Account
Jul 15, 2013
Jun 18, 2024
Donovan
Nimmo
49
29
69 inches
145 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the winter of 2005, a 29-year-old man named Donovan Quay Nimmo vanished from Watonga, Oklahoma, leaving behind a life marked by personal struggles and a family who held onto hope for his return. Nimmo was last seen on January 19, 2005, in Blaine County. A day later, his light blue 1995 Buick Century was discovered abandoned on a dirt road southeast of Watonga, sparking immediate concern among law enforcement. His mother officially reported him missing on February 3, 2005, after two weeks of unanswered calls and growing anxiety. Donovan was described as a Caucasian male, standing at 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing around 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. His life had been a difficult one, with a history of drug abuse and time spent in and out of prison. The investigation into Donovan's disappearance took a dark turn when authorities began to uncover the violent circumstances that led to his death. A friend of Donovan's, Jennifer Marie Durbin, confessed to her role in his murder after being arrested on a weapons violation in March 2005. Durbin revealed that she had lured Donovan to her trailer, where her boyfriend, David Wayne Wood Jr., was waiting. Although Donovan and Wood had never met, Wood had previously threatened him, and Donovan would not have gone to the trailer willingly had he known Wood was there. Inside the trailer, Wood subjected Donovan to a brutal assault, using a stun gun on him multiple times before beating him while Durbin acted as a lookout. Forensic evidence later discovered at Durbin's trailer, including Donovan's blood in the carpet, corroborated her account of the violent attack. The carpet had been bleached and burned in an attempt to destroy the evidence. Following the assault, Donovan was bound with an extension cord and placed in the trunk of his own car. Wood and Durbin then drove through northwestern Oklahoma, searching for a place to dispose of his body. When Donovan's car ran out of gas, they moved him to Durbin's vehicle, continuing their grim journey. They had to stop multiple times to further assault him to keep him quiet. The horrific ordeal ended on a bridge over a body of water, where Wood threw Donovan's body into the water below. Both David Wood and Jennifer Durbin were eventually charged with first-degree murder in July 2008. They both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Despite their confessions and convictions, the search for Donovan Nimmo's remains has been ongoing, leaving his family without the closure of a proper burial. The case serves as a tragic illustration of the devastating consequences of drug-related violence.
Jan 19, 2005
Watonga
Oklahoma
Blaine County
22675
Blaine County Sheriff's Office
Watonga
Oklahoma
Blaine County
73772
205 North Burford, Watonga, OK 73772, Oklahoma
5806235111
County
Law Enforcement
2005-02-03
Blaine County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/19/2026
