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance.

Details of Disappearance
Gregory was last seen in Auburndale, Florida on November 16, 1981, the day after his sixteenth birthday. He and a friend, David Rees, were going to go unload a truck. They disappeared and have never been heard from again.

Gregory's mother reported her son missing on December 15 and Rees's stepfather reported him missing on December 26. It's possible they traveled to north Florida after their disappearances. Few details are available in their cases, but foul play is suspected.

PayrollNerd · Jun 25, 2020

Doe Network for Gregory Robert Mitchell

4587DMFL - Gregory Robert Mitchell

Name: Gregory Robert Mitchell
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: November 16, 1981
Location Last Seen: Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida

Physical Description
Date of Birth: November 15, 1965
Age: 16 yrs old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"-6'0"
Weight: 95 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Greg
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Shoulder length hair; Scar on either right or left shin bone from bike wreck.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Black or dark blue jacket, gray and black t-shirt, Jeans, and Orange and White Tennis shoes.
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Disappearance
The victim was reported missing on 12/15/81 by his mother. The victim was last seen on 11/16/81. He was allegedly going to unload a truck with a friend (David Rees - also a missing person). Neither subjects were seen or heard from again. Mitchell and Rees were possibly traveling to the North Florida area. His photo shown was taken several years before he went missing. Foul play suspected.

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