David Sam Bartlett, 35, was last seen in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on August 18, 2009, at his mother’s home on Max Metcalf Road. He left with a friend identified only as Don in a green or gray 1990s Pontiac Grand Am. David did not show up for a scheduled court appearance in Marion, which prompted growing concern; his mother reported him missing on August 28, 2009.

David was described as a white male, 6 feet tall, about 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He wore blue jeans and distinctive black cowboy boots with silver tips and chains on the heels. He had a double-pierced left ear, scars on both knees and his abdomen, and numerous tattoos including a cross on his left hand, a skull and bat on his right forearm, and a tribal heart on his chest. He was also known by the nickname Beetle Juice.

The Pontiac has not been located and investigators have released few leads about the friend who left with him. No resolution has been reported and the case remains open. Did anyone living in or near Swannanoa in August 2009 see that Grand Am or know Don’s full name?