Missing
John Davis
Davis, approximately 2002
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/07/2002
Missing location (approx) :
Wendell, Idaho
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 03/13/1921 (100)
Age at the time of disappearance: 81 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 146 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : White pants.
Medical conditions : Davis has Alzheimer's Disease.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Davis is balding. He speaks with a strong eastern accent. Davis has a snake tattoo on each leg and a tattoo of a bird on his right arm.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Davis was last seen in Wendell, Idaho on July 7, 2002. He was living at Magic Valley Manor, an assisted living facility, at the time of his disappearance. He had moved there in September 2001.
He wandered away from the facility at least a dozen times before his July 2002 disappearance, and the administrator had suggested he be moved elsewhere, but Davis was always located or returned voluntarily after a short time period. After going missing on July 7, 2002, he was never heard from again.
The state of Idaho attempted to revoke Magic Valley Manor's license after Davis went missing, but it was allowed to remain open and is open still.
Davis's family believes he is deceased and, in 2007, they had him declared legally dead. In January 2008, his two stepsons sued Northwest Bec-Corp, Magic Valley Manor's parent company, over his disappearance. His stepsons alleged the company and the facility failed to comply with state and federal regulations and failed to ensure Davis's safety.
Davis may have traveled to California after his disappearance. He often claimed to be a painter. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Wendell Police Department
208-536-2935
September 2021 updates and sources
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation
The Magic Valley Times-News
October 12, 2004. February 16, 2008; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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