TN TN- David McAfee 31, wife rec 3 emer alerts from his IPhone, phone found behind Providence Church Jefferson City, last seen Knoxville, 28 Oct 2022

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The Vanished | David McAfee missing after his iPhone detected car crash that didn't appear to happen

David McAfee, 31, is a husband and father of three children. His family has not been able to make contact with him since October 28.
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David McAfee, 31, of Knoxville, TN was last seen on Oct 28. He is married with 3 sons.

Family says he was working on a friend's truck the morning of Oct 28. A neighbor saw him working on the truck.

Around 2:30pm he got a ride to the BP gas station off of Asheville Hwy. Video footage shows him entering the store and purchasing cigarettes.

Wife got home from work around 5:30pm. She phoned him and he said he was still working on the truck.

At 7:30pm his wife, as his emergency contact, received 3 alerts from his IPhone saying that the crash detection software had been activated. Jefferson County dispatchers told her there were no crashes that night. She filed a missing report the next day.

About a week later, Jefferson County detectives found his phone behind Providence Church in Jefferson City. It looked like it had been thrown and they think that is probably what actived the crash detection software.

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"We all try. We've made flyers and just anything that we know to do to find him," said Jason McAfee, his brother.

The search has not calmed their thoughts, and Gumm (his mother) said the search is getting more desperate. And most of all, she said that his family just wants closure.

"If you gotta check your properties, anybody out on lakes and waterways, check in the water and in the banks," said Gumm. "I'm begging for help."

Anyone with information about McAfee's location should reach out to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The office can be reached at 865-471-6000.

McAfee's family has a search party meeting on Saturday, December 17 at 11 a.m. They will be meeting at 129 E. Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, in the left Subway parking lot, if anyone wants to help.
 
There's not much out there on him outside of the family posts on FB. No judicial records, just a LinkedIn page for his name and city that shows he's self-employed but no particulars as to the type of work he does. Hope his family gets some good news soon.
 
So was the truck he was working on still at the friend's house (or wherever he was working on it at)? If not, could there have been an argument about the repair that went sideways? If the truck was gone, I wish there was some way LE could check the truck owners movements KWIM?
 
There's a lot of missing info here... This honestly frustrates me because you are pleading for the public's help then don't supply the adequate info needed.
His last known public sighting is at 2:30 but the wife speaks to him at 5:30 and then at 7:30 the alerts. So where is the info on where David had intentions on going and who with? The 'friend' whose truck he was helping to fix should be able to supply that info as being the last person to see/speak to David.
I'm more curious about the crash detection being activated. Since I'm not an iPhone user, I googled this feature to see if anything else could trigger this sensor. Apparently G Force from a roller coaster, skiing, or snowboarding are the only reported false positives thus far seeing as it measures a multitude of factors (speed, Wi-Fi connection rapidly changing, g force, etc) combining with a moving vehicle striking an object hard enough to bring it to a stop. So something definitely happened. Was the truck he was working on damaged? If he was with someone else, what is their version of events and is their vehicle damaged?
If something nefarious was afoot at the time of the collision, then I can see why there were no accidents reported. This makes me feel like something had already happened to David at that point. So what happened between 5:30 & 7:30?
 
What a strange situation. I mean if there was an accident significant enough to cause an alert you’d think someone saw it unless it’s way darker there at 7:30 than it is where I live. People discarding nefarious things and dead people near churches always makes me think it’s associated with them feeling guilty or church is a regular refuge for them. Maybe the person let him out at the gas station and he was hit by a vehicle and that was the crash report? Hasn’t there been a few cases where the person takes the pedestrians body to not be caught drink driving or drugs? Maybe I dreamed that. Either way, he looks like a kind person and I hope they find him.
 
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Family fears the worst as search continues for missing East Tennessee man - NewsBreak

An East Tennessee family is holding on to hope as Jefferson County authorities and loved ones are searching for David McAfee.
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On Saturday, Dec. 17, David’s family will meet in Kodak and then head to Jefferson City where his phone was found to look for him. They have already searched for David several times but this weekend they will have additional help from professional search and rescue teams to cover more ground.
 
DEC 17, 2022
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Search efforts continue for missing father in Jefferson City

Time has come to a standstill for David McAfee's family. As weeks since his disappearance has turned into months and still no clear answers on where he might be.
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It's been over a month since David Brett McAfee's loved ones last heard his voice. The 31-year-old father is reported missing and was last seen in late October in Jefferson City.

A group of search and rescue teams, led by McAfee's mother, Melissa Gumm, went looking for clues.

[...]

Days have turned into weeks and weeks into months since the last time his iPhone was tracked to a street behind a church.

"It was last here in Jefferson City. Jefferson City is where we need to be looking for him," Gumm said.

Through waterways and land, rescue teams went out to find any tip that can get them to a lead. Rangers with the Appalachian Ranger Association searched around his home, quarriers and several locations in Jefferson City. They still could not find any supporting information.

[...]
 
Just a note - on the LinkedIn page I found for him it lists his self-employed address as Jefferson City. Don't know how recent that is,but putting it out there as it's where his phone was found
 
LuckyJ said:
There's a lot of missing info here... This honestly frustrates me because you are pleading for the public's help then don't supply the adequate info needed.
His last known public sighting is at 2:30 but the wife speaks to him at 5:30 and then at 7:30 the alerts. So where is the info on where David had intentions on going and who with? The 'friend' whose truck he was helping to fix should be able to supply that info as being the last person to see/speak to David.
I'm more curious about the crash detection being activated. Since I'm not an iPhone user, I googled this feature to see if anything else could trigger this sensor. Apparently G Force from a roller coaster, skiing, or snowboarding are the only reported false positives thus far seeing as it measures a multitude of factors (speed, Wi-Fi connection rapidly changing, g force, etc) combining with a moving vehicle striking an object hard enough to bring it to a stop. So something definitely happened. Was the truck he was working on damaged? If he was with someone else, what is their version of events and is their vehicle damaged?
If something nefarious was afoot at the time of the collision, then I can see why there were no accidents reported. This makes me feel like something had already happened to David at that point. So what happened between 5:30 & 7:30?
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"There's a lot of missing info here" …." This link might suggest a reason for some of the missing info.

Then enter - TDOC ID: 00534744

Hopefully this disappearance is not a case of foul play or misadventure. Hopefully this is simply someone who wanted to leave town for awhile.
 
MajorHoople said:
"There's a lot of missing info here" …." This link might suggest a reason for some of the missing info.

Then enter - TDOC ID: 00534744

Hopefully this disappearance is not a case of foul play or misadventure. Hopefully this is simply someone who wanted to leave town for awhile.
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Thanks for that! If he's on probation it wouldn't make a lot of sense (to me) that he would disappear voluntarily which in Tennessee could mean a federal offense that could result in community service, rehab, fines, jail time, and a revoked probation (revoked probation means that you have to serve your sentence in prison.).
 
GraceG said:
Thanks for that! If he's on probation it wouldn't make a lot of sense (to me) that he would disappear voluntarily which in Tennessee could mean a federal offense that could result in community service, rehab, fines, jail time, and a revoked probation (revoked probation means that you have to serve your sentence in prison.).
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That's a very good point, Grace. But nevertheless I am hopeful that he disappeared voluntarily.
 
April 4, 2023 WVLT

David Mcafee was last seen on Oct. 28, 2022, at his house off Old Dandridge Pike, according to officials. JCSO officials said that Mcafee sent a text to a friend around 6:13 p.m. but has not been heard from since.

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Missing man not seen since 2022, Jefferson County sheriff says - NewsBreak

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. David Mcafee was la
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Caring1 said:
April 4, 2023 WVLT

David Mcafee was last seen on Oct. 28, 2022, at his house off Old Dandridge Pike, according to officials. JCSO officials said that Mcafee sent a text to a friend around 6:13 p.m. but has not been heard from since.

www.newsbreakapp.com

Missing man not seen since 2022, Jefferson County sheriff says - NewsBreak

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. David Mcafee was la
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Has any information been released about his phone pings since the text?
 
otto said:
Has any information been released about his phone pings since the text?
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It’s unclear to me if his phone records show he was in Jefferson City according to the last text he sent or if they are referring to pings after that point. The last known ping was reported to be a street behind a church in Jefferson City.

Hoping an update will come soon.
 
Unalienable Rights said:
Still Missing

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New to me...

Snipped from his NAMUS profile, FWIW...
... His phone was pinged on the 29th showing him to be in the Walnut Ave., Jefferson City area and nothing since.

ETA: Curiosity got me, Walnut Ave isn't behind Providence Church (it's 1.2 miles / 5 mins away)

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Old Dandridge Pike to Walnut Avenue

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