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David Cunillera, 22, was last seen on April 28, 1999, in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania. Originally from New York City, Cunillera had been visiting a friend in the Lake Winola area. On the day of his disappearance, he called his mother, telling her he planned to return home to New York. Cunillera was expected to take a taxi from Lake Winola to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he intended to catch a bus back to New York City. However, he never made it home and has not been heard from since.

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Last Seen: Apr 28, 1999

Victim Details

Jun 02, 2011

Jul 29, 2020

David

Cunillera

47

22

65 inches

66 inches

145 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On April 28, 1999, a 22-year-old man named David E. Cunillera was at a friend's house in the small community of Lake Winola, Pennsylvania. That day, he spoke to his mother on the phone, reassuring her that he was on his way home to New York City. His plan was to take a taxi to the nearby city of Scranton and from there, board a bus that would take him back to his family. This phone call was the last time his mother would ever hear his voice. David, a male of Hispanic and Caucasian descent with brown hair and green eyes, seemingly vanished after that conversation, never arriving in Scranton and never making it back to the city he called home. In the years that have passed since David's disappearance, his family has been left with a painful void and a series of unanswered questions. At the time he went missing, David was described as being approximately five feet six inches tall and weighing around 145 pounds. He had a distinctive scar on his forehead and a prominent tattoo across his chest that read "Thug World," framed by a gun at the beginning and end of the words. Known to some by the nickname "Hollywood," his sudden silence was out of character. The journey from Lake Winola to Scranton was supposed to be a simple, straightforward trip, yet it marked the beginning of an enduring mystery. The investigation into what happened to David Cunillera has remained open, a cold case filled with uncertainty. The central mystery is what occurred after he ended the call with his mother. There has been no evidence to confirm that he ever got into the taxi he mentioned, or that he even made it out of Lake Winola. Without any subsequent contact, financial transactions, or credible sightings, investigators and his family are left to ponder the circumstances that led to his disappearance. The case is an overview of a young man on the verge of returning home, whose journey was inexplicably cut short, leaving behind only silence and the enduring hope for answers.

Apr 28, 1999

Lake Winola

Pennsylvania

Wyoming County

No

10261

Pennsylvania State Police

Tunkhannock

Pennsylvania

Wyoming County

18657

Sean Cooney

Tpr

6039 State Route 6, Pennsylvania

5708362141

State

Law Enforcement

PO6-0411790

1999-05-02

Pennsylvania State Police

Brown

Green

Green

06/01/2026


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