Missing
Crist Nelson Dauberman Sr.
Christ Sr., approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/01/1993
Missing location (approx) :
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/04/1948 (72)
Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 213 pounds
Medical conditions : Dauberman suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. He is classified as disabled.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Christ has a tattoo of the name "Wendy" on his shoulder.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Christ was last seen in Spotsylvania, Virginia sometime during October 1993. His son stated he walked out of the family home on Orange Plank Road after an argument and never returned. He has never been heard from again.
Christ had dropped out of sight for long time periods before. He wasn't reported missing until October 2003, approximately ten years after he vanished. His brother notified the police about his disappearance.
When authorities questioned his family, they received several conflicting accounts as to what might have happened to him. They searched Christ's last known address and found no evidence of his whereabouts.
In 2007, Christ's wife, Wendy Dauberman, and their two sons, Christ Jr. and Craig, were indicted for theft and fraud, for cashing $367,330 worth of Social Security and Department of Veterans Affairs disability checks sent to Christ Sr. He had been receiving about $3,000 a month in benefits at the time of his disappearance.
Wendy and Christ Jr. were later convicted on twelve counts. The day after their convictions, Wendy and Christ Sr.'s residence caught fire. Investigators determined it was arson, but no arrests were ever made.
No one has been charged in Christ's disappearance. His case remains unsolved. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies give the date of disappearance as October 1995.
Other information and links : ncy
Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office
540-582-7200
September 2021 updates and sources
International Homicide Investigators Association
The Doe Network
The Free Lance-Star
Virginia State Police
North American Missing Persons Network
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
