David Arthur Stack was an 18-year-old White/Caucasian male from Broomfield, Colorado, who left to hitchhike to California after graduating high school. His family last saw him on June 1, 1976. He never reached his siblings in California and was reported missing.

On June 10, 1976, a young man fitting David’s general description was found in a landfill in rural Tooele County, Utah. The victim had been shot twice in the head; an autopsy ruled the cause of death homicide. He carried no identification, was estimated to be 17 to 22 years old, had shoulder-length dark brown hair and a faint mustache, wore a tan shirt, patched jeans and a black belt, and was found without shoes. The body was buried in Tooele City Cemetery as a John Doe.

The case was reopened in 2014. In May 2015 dental comparisons produced a potential match to David Stack; exhumation and DNA comparison with surviving family members confirmed the identification in August 2015. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made. If anyone knew David’s plans or movements during the first week of June 1976, or remembers seeing a young hitchhiker matching his description, please share what is known.