Troy Darren Grumbine (April 4, 1969 - February 2, 2004) was a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle near San Simon, Arizona.
He was identified in July 2014.
Case[]
On the night of February 1, 2004, Grumbine left his apartment in Irving, Texas. Later, in the early hours of February 2, his car was found abandoned near Deming, New Mexico, with his wallet left inside and the car still on.
Later that evening, a man was struck and killed while walking west in the eastbound lane of Interstate 10 near San Simon, Arizona.
Identification[]
An amateur investigator researching Grumbine's missing person case on Charley Project found similarities between him and the unidentified decedent in San Simon. In July 2014, after a DNA comparison, investigators confirmed with Grumbine's family that he was the decedent.
Investigators believe that Grumbine had abandoned his car and hitchhiked to Arizona. His mother said that he had bipolar disorder, which may have been the reason he wandered off. He was cremated and his cremains were sent to his parents in McAlester, Oklahoma.