Missing
Lowell Vern Daughenbaugh
Daughenbaugh, approximately 1987
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/05/1987
Missing location (approx) :
Surry County, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 02/16/1948 (73)
Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 160 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Daughenbaugh has a scar and a birthmark on his back. He may have a mustache or a beard. Daughenbaugh has the following tattoos on his body: a panther design, a heart with "Love Forever" imprinted across it, a devil design and a heart with the words "Mom, Dad" imprinted across it.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Daughenbaugh was last seen in Surry County, North Carolina on January 5, 1987. He was packing his belongings into his gold 1973 Chevrolet truck at the time. Daughenbaugh planned to drive to Houston, Texas to contact a friend in the city and search for employment as a tractor-trailer driver.
Daughenbaugh never arrived in Texas and has not been seen again. His truck was found abandoned at the Dixie Truck Stop off of Interstate 77 in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 1987, two months after his initial disappearance. None of Daughenbaugh's belongings were inside the vehicle at the time of its discovery, but the keys were still in the ignition.
Daughenbaugh has a criminal history, but there has not been any activity on his record since 1987. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Surry County Sheriff's Department
336-401-8943
September 2021 updates and sources
North Carolina State Bureau Of Investigation
The News and Observer
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Interactive Missing Person Search Map
