When David Bird Thomson’s sister Emmy called him on July 5, 1979, she remembers him saying, “Don’t worry about me, honey.” Forty-seven years later, his family still doesn’t know what happened to him. For this reading, Emmy asked me to start with a question that leaves room for the unknown: Is David still alive?

I’m Dallisa Hocking, and in Part 2 of Psychic Case Files, I share what I saw, heard, and felt when I called David’s name. In one of the clearest images, he held an open map. I waited for him to show me a place. Instead, I saw him crumple it and throw it. I walk you through the three tarot spreads I pulled and explain why that gesture brought The Chariot, a card about choosing your direction, to mind.

Some impressions were difficult to sit with: words about misplaced trust, an argument over something of value, and an image of dense trees and wet ground. I also describe why DNA came to mind when I asked whether his family might someday have an answer. These are my impressions as a medium. David remains missing, and there is no confirmed discovery or identification to report.

His sister Judy asked, “Is he at peace?” My sense during this reading was that he is. I close with the small birds and hummingbirds that came to mind for his family, and the words I heard that brought me back to Emmy: “Thank you for finishing my book.” Her brother left The Solar Kid unfinished. Emmy made it possible for people to read it.

Read David’s story and see photographs shared by his family: https://dallisahocking.substack.com/p/his-book-was-published-he-was-missing

If you have firsthand information about David Bird Thomson’s disappearance, contact the Minnetonka Police Department at 952-939-8550.

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In July 1979, 32-year-old author David Byrd Thompson disappeared. His book was about to be published. His family expected to hear from him. And among his last reported words to his sister were a simple reassurance: “Don’t worry about me, honey.”

Forty-seven years later, they are still looking for answers.

In this episode of Psychic Case Files, fifth-generation psychic medium Dallisa Hocking introduces David’s story through photographs, a family timeline, and details shared by his sister, Emmy. Before exploring psychic impressions in the next episode, we begin with the known information, the conflicting accounts, and the gaps that have left his loved ones wondering what happened.

David was a writer with a passion for the outdoors. His book, In the Shining Mountains: A Would-Be Mountain Man in Search of the Wilderness, captured his pursuit of life in the American West. But when a book cover from his publisher arrived at his parents’ home, David had not returned.

His reported journey connects Minnetonka, Minnesota, with brief employment in Casper, Wyoming, and an expected trip to Livingston, Montana, where a friend had his truck. According to his sister, that friend was waiting for him—but David never arrived.

Where did the trail lead after Casper?

In this episode, we explore:

• His family’s last reported sightings and his sister’s July 5 phone call. • Why public listings and family accounts give different dates for his disappearance. • A reported telephone argument involving the friend who had his truck. • What his brief employment in Wyoming may tell us about his travels. • An alleged deathbed confession whose connection to David has not been established. • The unfinished manuscript his sister later completed as The Solar Kid. • The questions his loved ones still hope someone can answer.

This is also a story about a sister’s determination to preserve her brother’s voice. After David disappeared, his unfinished manuscript remained in a box for more than 20 years. Emmy eventually spent three years completing and editing it, allowing his creative work to continue even as his fate remained unknown.

You’re invited to listen closely, consider the unanswered questions, and join the conversation. Which detail stands out to you? If you explore the case through intuition, tarot, or astrology, please distinguish personal impressions from factual information.

In the next episode, Dallisa will share her psychic impressions and tarot reading related to David’s disappearance.

EXPLORE THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAP Find the accompanying Psychic Case Files article on Dallisa’s Substack: https://DallisaHocking.Substack.com

WATCH THE VIDEO EPISODE Find @SpiritAndSpark on YouTube to follow along with the photographs and map discussed in this episode.

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HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT DAVID? If you have factual information that could help investigators, contact the Minnetonka Police Department at 952-939-8500.

David remains missing. His fate is unknown, and no person’s responsibility for his disappearance has been established. Psychic and tarot impressions are personal interpretations, not verified evidence or a substitute for a law enforcement investigation.

How does a well-dressed stranger walk into Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, Idaho, on December 4, 1982, die of cyanide poisoning under a pew, and remain unidentified for more than four decades? He carried nearly 30 keys, roughly $1,900 in cash, an empty wallet, and a typed note signed under a fake name asking to be cremated. No one reported him missing. His fingerprints matched nothing. The case even appeared on a 1990 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

In September 2026, Ada County authorities announced the breakthrough: DNA confirmed the Unknown Wanderer was Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski, a brilliant but troubled organic chemist from a prominent Los Angeles family. He had a documented fascination with cyanide, explosives, and the idea of a “perfect crime.” Items connected to him—including a hand-drawn map of Chicago, photos placing him in the area in late 1981, and a bottle of homemade sodium cyanide—prompted investigators to share evidence with Chicago police regarding the still-unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders that killed seven people. He has not been named an official suspect. The cyanide types differ, he has not been placed in Chicago during the critical window, and some former Illinois investigators remain skeptical. The Idaho case is closed as a suicide; the larger questions stay open.

In this special one-episode edition of Psychic Case Files, I walk through the documented facts and then share the results of my own intuitive inquiry.

Everything shared from the psychic work is alleged and opinion only—not fact, not accusation, and not a substitute for the official investigation. This is not a court. It is an invitation to sit with the energy of an unfinished story.

If you have any information about Mathew Betkouski’s movements in and around 1982, contact the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Boise.

Fellow intuitives, astrologers, and card readers are welcome to share their own impressions in the comments on the companion Substack article.

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