Richard Dean Davison

• Missing Since 10/29/1997
• Missing From Los Angeles, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 10/21/1927 (98)
• Age 70 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 145 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics White male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Davison's hair is thinning. He wears eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance

Davison was last seen after leaving his residence in the 7900 block of Belton Drive in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 1997. He was en route to a doctor's appointment at the time of his disappearance. Davison never arrived at his destination and has not been heard from again.

His vehicle was found at the docks in Marina Del Rey, California, and his boat, the Venturess III, was missing. A witness saw Davison on the boat at noon on October 29. On October 30, the Venturess III was found grounded at Dockwieler State Beach. The boat's navigation equipment and autopilot system were turned on, but it was not in gear and the ignition was shut off. The pilot side door was open and the inflatable raft was missing.

Davison was reportedly a patient of the same doctor who treated Robert Black, who disappeared in 1996, and Goldie Swanger and Patricia Laxer, both of whom vanished in 1997. Swanger was found in 2004, but the others are still missing. All four missing persons disappeared either en route or upon returning from appointments with the same physician. It is not known if the cases are otherwise connected in any way.