GA GA - David Abbott, 44, Fort Oglethorpe, 22 June 2016

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David Dewayne Abbot, missing from Fort Oglethorpe
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David Dewayne Abbot was last seen by his girlfriend on June 22, 2016 at 302 Hill Street Ringgold, GA. Abbott's truck has been found in McMinn County, off County Road 126.
http://newschannel9.com/news/missing-persons/dwayne-abbot-missing-from-fort-oglethorpe
 
“If anyone sees him, please get him some help. He’s not in any kind of trouble. He just needs medical attention and he needs to know he has a family that loves him and wants him back more than anything,” said Regina Snyder during a press conference at the Fort Oglethorpe Police headquarters.

Snyder to referring to her boyfriend, David Dewayne Abbott, 43, whom she fears could be hurt.

Abbott suffers from schizophrenia and according to his family, has stopped taking his medication
http://www.wdef.com/2016/07/06/girlfriend-missing-man-please-get-help/
 
Praying for his safe return!

http://m.northwestgeorgianews.com/c...e8c-819b-11e6-a238-5f9e24819a59.html?mode=jqm

“Regretfully, there’s nothing new,” Blevins said. “We still don’t have any new leads, and there’s been no financial use of his personal accounts, or anything thing like that.”

Abbott left his Battlewood Apartment on Fant Drive around 11 p.m. and simply disappeared.

His truck was discovered in McMinn County, Tenn., shortly after he disappeared, but his trail stops in the area of Athens, Tenn.

Fort Oglethorpe police held a press conference with Abbott’s girlfriend Regina Snyder on July 6, at which time Snyder stated Abbott suffers from schizophrenia and had recently gone off his medication.

There didn’t appear to be any sign of a struggle near or in Abbott’s vehicle.

“The truck was found to be running mechanically sound,” Blevins said. “Abbott’s keys to the vehicle and his cell phone were found in the vehicle.”

Blevins said the cell phone hadn’t been used in a couple of days.

“We’ve had reported sightings in Athens where he was seen on foot in that area, but nothing has developed,” Blevins explained. “His family still goes up there looking for him every week or two.”
 
[h=1]Fort Oglethorpe man still missing after one year; family not giving up[/h]
"We tracked him with some of the neighbors in the community," Lt. Blevins said. "Showing them pictures of him, and they've actually identified him."

But beyond that, no other major clues.

"For days we've stayed up here walking every street and knocking on every door that we could," said Snyder. She says she's been to that location about 20 times, often leaving the scene expecting the worst. "I just don't think we're gonna find him alive."

Alive or not, the family says they just want some closure, and if possible, Abbott's daughters would like one thing more inside of their home

"I hope that he's found and brought back home," said Mikkala Swaney, another one of Abbott's step-daughters. "I just want my dad back."

Abbott mostly stayed with Snyder and her family, but he had his own apartment in Ft. Oglethorpe, which is why that police department is investigating the case.
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/...l-missing-after-one-year-family-not-giving-up
 
David Dewayne Abbott NamUs page The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Height 5' 11" - 6' 0" (71 - 72 Inches)
Weight 200 - 220 lbs

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description dark brown/black he had cut it the day before he left into a military style high and tight cut
Facial Hair Description brown with a red tint usually a small beard or goatee
Left Eye Color Hazel
Right Eye Color Hazel

Finger and toe nails fingernails chewed down to the skin on top of fingers
Scar/mark
severe scar on right shoulder and side of right arm
scar on eyebrow
scar on forearm
scar on knee
Tattoo "Gina" and tribal wedding band on left ring finger

Accessories
black or brown wallet black knee brace
Clothing cutoff muscle shirt- possibly tan "walls" workwear brand with front pocket black basketball shorts
Footwear black or brown flip flops

Circumstances of Disappearance He had a paranoid schizophrenic episode and left in his truck at 10pm. His truck was found 2 days later 60 miles from home in Athens,Tn. He was seen disoriented walking down the road.
 
His above linked Facebook account is still open and Gina is running it.
 
It doesn't look like there's been any updates to the Facebook since 2017.

Possible matches to a UID:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This man was found August 20, 2019, along the highway in Philadelphia, TN, about 23 miles from Athens, TN, where David was last seen. The skeletal remains are believed to belong to a white male from 5'10"-6'1" tall (David is 5'11"), aged 45-55 (David was 44 at the time of his disappearance in 2016). There are no exclusions.
 
October 25, 2023

7 year old cold case resolved.

The remains found Oct. 19 by hunters in a wooded area off Highway 30 west of Athens, Tennessee, have been identified as those of David Dewayne Abbott, who was 43 when his loved ones last heard from him on June 22, 2016, McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said during a news conference in Cleveland.

 
Skeletal remains that were discovered in McMinn County, Tennessee earlier this month, have been confirmed to belong to David Dewayne Abbott, a Georgia man who was reported missing on June 23, 2016.

Abbott’s remains were found seven years later in a wooded area off Highway 30 west of Athens, Tennessee in McMinn County on Oct. 19, reports The Chattanooga Times Free Press.
 

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