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This person was missing Missing Since 08/04/2008

Missing Since:

Missing Since 08/04/2008

Missing From:

Missing From Newberry, Michigan

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 08/19/1972 (52)

Age:

Age 35 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 6’1, 170 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A size medium black cotton Monster t-shirt with the sleeves cut off and a large green letter “M” on the left side of the chest, size medium or large knee-length breathable nylon Nike basketball shorts with an elastic waistband, size 10 or 11 white cotton ankle socks, size 33 or 34 boxer shorts, a silver band-type ring and small gold hoop earrings.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Henagan’s nicknames are De, Dork and Hollywood. He has bunions and spurs on both of his big toes and calluses and spurs on both heels. His ears are pierced and his left nipple is pierced. Henagan’s index, middle and ring fingers on his right hand were previously severed and surgically reattached, and are heavily scarred as a result. He also has heavy scarring on his right thumb, a four- to six-inch scar on his right shin, and a scar on his lower right side from an appendectomy. Henagan has a tattoo of a tribal design on his upper right arm, a tattoo of the words “Rayce + Dy” (possibly with a scar in it) on his upper left arm, and a five- to six-inch tattoo of a wizard on the left side of his back. His index, middle and ring fingers on his right hand as well as his right thumb were previously fractured and are deformed. His vertebrae in his neck have also been previously fractured. He has bone lumps near each eyebrow and a bone lump in the center on the back of his head. Henagan smokes cigarettes, mainly Marlboro and roll-your-owns with Bugler tobacco and rolling paper. He got prescription eyeglasses a short time before his disappearance, but he didn’t have them with him when he vanished. He had a goatee and mustache at the time of his disappearance.

Details of Disappearance:

On August 4, 2008, David Henagan vanished. He was last seen walking into the woods near Newberry, Michigan, at 4:30 PM. He’d argued with his girlfriend earlier that day and was staying at a neighbor’s house. His dad had sent him a bus ticket to go home, as he didn’t own a car. He was supposed to meet his girlfriend at a hunting blind in the woods, but he never showed up.

Three days before disappearing, Henagan called friends and family in his hometown of Hartford, Michigan, asking for a ride. It’s not known if he ever got there.

A friend of Henagan’s, Austin Bradley Austin, was later convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 2006. Because of this, police looked into whether Austin was involved in Henagan’s disappearance, but they never publicly stated if he was a suspect.

Henagan’s family said his disappearance was unusual; he’d never been out of contact for this long and had never lived alone before. While he sometimes got into fights after drinking, his family insisted he always cooperated with the law. He worked as a car salesman and loved the outdoors.

He had minor legal issues (missed court dates) but nothing that would make him run. He had a young son and daughter. His girlfriend was pregnant with his son at the time of his disappearance and gave birth four months later.

In 2016, Henagan was declared legally dead, and his death was ruled a homicide, but the case remains unsolved.

Agency:

Michigan State Police

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