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Dorian Demond Gaines, a 28-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, was last seen on November 18, 2003. On that day, Gaines entered a black truck with unidentified male occupants and has not been heard from since. He was wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, brown Timberland boots, and a gold chain at the time of his disappearance. Gaines, who stood between 5'8" and 5'10", had distinctive tattoos, including a large cross with the initials "DDG" and "TMG" on his left shoulder. He also sported a ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 18, 2003

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Victim Details

Dec 04, 2013

Jul 15, 2019

Dorian

Gaines

49

28

68 inches

70 inches

185 lbs

Black / African American

Male

In the autumn of 2003, a 28-year-old man named Dorian Demond Gaines vanished from Detroit, Michigan, leaving behind a void of information and a family searching for answers. On November 18, 2003, Gaines was last observed getting into a black truck with male occupants who have never been identified. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and brown Timberland boots. He also had on a gold chain. Gaines is a Black male with black hair and brown eyes. A distinctive feature is a large cross tattooed on his left shoulder with the initials "DDG" and "TMG". At the time he went missing, he had a small goatee and mustache. The circumstances surrounding Dorian Gaines's disappearance are distressingly scarce. After he entered the black truck on that November day, he was never heard from or seen again. The investigation into his whereabouts has yielded few details, and the case has grown cold over the ensuing years. The Detroit Police Department has been handling the case, but no significant leads or developments have been publicly reported. His disappearance is classified as a missing person case, and the lack of information has left his loved ones in a prolonged state of uncertainty. The passage of time has not brought clarity to the fate of Dorian Gaines. With very few details available to the public, the narrative of what happened to him remains incomplete. The case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who disappear under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind families to grapple with the unknown. The investigation into Dorian Gaines's disappearance remains open, a quiet but persistent search for answers to what transpired on that day in November 2003 when he stepped into a black truck and vanished.

Nov 18, 2003

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

22889

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1312030358

Detroit Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

05/22/2026


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