Missing
David Emmett Alford
Alford, approximately 2014
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/24/2014
Missing location (approx) :
Boise, Idaho
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/29/1977 (43)
Age at the time of disappearance: 36 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A t-shirt, tan cargo shorts, shoes or boots, and a short hat with a full brim. A photo of Alford wearing a similar hat is posted above. Carrying a duffel bag and a skateboard.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Alford has a three-inch scar on the back of his right arm and a scar on the front of his neck. He has a tattoo of the astrological sign for Capricorn on his ankle. His nicknames are Moss and Svi.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Alford was last seen in Boise, Idaho on August 24, 2014. He was hitchhiking near the interstate, carrying a cardboard sign that read "Arizona" on one side and "Utah" on the other side. He has never been heard from again.
Alford may have an Idaho or Montana driver's license, but he doesn't own a vehicle. He usually keeps in regular touch with his family through the internet, particularly during the Christmas holidays, but after his August 2014 disappearance, his relatives never heard from him again. Few details are available in his case.
Other information and links : ncy
Boise Police Department
208-577-3000
September 2021 updates and sources
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
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