David Lee Branton, 33, was last seen on the morning of January 7, 1993, leaving the Allentown Racquetball Club at Sixth and Union Streets at about 11:00 a.m. Later that day his roommate found Branton’s car parked across the street from their apartment on the 20 block of North 16th Street instead of behind the building. His clothing, medication and other personal effects remained in the apartment; there was no sign of a struggle. Several days passed before the roommate reported him missing.

A Lehigh University and Temple University Beasley School of Law alumnus, Branton worked from a law office in the 900 block of Hamilton Street and had been active in community work as Special Projects Coordinator for the Lehigh Valley Red Cross AIDS Service Center. He also had a history of substance abuse and had been the victim of a knifepoint abduction and mugging in 1985. Family members say he sometimes went out of touch for days or weeks but had always reconnected before; this disappearance proved different.

The Allentown Police Department searched his vehicle and apartment but found no clues, and the case remains open. Anyone who knew David, saw him around Allentown in early January 1993, or has information is asked to come forward.