Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: July 3, 2008 from Davenport, Iowa Classification: Endangered Missing Age: 49 years old Height and Weight: 5'10, 190 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Delaney was last seen in Davenport, Iowa on July 3, 2008. He has never been heard from again. He lived with his teenage daughter at the time of her disappearance, and contacted her several times a day. Delaney's truck, a white extended-cab 1999-2004 Chevrolet Silverado with "Z-71" on the side of the box, disappeared with him. He had recently purchased the truck and hadn't registered or licensed it, and it had a license plate that didn't belong to it. Delaney wasn't eligible to register a vehicle because of his driving history. A photo of the truck is posted below this case summary.Mark Edward Handlon is considered a person of interest in Delaney's case. A photo of him is posted below this case summary. He is wanted for stealing money from a Moline, Iowa restaurant, and for taking a white 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck from a Bettendorf, Iowa dealership in June 2008. This may have been the car Delaney was driving. Authorities haven't stated why they think Handlon may have been involved in his disappearance.
Delaney is missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is possible in his case. His disappearance remains unsolved.
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Left: Delaney's truck;
Right: Mark Edward Handlon
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated November 10, 2010; casefile added.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Davenport Police Department
563-326-7979
The Quad-City Times
Iowa Cold Cases