David Thies - New York - 1982

David Thies has been missing since he was last seen in Manhattan, New York in December 1982. He was featured in UM at least once in October 1989. From the Charley Project with additions from the Unsolved Wiki,

Missing Since
12/13/1982
Missing From
Manhattan, New York
Classification
Missing
Sex
Male
Race
White
Age
21 years old
Height and Weight
5'11, 145 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description
A brown jacket, a blue shirt, white pants, green-striped socks and white sneakers.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, blue/gray eyes. Thies had a mustache and beard at the time of his 1984 disappearance. His left ear is pierced and he has a scar on the right side of his nose.

Details of Disappearance

Thies was last seen in the New York City borough of Manhattan on December 13, 1982. He has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case. Some agencies state he disappeared on December 13, 1984.

Details (from the unsolved wiki):

At around 4pm on December 13, 1982, nineteen-year-old David Thies left his New York City apartment and went into the hallway to smoke a cigarette. When he did not return, his mother, Karen DiGia, thought it was strange as it was his father's birthday. Earlier in the day, he had gone out to buy a gift for him. That evening, he planned to make a salad or something for the birthday dinner.

Karen also recalls that before his disappearance, David was flipping the channels of the news reports obsessively as if he felt threatened by something he saw. His parents put up a $25,000 reward for information on his disappearance. After it was posted, more than 40 people contacted the police to report having seen him in California. The witnesses either saw him selling "junk" on the street or hanging around with a cult group. Despite these sightings, he has never been located.

According to psychiatric social workers, David has suicidal tendencies. Karen said that he was depressed several weeks before his disappearance. However, no evidence has been found to suggest that he committed suicide.

Thoughts? Charley Project and DoeNetwork noting lack of details and him being missing in 1984 may be a misnomer and inaccurate information. 

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the New York City Police Department at 1-212-694-7781:


www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/index.page


charleyproject.org/case/david-thies
www.doenetwork.org/cases/74dmny.html
unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/David_Thies
www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-david-thies-21-manhattan-13-dec-1982.515489/

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