We found Donnie Messier’s Red 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck submerged and buried in the Winooski River near Waterbury, VT.

Coming into this case with a fresh set of eyes and new information from local volunteer and Norwich University Graduate Northfield, VT and NSW Candidate Mentor William McIntosh - AWP team members Nick Rinn and guest “Down Under” Dan Prichard revisit Donnie Messier’s 16 year old case after a 2021 search effort made by AWP founder Jared Leisek and team lead Doug Bishop.

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This video series documents AWP’s detailed search efforts over the course of 3 days using advanced sonar technology to scan and identify targets of interest related to Donnie Messier’s vehicle.

As with all searches, this episode brings emphasis to AWP’s 5-Mile Search Strategy:

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- Where did they live?
- Where did they work?

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CASE NOTES
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Donnie Messier
Missing Since: October 5th, 2006
Missing From: Waitsfield, Vermont
Sex: Male Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown
Race: White
Age: 34 years old

Case Description:

Messier was last seen at a party in Waitsfield, Vermont at 2:00 a.m. on October 15, 2006. He left the gathering driving his red 1997 Ford F-150 dual cab pickup truck and has never been heard from again.

The vehicle has the Vermont license plate number BGG890, a dual exhaust, a moon visor, a black tonneau cover, and the NASCAR numbers 27, 07 and 08 displayed in the rear window. A photograph of it is posted with this case summary. Since his disappearance, Messier's bank accounts, credit cards and cellular phone have been inactive.

Messier was reported missing on October 18, three days after he was last seen, after he missed two days of work at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters without calling in. His family described him as a hard worker and a "homeboy" who rarely traveled anywhere. The only out-of-state trip he had ever taken was in the fifth grade, when his father's work briefly took the family to Florida.

In October 2022, the diving group Adventures with Purpose found Messier's pickup in the Wisnooski River in Duxbury, Vermont. Investigators are going to try to retrieve it and see if his remains are inside.

Case Notes Source: https://charleyproject.org/case/donal...

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