Aug 6, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min · 16 segments
Sixteen-year-old David Grunwald disappeared after dropping off his girlfriend on the evening of November 13, 2016, in Palmer, Alaska. When he failed to return home, his parents immediately reported…
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David Benjamin Grunwald was born on January 8th, 2000, at the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to parents Benjamin and Edith Grunwald.
Both of David's parents were in the Air Force and National Guard, with decades of service between them.
Yeah, I mean, as a baby, are you taking advantage of the wilderness? I would say no.
I mean, I gotta think that not everybody was like me, that could take that stuff in-
David wanted to be a pilot and considered joining the military himself someday.
He built his own computer and fixed up a 1995 Ford Bronco that he bought for just $700.
But, you know, you think, and I always hate to say back in the day, and I know people hate when I say it, but-
David Benjamin Grunwald was born on January 8th, 2000, at the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to parents Benjamin and Edith Grunwald.
Both of David's parents were in the Air Force and National Guard, with decades of service between them.
Yeah, I mean, as a baby, are you taking advantage of the wilderness? I would say no.
I mean, I gotta think that not everybody was like me, that could take that stuff in-
David wanted to be a pilot and considered joining the military himself someday.
He built his own computer and fixed up a 1995 Ford Bronco that he bought for just $700.
But, you know, you think, and I always hate to say back in the day, and I know people hate when I say it, but-
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