Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/24/1994
- Missing From:
- Missing From Tallahassee, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/02/1973 (51)
- Age:
- Age 20 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt, green khaki shorts and tan size 10 Dickie’s hiking boots with a molded rubber lug sole. Patchin may wear a blue bandana or a baseball cap. A photo of boots similar to his is posted with this case summary.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Patchin’s nicknames are Domino E and Frog. He has a quarter-sized burn scar on the back of his right hand. His hair was cut in a mullet style at the time of his disappearance, short at the front, top and sides and long in the back.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On May 24, 1994, after attending a poetry reading, David Patchin left a bar in Tallahassee, Florida with a friend. He dropped her off and then drove alone towards Jefferson County. Around 2:00 a.m., he was last seen.
Three hours later, his silver 1972 Volkswagen Beetle was found abandoned in the parking lot of a Jr. Food Store. His skateboard, a book of his poetry, and other belongings were inside the car, untouched. There was no sign of a struggle.
The store manager said she’d seen Patchin there two days earlier with people she described as a “motorcycle gang,” but his girlfriend didn’t recognize them.
Police investigated a theory that Patchin might have been killed by drug dealers who hung around the store. A possible suspect died in prison, leaving the case unsolved. Searches for evidence turned up nothing.
Patchin lived in Lloyd, Florida, studied English at Tallahassee Community College, and worked part-time as a DJ at the college radio station. He liked writing and skateboarding. His disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Leon County Sheriff’s Office 850-922-3300
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/24/1994