When Donald Dugger Vanished, he was a 43-year-old trucker from Minnesota and an enthusiastic hunter. Don had been away on the road for a few weeks. Upon his return from a trip to the East Coast on August 11th, 2012, he made a distressing call to his sister at 4:30 AM from his truck cab. He reported that his cab was surrounded by 10 people in camouflage. During the call, his sister could hear him asking, “Who’s out there? What do you want? I’m trying to cooperate.” Donald mentioned that he was going to call 911 before abruptly ending the call. Sadly, this was the last conversation his sister, Dianna Dugger, had with him. Following this, Donald Dugger vanished and was never seen or heard from again.

911 CALL

After receiving a 911 call, the police rushed to the scene only to find Donald standing there all alone. He mentioned that the suspects had fled towards the west. Officer Schultz searched the area with Donald but found no one, so he continued on his way after consulting his chief. It’s worth noting that the officers checked Donald’s cab for any medication, but found none. They confirmed that Donald was not under the influence, as truckers are known for being responsible professionals who don’t drink or do drugs while driving. (Drugs are for mugs people).

Officer Schultz had to pick up another officer for their shift, so he left and returned with backup. They saw Donald transferring items from his cab to his vehicle. Donald mentioned seeing the suspects again, but by the time the officers arrived, they were gone. In the 911 call, Donald mentioned cameras and trying to communicate with the suspects, but to no avail. He sounded a bit out of it, probably just tired from a long drive. It’s like jetlag, but for truckers.

Donald Dugger Reported Missing

Donald was missing for several days before anyone realised he was gone. Dianna received a call from her brother early in the day, but she couldn’t call him back right away because she had to get ready for work. Despite several attempts by Dianna and her son to reach Donald, they didn’t officially report him missing. It’s unclear if his phone was on during the days following his disappearance, which would be good to know. Eventually, Donald’s vehicle was found on an ATV trail about a mile northeast of the Winner Silo in the Beltrami State Forest by a third party. Quite the mystery, isn’t it?

The po-lice checked the license plate and saw it belonged to Donald. They went to his house, but no one was there. His boss figured he quit since he didn’t show up after his days off. There were some footprints near the car, but they weren’t sure if they were Don’s. They found a camo glove on the main road, about half a mile away. It had a hole in the index finger, just like Don’s glove. Inside the car, they found his gun. Don had a permit to carry concealed weapons, so it was odd that his gun and two full magazines were still in the car. Don’s sister, Dianna, said he always had his gun with him. So, to sum it up…

Recap

• Donald Dugger Vanished Saturday, 11th August 2012.
• A Church group saw the vehicle stuck on Wednesday, 15th August 2012.
• Friday, 17th August  2012, Hunters see the vehicle and report the vehicle to the police.
• The car was found 22 miles from the last place Donald Dugger was seen.

Donald Duggers’ cell phone remains elusive, never to be found. When Donald Dugger was reported missing, the battery had already died, leaving us with little to go on. The cell phone provider did manage to provide some logs, revealing that the last call made was to 911 on the morning of the 11th. Despite numerous attempts to ping Don’s phone, there was no response. The police scoured local CCTV cameras and spotted Don’s vehicle after he left work. Unfortunately, the video quality was too poor to determine if anyone else was in the car with him. However, there was no sign of anyone following him. The trail goes cold from there, but Don’s sister mentioned that he had cashed three paychecks on the day he disappeared, carrying over $4,000 with him. To this day, the money remains missing, just like Don and his cell phone.

[Note, I have tagged a random call with this case but in fact, he sent a text to his friend saying something about bullshit.]

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