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Episode 253: David Wayne Schroeder: For Your Consideration

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Ed Dentzel

True Crime

41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2021

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

David Wayne Schroeder was a 45 year old from Brice Prairie, Wisconsin. He was the father of 3 and a devout Christian. On Saturday, September 22, 2012, after acting strangely at a church gathering, David’s wife brought him home then left. When she came home an hour later, David was gone. He was never seen again. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Help-Find-Missing-David-Schroeder-628394200601065 Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/david-wayne-schroeder NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/17847?nav Map Analysis: https://youtu.be/YX7PwjwqP-U Article: https://lacrossetribune.com/courierlifenews/news/local/three-years-later-man-s-disappearance-leaves-family-in-a-pinch/article_c12aa5ba-adf5-5c00-86a3-821ad37d067c.html?fbclid=IwAR3d0w0srdhtkItvqiE_HG52G4PZQPmwjOi8vW_pHrqKrN5RcLXKHbDAIMo If you have any information regarding the disappearance of David Schroeder, please contact the La Crosse County Sheriff's Office at (608) 785-5942. Unfound supports accounts on Podomatic, iTunes, Spotify, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Deezer, and YouTube. --speaking of YouTube, on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET, please join us for the Unfound Live Show. All of you can talk with me and I can answer your questions. --Contribute to Unfound at Patreon.com/unfounpodcast. --You can also contribute at Paypal: paypal.me/unfoundpodcast --I also need to give a shout out to all the people who have monetarily contributed using SuperChat during the Live Show on Wednesday nights. --thank you for watching and thank you for donating. --the email address: [email protected]. --Merchandise: --The books at Amazon.com in both ebook and print form. --do not forget the reviews. --shirts at unfound-podcast.myshopify.com --or you can track down my assistant Heather in the Facebook Group. --playing cards at makeplayingcards.com/sell/unfoundpodcast --the website: the unfoundpodcast.com --And please mention Unfound at all true crime websites and forums. Thank you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

David Wayne Schrader was a 45-year-old from Bryce Prairie, Wisconsin.

0:04.8

He was the father of three and a devout Christian. On Saturday, September 22, 2012,

0:12.6

after acting strangely at a church gathering, David's wife brought him home,

0:17.6

then left. When she came home an hour later, David was gone. He was never seen again.

0:26.6

I'm a denser, and this is unfound.

0:57.6

In the histories of all different types of incidents, accidents, and murders,

1:11.7

there are landmark cases and discoveries. For example, have you heard of Colin Pitchfork?

1:19.5

He is the first killer ever prosecuted using DNA evidence. Did you know that?

1:26.4

Have you heard of United Airlines Flight 629 from the year 1955?

1:32.0

This was the first airplane ever blown up intentionally in the United States.

1:38.0

Jack Gilbert Graham planted the bomb in his mother's suitcase, doing so for the insurance money.

1:44.4

Until then, believe it or not, there was no federal law that specifically forbade someone from

1:50.3

blowing up a plane. Yes, really. And I know you all know Megan's law, but did you know that

1:58.0

her full name was Megan Canca, and that her killer confessed to the crime the very next day without

2:05.2

much of an investigation being conducted. What I'm saying is there are many murderers convicted with

2:11.7

DNA, many flights being hijacked or blown up, many children being abused, then killed,

2:19.9

but there are only a few of each that have left their mark on their respective categories.

2:26.5

Well, with the disappearance of David Schrader, I think the field of missing persons investigation

2:32.9

has just that kind of landmark. But I'm not the ultimate judge, you the public are.

2:40.3

So I submit this to all of you for your consideration.

2:46.4

And now a summary of the case, this is brought to you by my friend Megan Lynez's website,

2:52.0

Charlieproject.org. David Schrader, yes, that Schrader, not Schroeder, was a big fella,

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