David Wayne Waggoner was 23 when he was last seen about October 1, 1971, in Pasadena, Texas. His family had not seen him for a couple of weeks; when his mother checked his Lafferty Street apartment she found he was gone. He appears to have left with only the clothes he wore, his wallet, and a 9 mm pistol. His car remained parked outside with the keys in the ignition and a suitcase and a small amount of money still inside the home.

Two weeks after he disappeared a hunter found David’s red Honda 350 motorcycle in a wooded area off U.S. Highway 59 near Cold Springs in San Jacinto County, about 70 miles north of Houston. The helmet was on top of the motorcycle but there was no further sign of David. The family suspects a possible encounter with San Jacinto County Sheriff James Humpy Parker, later convicted for detaining and torturing young men and known for abusing motorcyclists and hippies along U.S. Highway 59. No direct link has been established. David had served in the United States Marine Corps and was close to his family, and his disappearance is classified as endangered missing.

If anyone knew David, saw his motorcycle, or has information about his movements around late September and early October 1971, please come forward.