IA IA - David McAllister, 22, Bettendorf, 10 May 2017

Police are enlisting the public's help in locating a 22-year-old Bettendorf man.

David McAllister is 5-feet 9-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. David has medium length dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a number of tattoos. Most visible are the words "STAY" inside right elbow and "TRUE" inside left elbow. Also he has a small symbol between thumb and forefinger on right hand, and small smiley face between thumb and forefinger on left hand.

David was last seen at home in Bettendorf on May 10. It is unsure of what type of clothing he may have been wearing. His last contact was early May 11. He indicated he would be home that evening but did not show.

David does not have a car and it is unknown if he went with someone. He likes to camp and hike.

His family has contacted as many of his friends as possible asking if they have seen him. His phone was last used just before noon on May 11 with its last known use in the central Davenport.

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http://qctimes.com/news/local/polic...cle_c7538d5a-d6b5-11e7-8f49-17d8fbbbe51a.html

Still missing and in NaMus: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/39170

Some unidentified remains were found in a burned car: http://www.kcci.com/article/investi...uman-remains-found-in-burned-out-car/15921792

David Allen McAllister, 22, of Bettendorf, was last seen by his mother on May 10, 2017. She reported him missing May 26, 2017.

Police say he was possibly last seen in the area of Vander Veer Botanical Park, Junge Park or 35th Street at Harrison Street in Davenport.

The Big Story: Some Q-C missing remain unfound, others discovered after a violent death

Charley Project page David A. McAllister – The Charley Project

Article from May 2018

One year later, family of missing man asks for your help finding him

Officials say he may have been experiencing personal issues at the time of his disappearance. Jeff says David was independent and resourceful but always kept in touch.

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There was a body found, but the Missing page posted it is not him. I am just getting into this case so would love to see it in SM more.

He had multiple LE charges, mostly traffic, up until the time he went missing but nothing since. (Scott County Sheriff's Department).

still missing: Bettendorf man, 22, has been missing since May '17

David McAllister's family hasn't heard from him in two years, and the pain doesn't get any easier. But his mom vows never to stop looking.

Marilyn has earned certification in search and rescue through the Quad-Cities Missing Persons Network — an organization she'd never heard of before David disappeared.

More at link

Bettendorf man, 22, has been missing since May '17

Still missing. Current NAMUS link (without redirect): The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Circumstances of Disappearance
David was last seen at his home in Bettendorf, IA on 05/10/2017. David left in the early hours of 05/11/2017 and said he would return that evening. His cell phone has not been used since before noon that day around Vender Veer park in Davenport, IA. Has not made contact with family, which is out of the norm, and hasn't been seen since. David enjoys camping and hiking.

When Marilyn McAllister didn't hear from her 22-year-old son on Mother's Day, 2017, she knew something was wrong...

Marilyn has earned certification in search and rescue through the Quad-Cities Missing Persons Network — an organization she'd never heard of before David disappeared.

"It makes me feel like I'm doing something," she said. "My next goal is to get a German Shepherd puppy to train as a cadaver search dog. We've got nothing like that around here."

Bettendorf Police Chief Keith Kimball said cadaver dogs have twice been brought to the Quad-Cities to help search for David. In the years since David McAllister was last was seen at Junge Park in Davenport at age 22, the chief said, the case has grown cold.

#NotKnowing, for loved ones, haunts them and drives them to action.

One way the family is getting David's name and photo into the public eye is with an annual motorcycle ride, "Doing it for David Group Ride for a Cause." David's dad is part of the pack, riding his motorcycle.

"I understand when our children become adults we don't have the same responsibilities and authority we used to have," Jeff McAllister said. "Still, we know our son. We know him being gone like this is totally and completely out of his character."

His mom vows never to stop looking.

The Quad Cities Missing Persons Network (QCMPN) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Quad Cities Search and Rescue is a major divisional arm of the network.

Bettendorf man, 22, has been missing since May '17

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An article, along with a caption that reads, “Please pray for answers,” has been shared on the BRING DAVID McAllister HOME Facebook page. Under “Comments,” the admin. posted, “... It could be David or Alex. ...” in reply to a commenter (it appears that they are referring to Alex Conant, who “went missing in the early hours of Nov. 3” of last year):
BRING DAVID McAllister HOME

From the article that was shared:
Published: Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT|
Updated: 20 hours ago
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At about 1:27 p.m. [on Thursday,] the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call that a body was found along the shore of an island East of Andalusia in the Mississippi River.

The sheriff’s office said the body was recovered and found ‘badly decomposed.’

Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson said he is waiting on DNA evidence to make a positive identification.

[SBM]”
Emergency responders recover body from Mississippi River

What do we make of the charges he has gotten AFTER his missing date? Could something have happened while in police custody? Perhaps still in custody?

McSarahG said:

What do we make of the charges he has gotten AFTER his missing date? Could something have happened while in police custody? Perhaps still in custody?

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Is it possible to be more specific?

inmyhumbleopinion said:

An article, along with a caption that reads, “Please pray for answers,” has been shared on the BRING DAVID McAllister HOME Facebook page. Under “Comments,” the admin. posted, “... It could be David or Alex. ...” in reply to a commenter (it appears that they are referring to Alex Conant, who “went missing in the early hours of Nov. 3” of last year):
BRING DAVID McAllister HOME

From the article that was shared:
Published: Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT|
Updated: 20 hours ago
”[SBM]

At about 1:27 p.m. [on Thursday,] the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call that a body was found along the shore of an island East of Andalusia in the Mississippi River.

The sheriff’s office said the body was recovered and found ‘badly decomposed.’

Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson said he is waiting on DNA evidence to make a positive identification.

[SBM]”
Emergency responders recover body from Mississippi River

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It's October now, I didn't see any updates. What is taking them so long? Also no file in Namus (yet?)

Have you seen me: TV6 Investigates looks into disappearance of David McAllister



One of them is David McAllister, who was reported missing nearly four years ago. Police say that his phone last pinged at Vanderveer Park around noon on May 11, 2017.

David was 22 at the time of his disappearance, and his family and friends are desperate for answers.

‘He loved people’

McAllister’s family and friends describe him in three words: compassionate, independent and adventurous.

“He loved people,” his mother, Marilyn McAllister, said. “He loved the environment. He wanted to see the world.”

McAllister was someone that Kristina Williams came to count on after working with him at a Davenport deli.

“[He] was the type of person that you could call any time of the day, night, doesn’t matter,” she said.

Williams said McAllister was always outside. They used to walk around Junge Park--his favorite place--and just talk.
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“[He was] a nice guy who struggled with depression but loved everybody wanted to be loved by everybody acceptance super open to people,” Scott Petri, a longtime friend and travel companion, said.

Petri said McAllister wrestled with his feelings, using substances to numb the pain.
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Marilyn McAllister said David entered treatment for substance use in 2015, afterward setting out to travel the country. From Kansas to Colorado, McAllister mainly traveled by hitchhiking.
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Petri said McAllister’s substance use caught up with him and left him feeling vulnerable. So, in December 2016, McAllister decided to go home and make changes.

“I think he was realizing the path he was on was not a good one,” said Jeff McAllister, McAllister’s father. “He was cleaning up. He had a job; he seemed to be going in a very good direction when he went missing.”
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Around 4 a.m. on May 11, 2017, Marilyn McAllister woke up to a text from McAllister saying he would not be going to work that day and needed some space.

“I called him and talked to him,” Jeff McAllister said. “I guess he was trying to clear his head, is what he said, and I remember asking him if he’d be home that evening and he said he would.”

McAllister had left early in the morning, bringing only a phone, his backpack and a bible.

“By mid-afternoon, he wasn’t answering his phone. His phone was going directly to voicemail, and it was off,” Jeff McAllister said. “That was unlike him.”

McAllister’s phone last pinged at Vanderveer park, but friends and family say that a known substance dealer was with him that day and dropped him off at a pizza shop near Junge Park.

Where he went afterward is unknown.
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Petri said he saw McAllister just days before his disappearance, appearing to be in an “altered state. "

“I was coming home from work and he was walking down the street, shoes off. He had a limp, like a very weird limp,” Petri said.
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It is not completely clear if McAllister relapsed in the days before his disappearance, but his family said he put in an effort to recover.
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TV6 reached out to Bettendorf Police for comment on McAllister’s case, and they provided a written response:

“Our hearts go out to David’s family. David was last seen in the area of 35th St. and Harrison St. (Welcome Way) in Davenport by an acquaintance. He was reported missing by his mother approximately two weeks after she last had contact with him.

“We have investigated all leads known to us and will continue to investigate all leads as we receive them. If anyone has any information about the disappearance of David McAllister, please call Det. Sgt. Brian Crouch at the Bettendorf Police Department at (563) 344-4035.”

You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 309-762-9500.

Have you seen me: TV6 Investigates looks into disappearance of David McAllister

FB page made for missing David - BRING DAVID McAllister HOME

David's fb account - David McAllister

David Allen McAllister

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• Missing Since 05/11/2017
• Missing From Bettendorf, Iowa
• Classification Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 11/26/1995 (25)
• Age 22 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 160 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt, jeans and black Converse sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blonde hair, blue eyes. McAllister has the following tattoos: an unfinished yellow and black tattoo of a cross surrounded by thorns covering up a goat on his arm, a peace sign on his the back of his right shoulder, a yin-yang symbol on his left shoulder, a marijuana leaf and "4-20" on his calf, a row of five stars on the right side of his chest, the word "Beer" on the left side of his chest, an anarchy symbol between the thumb and forefinger on his right hand, a smiley face between the thumb and forefinger on his left hand, the word "Stay" on the inside of his right elbow and the word "True" on the inside of his right elbow, and mushrooms on the top of his foot. Photos of his tattoos are posted with this case summary. McAllister's ears are be pierced. He limps on his right ankle and he has several scars on his body from BMX riding.

Details of Disappearance
McAllister was last seen in Bettendorf, Iowa on May 11, 2017. He left during the early hours with his cellular phone, his Bible and a black backpack. He said he would be back that evening, but he never returned and has never been heard from again. His phone was last used in the vicinity of Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport, Iowa at about 12:00 p.m. the day he disappeared.

McAllister enjoys hiking and camping. He was going through some personal problems at the time of his disappearance, but his family said he always kept in touch with them. They describe him as an independent and resourceful young man. He doesn't have a car. His case remains unsolved.

David Allen McAllister – The Charley Project

David's tattoos

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An unfinished yellow and black tattoo of a cross surrounded by thorns covering up a goat on his arm, a peace sign on his the back of his right shoulder, a yin-yang symbol on his left shoulder, a marijuana leaf and "4-20" on his calf, a row of five stars on the right side of his chest, the word "Beer" on the left side of his chest, an anarchy symbol between the thumb and forefinger on his right hand, a smiley face between the thumb and forefinger on his left hand, the word "Stay" on the inside of his right elbow and the word "True" on the inside of his right elbow, and mushrooms on the top of his foot.