IA IA - David Schultz, 53, Wall Lake, 21 November 2023 #2

[starby]

If there's a body out there, just look for where the turkey vultures are circling.

 

[TL4S]

If there's a body out there, just look for where the turkey vultures are circling.

I believe turkey vultures have likely migrated out of the area by now.

 

[starlightstarbright]

Can someone clear something up for me. When the friend nearly ran into David's truck that morning, did the friend report it to the police at the time? Also, was the truck facing north when the friend seen it? And was the truck found in the same position when LE eventually found it? I'm only asking because I keep seeing and hearing conflicting reports from LE and also David's wife.

In the most recent interview with SS (the one where she is holding the similar jacket to what was found), she said the friend recognised it was DS’s truck but because he’s so experienced and sensible, just assumed he had it under control so didn’t stop to offer help. Realistically, I think if any of us saw a friend’s vehicle on the side of the road, we’d assume they broke down and went to get assistance. We wouldn’t call the police assuming something nefarious. This friend was working at the time (feeding pigs) so I assume on a tight schedule and without any obvious signs of distress, just carried on with work. I would have too probably considering I know nothing about big rigs. I would just assume everyone has a cell phone and could call for help and was waiting on someone to turn up. Hindsight is 20/20, though I doubt a call to police at that point would have changed the outcome.

 

[abanddb123]

Missing Iowa truck driver fuels speculation -- but not answers

Last month, the 53-year-old Wall Lake truck driver and father of 10-year-old twin boys disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

www.thegazette.com

 

[Joe Friday]

Can someone clear something up for me. When the friend nearly ran into David's truck that morning, did the friend report it to the police at the time? Also, was the truck facing north when the friend seen it? And was the truck found in the same position when LE eventually found it? I'm only asking because I keep seeing and hearing conflicting reports from LE and also David's wife.

I tend not to believe everything that is posted on FB.

If the truck parked in the road was reported to LE earlier than when Sarah called to report David missing, and LE had went to investigate, wouldn't you think LE would have called someone (the owner) to find out why the truck was sitting there? At the very least Sarah should have received a call (Maybe even from David's phone found in the truck when it started ringing as LE tried calling David to find out why his truck was parked there) or gotten a visit from the Sheriff Dept at her work or home to try and locate David to find out why the truck was parked in the middle of the road.

If LE had investigated David's truck parked in the road prior to when Sarah did report David missing to LE, she would have been told by LE the truck was found. There was no reason at that time for LE to keep any information from Sarah, unless of course when LE arrived to where the truck was parked found evidence to suggest something had taken place there to point to a crime being committed such as bullet holes, shell casing, blood, ect., which I'm sure we would have heard about if that was the case.

Just for reference, Sarah reported David missing to the Lake View Police Dept November 21, 2023, at 2:23 PM , after she was unable to make contact with him by telephone.

For what purpose would LE have to report in the press release that at 3:04 PM on November 21, 2023, a Sac County Secondary Road employee reported to the Sac County Sheriff's Office that there was a semi-tractor-trailer parked on the traveled portion of the road, if that was not true????

JMO

 

[mst]

Missing Iowa truck driver fuels speculation -- but not answers

Last month, the 53-year-old Wall Lake truck driver and father of 10-year-old twin boys disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

www.thegazette.com

I don't understand why she didn't want to watch the video. There could be something off about David in the video that LE wouldn't necessarily know was different about him.

 

[StarRemy8]

I don't understand why she didn't want to watch the video. There could be something off about David in the video that LE wouldn't necessarily know was different about him.

I am not saying I think she had anything to do with this because at this point its unfortunately a straight up whodunit but I have found it a bit odd that she didnt want to watch the video and that shes said people were searching for him but she couldnt bring herself to. I know Id personally not be able to sleep at night without trying to find him and see for myself but thats just me. One reason you might not want to is if you thought or knew you would not find him alive I suppose and wanted to protect yourself from that? But yes, Id want to the video and know all of the facts and would bother LE as much as I had to if my husband just unpredictably vanished out of thin air.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

I don't understand why she didn't want to watch the video. There could be something off about David in the video that LE wouldn't necessarily know was different about him.

I thought she said in a Sioux City article, "I can't do it again" so I assumed she watched it once, but didn't want to see the video again. She said it's like seeing a ghost:

Sarah said she saw a still photo of her husband taken from the footage, but she told law enforcement she didn't want to watch the video.
"I said I can't, because I can't do it again. It's like looking at a ghost. What happened?" she said. "I thought he wasn't driving and he was at that time, I guess."

I think it's in this link -

Sarah Schultz shows photo of David's new truck

Sarah Schultz shows a photo of the new truck her husband had been fixing up before his disappearance.

siouxcityjournal.com

It's in this one:

Wife of missing Wall Lake truck driver David Schultz: 'I want my husband. It's exhausting. It's awful'

Dec. 16—WALL LAKE, Iowa. — On a Thursday morning, in Sarah Schultz's eat-in kitchen, two pairs of muddy children's hiking boots lay scattered on the wood floor underneath a green

www.newspressnow.com

 

[OldAce]

Here is an angle not referred to so far but would account for David's absence, and no body.
Another woman?
Parks truck in close proximity to delivery, pigs will be found and unloaded. Leaves personal belongings in truck, walks down to her parked car, departs.

This would account nicely for the left money, (not needed), the phone and cable, (not needed) which also cuts the tracking from point of departure. Provides transportation, food clothing, shelter going forward, but not connected.
Might be an idea to scan statewide for any connection with any missing women. However; if single, would not necessarily be reported as missing. With planning, she has departed over Christmas to get married in a distant city.

 

[BOBON]

Here is an angle not referred to so far but would account for David's absence, and no body.
Another woman?
Parks truck in close proximity to delivery, pigs will be found and unloaded. Leaves personal belongings in truck, walks down to her parked car, departs.

This would account nicely for the left money, (not needed), the phone and cable, (not needed) which also cuts the tracking from point of departure. Provides transportation, food clothing, shelter going forward, but not connected.
Might be an idea to scan statewide for any connection with any missing women. However; if single, would not necessarily be reported as missing. With planning, she has departed over Christmas to get married in a distant city.

But he could have left with another woman at any opportunity, for example after or before a job. This seems way too elaborate to start a new life but maybe I'm naive. Are there any such cases where something like that happened?

 

[Onebest]

Here is an angle not referred to so far but would account for David's absence, and no body.
Another woman?
Parks truck in close proximity to delivery, pigs will be found and unloaded. Leaves personal belongings in truck, walks down to her parked car, departs.

This would account nicely for the left money, (not needed), the phone and cable, (not needed) which also cuts the tracking from point of departure. Provides transportation, food clothing, shelter going forward, but not connected.
Might be an idea to scan statewide for any connection with any missing women. However; if single, would not necessarily be reported as missing. With planning, she has departed over Christmas to get married in a distant city.

Good thoughts, all possible, but I just don't see how he would have had the time to develop a relationship to the point where a woman would walk off with him leaving all his worldly goods and ability to make money. Seems he didn't even use the internet so pickings must be slim around home. A rich woman isn't going to look for a truck driver/pig hauler in Iowa. Great guy and good solid worker but just sayin... Don't think so. IMO of course.

Im believing he loved his family especially his kids and then there is his gorgeous trucks. What guy is going to give those up for a woman? JMO

 

[LC2]

I thought for a long time, surely it was foul play of some sort. But I'm not so sure anymore. I feel like DS' wife revealed quite a bit about him in the last few interviews. A random act of violence, whether someone got upset, or he saw something he shouldn't have, would mean a sort of spontaneous crime/reaction. Which to me, would be sloppy and not thought out, leaving evidence behind. And DS seemed to be a pretty stand up guy from everything we are hearing and reading about. What would the motive be if he was targeted? But, this is what DS' wife has shared about him:
-he works weeks at a time without a day off
-he will sometimes work all day and then through the night
-he missed his Thanksgiving because he was working (other holidays/events???)
-he has a $2000/mo truck payment, and another truck in the shop
-he's proud to do 5 loads per day
-he said to her "I can't take this", but then dismissed it
I have no doubt he loves his family. I have no doubt he loves his job. In my opinion only, it seems like it could have been too much. Did he reach his breaking point at that stop sign that night? When he stopped his semi and opened the door, could his jacket have fallen out and the wind blew it across the road?? He could have made it a couple miles or more. He had several hours of darkness to walk away somewhere. He knows the area. 100,000 acres is alot of ground. Not just open fields, but grassy areas, wooded areas, waterways, old buildings/machinery/junk on people's property. This seems to make the most sense to me. And it's only my theory. I do hope his family gets answers soon. I can't even imagine what they are going through.

 

[cocomod]

This case feels like a good case for Texas Equusearch. JMHO

 

[OldAce]

Good thoughts, all possible, but I just don't see how he would have had the time to develop a relationship to the point where a woman would walk off with him leaving all his worldly goods and ability to make money. Seems he didn't even use the internet so pickings must be slim around home. A rich woman isn't going to look for a truck driver/pig hauler in Iowa. Great guy and good solid worker but just sayin... Don't think so. IMO of course.

Im believing he loved his family especially his kids and then there is his gorgeous trucks. What guy is going to give those up for a woman? JMO

Fair rejoinder. And as referenced the "love" of trucks/trucking is tracer on him as to employment. His CDL would be required for most driving jobs. It is commonly accepted that most mature, experienced drivers would change career fields before obtaining a "new" CDL.

 

[azure]

I thought for a long time, surely it was foul play of some sort. But I'm not so sure anymore. I feel like DS' wife revealed quite a bit about him in the last few interviews. A random act of violence, whether someone got upset, or he saw something he shouldn't have, would mean a sort of spontaneous crime/reaction. Which to me, would be sloppy and not thought out, leaving evidence behind. And DS seemed to be a pretty stand up guy from everything we are hearing and reading about. What would the motive be if he was targeted? But, this is what DS' wife has shared about him:
-he works weeks at a time without a day off
-he will sometimes work all day and then through the night
-he missed his Thanksgiving because he was working (other holidays/events???)
-he has a $2000/mo truck payment, and another truck in the shop
-he's proud to do 5 loads per day
-he said to her "I can't take this", but then dismissed it
I have no doubt he loves his family. I have no doubt he loves his job. In my opinion only, it seems like it could have been too much. Did he reach his breaking point at that stop sign that night? When he stopped his semi and opened the door, could his jacket have fallen out and the wind blew it across the road?? He could have made it a couple miles or more. He had several hours of darkness to walk away somewhere. He knows the area. 100,000 acres is alot of ground. Not just open fields, but grassy areas, wooded areas, waterways, old buildings/machinery/junk on people's property. This seems to make the most sense to me. And it's only my theory. I do hope his family gets answers soon. I can't even imagine what they are going through.

This is 100% what I believe and have thought all along, though I'll add the possibility of a mental break from exhaustion (I've long been referencing a 'medical' issue because sometimes MH theories are snipped). Sadly I suspect he will be found within a 5 mile radius of the truck with no foul play suspected and no further word.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

This is 100% what I believe and have thought all along, though I'll add the possibility of a mental break from exhaustion (I've long been referencing a 'medical' issue because sometimes MH theories are snipped). Sadly I suspect he will be found within a 5 mile radius of the truck with no foul play suspected and no further word.

I really wish they’d find him soon for many obvious reasons, of course (seems silly to even type that), but the more time passes the harder it will be to determine what happened if he is no longer with us, and that will just be awful if they can’t tell if it was foul play with no obvious signs or self harm. I have followed a case of a missing teacher near me, Meghan Marohn. She disappeared near acres of woods where her car was found parked a bit strangely in the parking area, and her body was finally located 6 months later despite countless searches including searches miles away, just outside of the wooded area closer to homes. They have no official COD and I guess the case is still open, but they keep saying no foul play suspected despite the fact she had a stalker whom she was afraid of. And PD has been tight lipped about it the entire time, barely communicating with her family, not telling the public whether her possessions were found with her, or anything. Between wildlife and the summer weather they probably didn’t have much to work with, but at least hearing whether her possessions were nearby would at least solve some of her mysteries in her case. But no… crickets and sad for her family.

 

[Snoopster]

I haven't been able to keep up with the thread. But my sense is that there hasn't been any real new news in the past week. Have we found out anything of significance recently?
TIA.

 

[haggis]

I don't see David in the NAMUS database -- why would that be? Seems odd.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

With planning, she has departed over Christmas to get married in a distant city.

Interesting theory, but he couldn't legally remarry if he's currently already married.

I don't think it's impossible he decided to up and leave and stage the scene, though. Anything is still possible.

And PD has been tight lipped about it the entire time, barely communicating with her family,

In cases where there may be a crime, sometimes they barely communicate. It doesn't mean they don't care. It means they don't want to risk compromising their case. IMO.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

I don't see David in the NAMUS database -- why would that be? Seems odd.

This is a strange one...