Found Deceased IN- Donald Westfall Jr., 40, Spencer County, 26 June 2018

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Search planned for missing Spencer Co. man


“He came to my grandma’s house on Sunday, wasn’t himself and she told him, you know, that he needed to go get help and he left and there hasn’t been a sign of him since,” says Alexis Westfall, Donald Westfall’s daughter. Donald Westfall Junior has been missing for over a week. His daughter says a missing persons report was filed on Wednesday, the day after Spencer County Sheriff’s office found his van on the side of county road 150 East, between 900 and 1,000 North in Chrisney, Indiana. “We think he’s in some kind of danger just because his bank account hasn’t been touched and then his van was on the side of the road in a ditch and the battery was stripped out.”

Alexis says her father has a history of drug abuse and suffers from a deteriorating genetic disorder. “He was clean for the last 6 to 8 months. He’s been doing great. He enrolled himself in a recovery place. He was choosing to stay there and then we don’t know if he relapsed over the weekend. We are really unsure right now. He does have Hunington’s pretty bad so we are kind of concerned for that.”

http://44news.wevv.com/donald-westfall-jr-missing-week/
 
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I hope they can find him. He was just added to NAMUS:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

'An emotional rollercoaster': Search continues for missing man last seen in Boonville (May 6, 2019)

. . .“His bank account has not been touched, and his cell phone has been disconnected,” Lexi Westfall said. “His belongings and body are nowhere to be found.”

State Police are actively following up leads in the search for Donnie Westfall. Fischer said the department could not release many details on the case in the interest of protecting the investigation.

"We keep that information close to the vest to facilitate with interviews and evidence discovered," he said. . . .

Where is Donald Westfall Jr.? | SpencerCountyJournal.com (April 24, 2019)

SPENCER COUNTY – The family and friends of Donald Westfall Jr., who has been missing for the past 10 months, will hold a fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sunday at Rockport City Park to raise money for a billboard soliciting information on his whereabouts. Through a yard and bake sale, the group hopes to raise at least $850 to set up a billboard advertisement with Westfall’s likeness, some relevant information and where to relay any information that might be pertinent. It will cost about $250 per month to maintain the billboard once established. . . .
 
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his week marks one year since Donnie Westfall, of Spencer County went missing.

Westfall was last seen on June 26, 2018 in Warrick County.

His family continues to fight to find answers and make sure his name isn’t forgotten.

Last month, they set up two billboards with information, hoping they lead to tips.

Those billboards are in Spencer and Warrick counties.

Spencer Co. man missing for a year
 
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Cold Case: Foul Play Suspected in Disappearance of Donald Westfall Jr. - 44News | Evansville, IN

Donald Westfall Jr. was reported missing in June of 2018 and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain a mystery. He was last seen in Warrick County and was captured on surveillance video at a convenience store, but what happened after he left is question Indiana State Police investigators are still trying to answer.

When Westfall was reported missing his family knew something was gravely wrong. His case is now labeled “missing under suspicious circumstances” but Westfall’s family says his disappearance likely has to do with the company he kept.

Cassi Meyer, Westfall’s cousin, says, “We know that on June 26th, 2018 Donnie was at the Circle K in Boonville, Indiana.”

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Westfall’s family has accepted what’s likely inevitable after not seeing or hearing from their loved one since last summer.

“We believe 100 percent that he was murdered in a different spot from where he is currently things have led us to believe that we don’t have any confirmation from state police in regards to that that is solely our opinion but I don’t think where he was murdered is where he is now,” says Meyer.
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The article gives much more detail.
 
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Bumping for Donald, missing 3 years today.
 
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Event:
Main Street in front of the Spencer County Courthouse - Sat. 7/3/21 @ 10:00am.

Missing Person - Help us find Donald Westfall Jr

21 Jun 2021

We need your help
Who is willing to line Main Street up in front of the courthouse with pictures and posters of Donnie on Saturday June 26th @ 10:00am?! It will have been 3 years since Donnie went missing. While we have our own theories of what happened that night, and in the early morning hours of those days justice still has not prevailed. He deserves to be found, and he deserves justice! No individual regardless of their history or past deserves to go missing/or murdered.
We are hopeful that some news crews will come to this, and help us keep Donnie's name out there for the public to see as well.
Please, let us know if you can make it by dropping your name below!
Show up, and stand up for Donnie! He deserves justice!
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22 Jun 2021
!!ATTENTION!
THE 3 YEAR MARK OF FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE OF DONNIE BEING MISSING WILL NOW BE 7/3/21 (due to unforeseen circumstance). I HAVE NEWS CREWS BOOKED AND IT'S A GOO! We have also invited Zane's family to come on his behalf as well.
We will have pictures, posters, fliers. whatever you want in your hands available for you as we line Main Street praying for justice for Donnie.
This is a big deal for our family please please help us make it happen.
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#BringDonnieHome
#JusticeForDonnie
#JusticeForZane

We will be at the courthouse at 10am! Spencer County. Where Donnie was first reported missing, and where Zane's life was taken.
 
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Missing Person - Help us find Donald Westfall Jr
12 Jul 2021
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For anyone that has questions about this case please post them below. We will answer them in a LIVE on Sunday. Don’t hold back!
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I will forward the following list of questions to the FB group's administrator. Hopefully other sleuths will pose questions as well.

1. What type of Huntington Disease symptoms did Donnie have/show?
2. What was his drug of choice prior to becoming clean?
3. How was his recovery coming along in the weeks and days prior to him vanishing?
4. Was he using on the day he disappeared?

5. What was Donnie's behavior like that made the family describe him as "wasn't himself" when he was at grandma's house?
6. Grandma suggested Donnie needed to get "help". What type of help did she mean (e.g., medical, psychological, financial, other)?
7. What was Donnie's attitude and disposition when he left grandma's house? Was he sad and depressed, angry, happy, excited, anxious, sickly, worried, other?
8. Did police process his van for evidence (i.e., DNA, fingerprints, blood, hair, fibers, etc.)?
9. Besides the battery being removed, was the van drivable?
10. Were any of Donnie's belongings in the van?
11. Did it appear the van was burglarized? Vandalized? Anything out of the ordinary?
12. Did Donnie know anyone in the area where his van was located?
13. Did Donnie know anyone who has a connection to someone else in the area his van was located?
14. Was Donnie a regular customer at the Circle K in Boonville where he was last seen on video?
15. Why was Donnie in Boonville?
16. Where did you search and why there?
17. His case is now labeled “missing under suspicious circumstances”. Why did police re-classify his case?
18. Why does the family believe Donnie's disappearance likely has to do with the company he kept.
19. Why does the family believe he was murdered in a different spot from where he is currently?
20. Where do you think he was murdered?
21. Do you think Donnie was murdered by one person or multiple people? Why?
21. Who do you think murdered Donnie? Names are not necessary, but could you describe the relationship Donnie had with the person/people (e.g., friends, associates, co-workers, dealers, lover or exes, boyfriend/girlfriends of lover/exes, family, stranger, etc.)?
22. Have the multiple search warrants, multiple arrests (pertaining to other charges), multiple police interrogations/interviews, multiple failed lied detectors produced any significant leads in the case?
23. Do investigators have a working theory on what they think happened to Donnie and who is responsible for his disappearance?
24. Have any persons of interest been identified? Any suspects?
25. You've mentioned that you and the PI have suspicions about what happened to Donnie. Can you explain what your suspicions are and why?
26. Have you or investigators contacted a professional search agency such as TexasEquuSearch?
27. Is the PI still working the case?
28. Have investigators/prosecutors offered charge and/or sentence reductions to anyone of interest who has been arrested on unrelated charges?
29. Have investigators/prosecutors considered offering immunity to anyone who might have firsthand knowledge about what happened to Donnie?
30. Have police/family offered a cash reward for information? If so, how much and has it been successful in producing tips/leads?
 
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Donnie's family needs answers and to be able to bring him home. Hopefully their rally will get some tips flowing in to help investigators solve this case. MOO

Family still searching for Donnie Westfall Jr, three years after disappearance | Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
Jul 3, 2021
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ROCKPORT, Ind. (WEHT)- More than three years after Donnie Westfall Jr. disappeared, his family wants the Tri-State to know one thing: they haven’t stopped looking for him.

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Saturday’s gathering outside the Spencer County Courthouse also featured calls for justice, almost 18 months after Zane Lee was killed in a Rockport apartment in 2020.

ETA - direct link to video
Donnie Westfall Jr: Gone but not forgotten – Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
 
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Family Of Donald Westlake Jr. Still Searching For Answers 3 Years Later
Jul 3, 2021
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It's been 3 years since Westfall Jr. was reported missing and C. M., Westfall's cousins, said their family wants answers and they're asking the community for help. "I just need the publics' help and just listening for any talk and any information that may be crucial to this case," said M.

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Due to his history of drug use family members say there was no sense of urgency from the department to find him. "He may have had a past that wasn't the best but he just doesn't vanish from his family. His family is where he was always," said M. "Had the case been worked as a criminal investigation from the beginning we wouldn't be standing here today,"...
 
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Google Map showing
1. Boonville, IN where Donnie was last seen at Circle K.
2. Hwy 150 E in Chisney, IN where Donnie's van was located.
3. Yankeetown Elem School in Newburgh, IN where family staged for a search back in Aug 2018.
 
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ETA - Tim Corbett, who is the PI investigating Donald Westfall's disappearance, will be live on FB tonight. The family encourages everyone to watch and to submit questions. They promise they "aren't holding back" stating that the PI "will be harsh, he will state facts, and he will tell you just as he sees it. If you can't take it don't tune in." Apparently they plan to identify people they believe are involved. Should be an interesting watch, imo. MOO

Missing Person - Help us find Donald Westfall Jr plans to go live.

26 Jul 2021
TODAY AT 6:30 PM CDT – 7 PM CDT
LIVE W/ TIM CORBETT (PI)

Facebook Live

Log into Facebook
 
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Indiana State Police detectives and crime scene investigators are currently on the scene where human remains were discovered, according to authorities.

ISP Jasper Post said hunters found what they believed to be human bones on US 231 near 1000 North.
 
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Indiana State Police detectives and crime scene investigators are currently on the scene where human remains were discovered, according to authorities.

ISP Jasper Post said hunters found what they believed to be human bones on US 231 near 1000 North.
That's real close to Chrisney and where his van was located.
 
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March 26, 2023

SPENCER CO., Ind. (WEHT) — The identity of human remains found near Chrisney have been positively identified as Donald Westfall Jr., a Spencer County man that had been missing since 2018.

 

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