Found Deceased MI - David Woodger, 46, Missing Barber from Detroit

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The family of David Woodger, owner of D-Woods Barbershop on Detroit's east side, says it's not like the business owner to disappear for a week. But that's exactly what happened. It's been seven days since anyone - including his wife and children - have heard from him.

Typically, D-Wood's on Seven Mile is open every weekday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. But it's been closed for quite some time and, according to the family, he hasn't made any phone calls or talked to anyone they know in the past week.

He had called me and asked me to talk to him. He wanted to talk. I gave him a ride to Meijer. We were just talking and everything. That was the last day I saw him. I dropped him off back up here," Calhoun said.

Detroit police say they are actively looking for Woodger. Meanwhile, those in and near the barbershop on the east side hope this mystery can be solved soon.

"It is not good obviously. A lot of people are concerned about him. People coming up to me and talking to me and asking. It’s not a good situation," Schaf said.

Woodger, the barber who’s very involved in the community, left his shop last Wednesday (July 20) on the city’s east side after a day of giving haircuts.

Local 4 has been speaking with investigators and family members about the situation, and to make matters worse, they keep hearing about bodies turning up in Detroitover the past week.

“We are in agony and in pain because, as you all know, he is well loved in his community and with his family,” said David Woodger’s cousin Tyesia Yancey. “We need him here with us.”


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Woodger was seen last Wednesday from around 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. leaving his barbershop "D-Wood's" according to his family. He was with a person he knew, they say.

The family says since then, his last known location was his home on the west side. He was last seen there the following day, early Thursday morning, but since then no one has seen or heard from him.
 
From the article above - even though it says above that he was seen the following day at home on the westside in the early AM (Thursday) I hope they can find who he left with on Wednesday night, and what they discussed. Just hoping maybe he shared some plans for the next day with that person?

"Yancey says no one has heard from Woodger since he left his shop with a client last Wednesday evening.

“No calls and no show, and that not like him,” Yancey said. “He would never not speak to his family every day faithfully.”

Yancey says Woodger was grabbing a ride home with a client. She said he left with someone she believes he clearly trusted.

The family says police need to know who Woodger left with".
 
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David Woodger, 46, was last seen over a week ago when he was leaving his barbershop called D. Woods on Seven Mile Road near Conley Wednesday night, according to his brother Winfred Woodger.

“I just need to know some answers,” said Woodger said.

He and the rest of the family are holding on to faith he will soon be found.

“I never experienced anything like this and I wouldn’t want anybody to go through this,” he said.

David is also a husband, father of three and a youth basketball coach. A man who is well known in his community—only adding to the mystery of his disappearance.

“I’ve never known him to have any confrontation with anyone,” Woodger said.

The family is leaving no stone unturned—searching for him themselves–and posting to social media in hopes to get any clues that will lead them to David.

“I wish my brother can hear me and if you do hear me David , please find a way to contact us , make it back to us safe and sound.”
 
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — Saturday, family and friends of David "D Wood" Woodger formed a search party. They said they canvassed areas he's known to hang out, as well as some obscure locations.

“We’re just going to continue. We won’t stop," Nefertiti Morris, his sister told 7 Action News.

Loved ones met up at his barbershop in between their search for the missing 46-year-old. He owns D Woods Barbershop on 7 Mile near Conley.

Fellow barber Quan Harris said, “He loved to cut hair. He loved to be around family and friends. He loved to interact with the public. So yes, this place brought him joy.”

Harris, who considers Woodger a brother, has had to look at an empty chair for the past 10 days. He said that’s the last time he hugged Woodger as Woodger left out with a barbershop acquaintance.

Harris said that acquaintance has changed his story.

He questioned, “If you didn’t have nothing to do with it you would come forward and say, 'How I can help you? What can I do?'”


This evening, the search party headed to 82 West Hollywood Avenue near John R. It's the same house where a possible arson took place on Thursday. It injured eight firefighters. It's the same area where multiple abandoned homes reportedly caught fire this past week.

Morris said, “We’re trying to cover every bases.”

They're covering their bases by passing out flyers and looking for any clue, any sign, any hint of David Woodger.

“We just want people to pray and believe with us still. Don’t count him off. We still believing him to be alive and well. I know it’s been a minute, but we are still searching for him and will not back off. We will not stop. We will not give up," Morris said.

Anyone with information is urged to call Detroit police at 313-596-5700.
 
On Monday, McGinnis said he was last known to be with a ‘lifelong friend' on July 21. That friend is now a suspect in his disappearance and possible death.

McGinnis said the department had received a tip about human remains found in a burned out home on Goddard Street in Detroit.

"We are in the process of trying to identify the remains. We are fearful that they are Mr. Woodger," McGinnis said.
 
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Even though a suspect is in custody, McGinnis said there’s a lot that needs to be done to complete this investigation. He asked for the public’s help -- anyone with information should call the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP to remain anonymous.

“We’re still with hope that it’s not his body, and that we’re looking for him,” Yancey said. “We hope that somehow he comes forth, or somebody knows something where his whereabouts are, or knows where he is. We’re just praying that that is not our lived one, but if it is, we’re just praying that you all can stand with us in prayer so that we may get justice, and we pray that the gentleman that is in custody, that he let us know what we need to know to find our loved one so that we can get rest and peace.”
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Sep 19, 2022

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Today, 7 Action News checked in with police about that. They said that suspect was released pending further investigation. Also on August 1st, police stated human remains found in a burned house could have been Woodger’s. As of today, Police said those remains still have not been identified.
 
Positive ID :(


DETROIT – Detroit police have confirmed that the body found in a burned out building in August is David Woodger, a beloved Detroit barber, after DNA results came back.

The Detroit Police Department confirmed to Local 4 on Saturday that a body found in a home on Goddard Street in Detroit back in August has been positively identified as David Woodger who was reported missing on July 26, 2022.

His wife, Piper Reynolds, also confirmed his death on Facebook.

"Yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life, I received a phone call from the police informing me that the DNA results came back indicating that my husband, David is no longer with us," Piper wrote. "Please continue to pray for us during this difficult time."
 
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