Daniel Roy Buckwalter
RESOLVED
Buckwalter, circa 2015
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Missing Since
08/04/2015
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Missing From
Big Lake, Alaska
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Classification
Endangered Missing
- Sex Male
- Race
White
- Age 46 years old
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male.
Details of Disappearance
Buckwalter disappeared from Big Lake, Alaska at 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2015. In April 2020, police searched the residence of Jay Osmond Gardner multiple times, excavating the entire property. On April 20, they found Buckwalter's heavily decomposed remains in a shallow grave under the floorboards of the home. He had been shot and asphyxiated to death.
Gardner has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and evidence tampering in Buckwalter's case. He is awaiting trial.
Investigating Agency
- Alaska State Troopers
907-269-5511
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 7, 2020; case resolved.
Buckwalter, circa 2015
- Missing Since 08/04/2015
- Missing From Big Lake, Alaska
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Sex Male
- Race White
- Age 46 years old
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male.
Details of Disappearance
Buckwalter disappeared from Big Lake, Alaska at 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2015. In April 2020, police searched the residence of Jay Osmond Gardner multiple times, excavating the entire property. On April 20, they found Buckwalter's heavily decomposed remains in a shallow grave under the floorboards of the home. He had been shot and asphyxiated to death.
Gardner has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and evidence tampering in Buckwalter's case. He is awaiting trial.
Investigating Agency
- Alaska State Troopers 907-269-5511
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 7, 2020; case resolved.