Dwayne Defazio was 25 when he was last seen on May 28, 1989, in Winter Park, Florida. Employed at the Burdines in Orlando Fashion Square, he was last reported with friends at the Fairbanks Inn and was said to have been dropped off at his mother’s home that night. Dwayne, a Caucasian man with black hair and brown eyes, wore gold-colored wire-rimmed glasses and a gold chain with an Italian horn charm and a nugget ring on his pinkie finger.

When his mother later checked his mobile home she found significant blood inside, on the floor and the bed. His yellow Chevrolet Chevette was in the driveway but vandalized, with slashed tires and a shattered windshield. Those scenes led investigators to suspect foul play. Over the years a local man named Kenny Arnold emerged as a person of interest; his fiancée later recanted an alibi and told investigators she had seen Arnold stab and shoot Dwayne. Arnold died of a drug overdose in 2005 before charges were filed.

Anyone who knew Dwayne, saw him on May 28, 1989, or has information about his disappearance is asked to come forward.