WV WV - David Bleaney, 46, Charleston, 1 Aug 1975

[Coffee56]

Demographics
Missing Age46 Years
Current Age90 Years
First NameDavid
Middle NameHarry
Last NameBleaney
Nickname/Alias--

SexMale
Height5' 10" - 6' 1" (70 - 73 Inches)
Weight180 - 190 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactAugust 1, 1975
NamUs Case CreatedMarch 21, 2019
Last Known Location Map
LocationCharleston, West Virginia 25303
CountyKanawha County

Circumstances of DisappearanceLast seen in or around the summer of 1975, last known address was Scraggs Drive in Charleston WV, David was suppose to appear in court 9/1975 and never appeared, not be heard or seen since 1975
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Other distinctive physical characteristic
walks with a significant limp favoring the left leg

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
Belt

Clothing
always wore dress clothing and dress shoes black pants and a white shirt

Footwear
dress shoes

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[glamourkitty1922]

NamUs has this as his last known whereabouts

He just seems to have fallen from the face of the Earth.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Here is a better pic of him... I wonder how old the image is, he looks similar to an unidentified man in Canada (if he did try to return to Canada and possibly died in the process)
Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[TSL7584]

Missing for 47 years

 

[HopeRains]

newspaperarchives.com

More recent findings than that below show legal filings by his wife seeking a divorce - these began in July 75 with multiple filings and divorce granted (or reported in paper) in November 75. Additionally, there were advertisements showing a "David Bleaney" as a Fuller Brush salesman/rep.

Charleston Daily Mail, Nov 25, 1968, pg 23 - American citizenship; I will note the middle name is indicated as "Henry", possibly a typo - other articles found reference middle name as "Harry"

 

[Pennysmom1]

Still listed as missing at NAMUS

No updated or other information found.

 

[Pennysmom1]

 

[HopeRains]

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

 

[Nate_Bro]

https://[link removed]/wiki/Laramie_County_John_Doe_(1977)

Laramie County John Doe was a man who was found at a motel in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on April 11, 1977. He had died of a barbiturate overdose approximately two days before he was discovered. While booking his room, he had provided an address in Niagara Falls, New York. At the time of his discovery, dental records were taken, and his fingerprints were sent to the FBI.

He was later buried in an unmarked grave at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. Most original documents regarding his case have been lost.

 

[Caring1]

Mr. Bleaney of Scraggs Drive was charged for an arson fire at the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall two years prior. He was arrested for the blaze that same day, 9/1/73 and ordered to be held for Grand Jury action.

Sep 13, 1973, page 10 - The Charleston Daily Mail at Newspapers.com™

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Charleston Daily Mail dated Sep 13, 1973, page 10.

www.newspapers.com